City Of Leipzig Takes Delivery Of 50 BMW i3s
The city of Leipzig in Germany recently took delivery of a new 50-strong fleet of BMW i3s, to be used by city council and municipal waterworks employees, amongst others, according to a recent press...
View ArticleGermany May Give €2 Billion For Electric Cars
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Germany is considering providing 2 billion euros to subsidize the purchasing of more electric cars. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel is behind the idea,...
View ArticleWho Are EV Early Adopters?
In our third article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into who the respondents of the...
View ArticleAfter Years Of Passive Aggressive Contempt, German Companies Now Trying To...
The attitude that many German automakers have had towards Tesla since its entrance into the market has not exactly been a welcoming one — perhaps “veiled contempt” would be a polite way of putting it?...
View ArticleFastned Secures Financing For Next 3 Years Of Operation
The electric vehicle fast-charging station company Fastned has secured new funding to cover its operational expenditures for the next 3 years, according to an email sent recently to EV Obsession and...
View ArticleGerman Auto Industry To Share Burden Of New Government EV Incentives
In order to achieve its goal of at least 1 million electric cars on the country’s roads by 2020, the government of Germany is apparently likely to approve new incentives, according to recent reports....
View ArticleDaimler Putting €500 Million Into Second Lithium-Ion Battery Plant In Germany
The German company Daimler AG will be putting €500 million into the creation of a second lithium-ion battery production facility in Germany, according to recent news from the company. This new facility...
View ArticleNearly 200,000 EVs Delivered In Europe During 2015
Nearly 200,000 electric vehicles (all-electrics + plug-in hybrids) were delivered to buyers in Europe during 2015 — roughly double the figure for 2014 — according to EV-Volumes, an EV sales database...
View ArticleGermany Saw 86% Growth In EV Market In 2015 + Figures For January 2016 Released
The German electric vehicle market grew by around 82% in 2015 (as compared to 2014) — with a total of 24,156 units delivered in the country during the year — according to EV-Volumes, an EV sales...
View Article7 Cool Electric Vehicle Charts From POD Point
As noted in this article, I recently interviewed the CEO and founder of POD Point, Erik Fairbairn. POD Point is the top supplier of EV charging equipment in the UK, so it has quite a bit of useful data...
View ArticleAnother EV Expert Presenting At CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → BERLIN,...
Via CleanTechnica: We’ve got several notable updates regarding our first cleantech conference — CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → BERLIN — to share with you. First of all, we now have: → a Facebook event...
View ArticleGerman Survey: PHEVs Now Better Regarded Than Non-Plug-In Hybrids
A new survey conducted by GKN Driveline has revealed that Germans now prefer plug-in hybrids to conventional hybrids by a substantial margin. 75% of the more than 1,000 motorists queried said that they...
View ArticleGerman EV Sales Split For February 2016
The top position for electric vehicle sales in Germany for the month of February 2016 was, surprisingly, held by the Audi A3 e-tron, with 210 units sold during the month in the market. This was...
View ArticleGermany Approves €4,000 EV Incentive
Originally published on CleanTechnica. €1.2 billion in funding will be put towards electric mobility in Germany, with half coming from the federal government and half from the auto industry, according...
View ArticleSiemens & Valeo Partnering For High-Voltage Powertrain Joint Venture
A new joint venture focused on high-voltage electric vehicle powertrains has been formed following the signing of an agreement between Siemens and Valeo, according to a recent press release from the...
View Article15 Interesting Europe Electric Car Charts
The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure...
View ArticleElectric Vehicle Highlights From Cleantech Revolution Tour Conference
Originally published on CleanTechnica. The initial Cleantech Revolution Tour conference that we held in Berlin was a lot of fun, and the presentations were packed with interesting facts, figures,...
View Article10 EU Countries Have Breached National Emission Ceilings Directive Limits...
Even following the passing of the 2010 deadline for compliance, 10 European Union countries have remained in breach of the individual air-pollutant emission limits established by the National Emission...
View ArticleGermany Not Banning Non-Electric Cars
Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris (@PPchef) Translations of recent statements made by top German officials make it sound like the country is about to do the right thing....
View ArticleBorgward Wins Plus X Awards For BX7 PHEV SUV
The German firm Borgward has been awarded Plus X Awards in the categories of Design, High Quality, Ergonomics, and Functionality for the BX7 plug-in hybrid series SUV. In addition, the Borgward BX7 was...
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