Electric Car Drivers Tell Ford: We’ll Never Go Back To Gasoline
By Stephen Edelstein. Fully nine out of 10 electric-car drivers say they won’t go back to cars with internal-combustion engines, according to a new Ford survey. The results included responses from 10,000 drivers of both battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids. It found that 92 percent of battery-electric drivers, and 94 percent of plug-in hybrid drivers, […]
Here’s how Elon Musk gets Tesla to 500,000 cars a year by 2020
By Tom Randall. Tesla’s $31 billion stock value is built on a dream-that a startup might somehow be able to produce a half-million all-electric cars per year by 2020. But a steady drip of production delays and lowered sales forecasts have caused some to question whether his 500,000-car goal is still possible, if it ever […]
Drive Electric- Appointment of General Manager – Eric Pyle
Drive Electric – the industry body focused on promoting the uptake of electric vehicles in New Zealand – today announced the appointment of Eric Pyle as General Manager. Eric is also the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Wind Energy Association, a role he will continue in. “We are thrilled to have Eric come on […]
Tesla’s loss triples in 2Q as it lowers delivery forecast
Tesla Motors’ upcoming Model X SUV cast a long shadow over the company’s second-quarter results. Tesla’s net loss nearly tripled to $184 million in the April-June period as it invested in tooling and factory capacity for the new SUV, which is scheduled to go on sale next month. The Palo Alto, California, maker of electric […]
Electric cars could be recharged as they are driven
By Tom Pullar-Strecker. The New Zealand Transport Agency has been criticised for splurging billions of dollars on new roads without working out how to prepare them for use by electric vehicles. There is growing interest among roading authorities overseas in building dynamic wireless charging systems into roads. These can recharge the batteries of electric vehicles […]
City to plug into car charging?
By David Beck. Dunedin residents may be able to plug in their cars and charge them just as easily as they would a mobile phone if a study being discussed by the Otago Chamber of Commerce and Dunedin City Council goes ahead. Chamber chief executive Dougal McGowan said the organisation was discussing with the council […]
ABB partners with Vector, WEL to install fast-chargers
By Kate Barker. ABB is seeing local interest grow in its electric vehicle fast-charging technology. The firm recently partnered with Vector and WEL Networks to install fast-charging stations in Auckland and Hamilton. There will be two installed next month at Vector’s Hobson Street substation and one at WEL Networks’ Hamilton North site in October. The […]
Wireless charging for electric cars inches closer to reality
By James Vincent Wireless charging could be a big deal for electric vehicles, allowing drivers to top up their car’s batteries just by parking in the right spot, but right now the technology simply isn’t available. One of the leaders in the market is Qualcomm, which has fitted its Halo system of inductive chargers to Formula […]
Tesla just did something big in the car world
By Barry Ritholtz. Tesla has rocked the world of high-performance automobiles with the introduction of its new “Ludicrous mode.” The internal-combustion engine business may never be the same. Regular readers of mine usually know at least two things about me: First, I believe that all predictions are silly, more about marketing than actually trying […]
Apple hires Chrysler executive, furthering speculation of its automotive ambitions
By Fred O’Connor. Apple has hired an automotive industry veteran, increasing speculation that the company is working on an electric car. Earlier this month, former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executive Doug Betts took an operations role at Apple, according to his LinkedIn profile, which didn’t offer additional information on his new job. The Wall Street Journal first […]