Hanergy Solar electric cars charge while driving

Hanergy Solar electric cars charge while driving Derek Markham, July 5, 2016   In just a few years, we could see an electric car on the market that doesn’t need a charging station to ‘fuel up.’ The biggest apparent stumbling blocks for electric vehicles (EVs) seems to be their range – the distance that can be driven between charging – and…

Cradle to Grave: EV cars better than gas cars?

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Matt Pressman, evannex.com Cradle to Grave: EV cars better than gas cars? Fact: the Tesla Model S is an environmentally friendly, zero emissions electric vehicle that won’t pollute the air like gas-powered cars. Carbon emissions from a gas car’s tailpipe has a dangerous impact on global warming. Okay, many get this… but just how harmful is that…

Washington Power Company To Expand Charging Stations

by Steven Loveday  Inside EV’s Story idea: Marc Semail Washington Power Company To Expand Charging Stations Avista, an eastern Washington-based utility company, is requesting approval from the state to expand charging stations. The plan is to build 265 stations over the next 2 years. The project will cost about $3.1 million. Stations will go in homes, work places, and at…

Electric bus opens up charging patents

Posted July 6, 2016 by Charles Morris, Chargedevs.com Electric bus maker Proterra opens up overhead fast charging patents Proterra’s electric buses use a proprietary en route fast-charging system that allows them to be charged at brief stops, extending their effective range. Now the company has taken a page from Tesla’s book, offering its charging technology to the transit industry on a…

Generate electricity, and sell some of it to BC Hydro

Generate electricity, and sell some of it to BC Hydro Kathryn MacDonald,  Jul 4, 2016 BC Hydro PowerSmart Story Idea: Marc Semail BC Hydro community rep Kathryn MacDonald drinks in the summer sun after writing about how owners of homes in B.C. equipped with solar panels can easily connect to the electrical grid and sell excess power to BC Hydro….

Formula E explained & Autonomous Racing

What is Formula E? F1 for electric cars explained Jon Mundy, Trustedreviews.com Everyone knows that Formula 1 is the elite level of motorsport. But in recent years, a young and tech-savvy pretender has appeared on the scene called Formula E. So what exactly is Formula E, how is it run, and what could it mean for the future of the…

Electric vehicle showroom succeeds where Ontario dealers fail

Submitted by Marc Semail, VEVC Forum Monitor Published by Tyler Hamilton, Special to TVO.org, Jun 24, 2016   Electric vehicle showroom There is a tiny nugget buried in the Ontario climate plan released earlier this month, and while few noticed, it could significantly boost electric vehicle awareness and sales in Canada’s largest automotive market. According to the climate plan, “Ontario will work…

3 Amigo Summit: 50% electricity from clean energy by 2025

Canada, US, Mexico to focus on climate action at this week’s summit in Ottawa The United States, Mexico and Canada are set to announce that 50 per cent of North America’s electricity will come from clean power sources by 2025 at the Three Amigos summit in Ottawa this week. Currently 37 per cent of all of North America’s power comes from non emitting…