Stephen Edelstein, Green Car Reports May 18, 2016 50,000th Nissan LEAF Produced in UK Plant The Nissan Leaf, by far the world’s best-selling electric car, is built in three countries. Outside Nissan’s home market of Japan, Leafs are assembled in both Smyrna, Tennessee, and at Nissan’s Sunderland plant in the U.K. The U.K. plant recently reached a significant milestone, building…
Hyperloop One tests high-speed transport propulsion systemThe Guardian, May 11, 2016 Hyperloop, the supersonic transport system proposed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has taken a tentative step towards reality with the first public test of a prototype propulsion system. One of the companies vying to make the idea a reality, Hyperloop One, which changed its name from Hyperloop Technologies on…
Bring on the Sunshine Cornell Chronicle, May 3, 2016 Bring on the sunshine: Cornell University’s new Sutton Road Solar Farm, a 2-megawatt energy facility that will offset nearly 40 percent of the annual electricity demand at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, New York, became fully operational April 13. “Our researchers are conducting basic and applied…
Ontarians drive, live and work ‘green’ Kevin Libin: Kathleen Wynne’s monstrous new utility to make Ontarians drive, live and work ‘green’ Kevin Libin | April 28, 2016 | Things just got a whole lot brighter in Canada for the electric-car business. Word has leaked that the country’s largest province is preparing to help buy a plug-in vehicle or hybrid for millions of…
Tesla Model S, 3 and X at Gigafactory 1! EXCLUSIVE: Tesla Model S, 3 and X at Gigafactory 1! – Motor Trend Presents Motor Trend Channel Published on May 10, 2016 Go behind-the-scenes with Motor Trend at the world’s first photo shoot of the full line of Tesla vehicles. We have Tesla’s entire range of S3Xy electric vehicles, from the…
Convert Nearly Any Bike In 1-Minute GeoOrbital Surges Past Kickstarter Goal 06-May-2016 The Massachusetts startup hopes to make the switch to electric-assisted cycling even easier by converting nearly any bike in 1-minute’s time. It seems like a pretty slick idea. The Boston-based startup has attracted nearly 500 backers and surged well past their $75,000 goal. At the moment, they have…
Everyone is welcome to the Victoria Day Parade! Our children will be carrying the banner shown below ahead of our train of Electric cars in the May 23 Victoria Day Parade. Step on out of your Electric cars and join us! A call to action by Silke Sommerfeld, VEVC events coordinator of the Victoria Day Parade. Dear Victoria EV…
Hosted Webcast Explaining the JCSAT-14 Mission Link provided by Jim Hindson, VEVC Secretary Treasurer Video streamed live on May 5, 2016 By Manfred Wissemann This is the full hosted webcast explaining the JCSAT-14 mission, shots of the rocket and some countdown net audio. You may ask the question:” What has a SpaceX rocket launch got to do with electric cars?…
More Electric Car Charging Spots than Gas Stations Link provided by Jim Henshaw, Royals Event Organizer, Blogger: Legion of Decency, NIKKI GORDON-BLOOMFIELD In fact, look at the charging station maps for Japan, and you’ll see a sea of CHAdeMO DC quick chargers blanketing every major route from north to south and east to west, thanks in part to pro-…
