Nissan LEAF To Get 3G Upgrade

Nissan LEAF To Get 3G Upgrade; Owners Of 2011-2014 LEAFs May Have To Pay To Play Nissan has announced plans to upgrade its NissanConnect EV (formerly Carwings) telecommunications module (TCM) to 3G. This update will affect 2015 and earlier models. The 2016 LEAF will remain unaffected as it already comes with the new technology. Nissan will cover the upgrade costs for…

Germany To Spend Billions Supporting Electric Car Expansion

Germany To Spend Billions Supporting Electric Car Expansion By Stephen Edelstein, Green Car Report Among European nations, Germany is one of the least active when it comes to policies promoting electric cars. Even as the country’s powerful auto industry has turned more attention to plug-in cars, government support for them has been largely limited to political speeches. But now German…

Packing up Because of Climate Change

Packing up because of climate change By John D. Sutter, CNN, February 25, 2016 Miami Beach, Florida (CNN) Dan Kipnis — a retired fishing captain on Miami Beach — has a home office so cluttered with sea creatures that it feels like a drained aquarium. There’s a dead salmon stuck to the wall, a marlin above the bookshelf. A taxidermic bat…

EVs in BC to Bypass HOV Requirements

EVs in BC to Bypass HOV Requirement Dirk Meissner, CTV News, March 1, 2016 Thanks to VEVC Member Jim Hindson for providing this timely story link! Drivers who go electric in British Columbia are about to get the green light to travel the province’s high occupancy vehicle lanes passenger free. Premier Christy Clark is set to announce Wednesday at Vancouver’s Globe Conference…

EVs and HOV Lanes – BC Permits

EVs and HOV Lanes – BC Permits How to apply for a permit Thanks to VEVC Member Jim Hindson for story link.   Electric vehicles (EVs) displaying an official decal are allowed in high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in British Columbia regardless of the number of passengers in the car, unless a sign is posted indicating otherwise. Eligible vehicles include: Battery…