Cars
With internal combustion-engined cars, whether they use gasoline or diesel, things are pretty simple: when you're low on fuel, you just drive up to a gas station and voila; fill up your car and continue your trip.
- In Japan, It Could Be Easier To Charge A Car Than Fill It With Gas
Japan now has more electric car charging points than fuel stations, but does that actually make it practical to drive an EV every day there? Read more »...
- Daimler, Bosch Criticize Tesla’s Superchargers For Lack Of Standardization
Daimler and auto parts supplier Robert Bosch are questioning Tesla Motors’ decision to build a network of Supercharger stations in Germany that can only be used by the U.S. carmaker’s vehicles. According to the two German companies, charging...
- Ford Teams Up With Best Buy Canada To Offer Home Charging Station For Ev And Plug-in Hybrid Owners
One of the main problems of owning an electric car or a plug-in hybrid is where and how to recharge its batteries. Ford of Canada promises to offer a simple solution to owners with a home charging station, which will be supplied and installed by Best...
- Brabus Plugs Into The Tesla Roadster With New Sport Green Package
In an effort to provide added value to its customers, Brabus’ Zero Emission division joined forces with German electricity company RWE and created the Green Package for the Tesla Roadster. Along with a host of exterior and interior upgrades,...
- Ethanol
CNN says, "Ethanol ' the answer,' auto execs tell Bush" Really? Not so much. Tom Lasorda is the CEO of the Chrysler Group. LaSorda said, "We think this is the answer for America to lower our dependence on foreign oil." We think this is the answer...
Cars
Japanese Gas Stations Begin to Offer EV Charging Services
With internal combustion-engined cars, whether they use gasoline or diesel, things are pretty simple: when you're low on fuel, you just drive up to a gas station and voila; fill up your car and continue your trip.
Electric vehicles are a different matter, though, and the ideal solution would be an EV-equivalent of the gas station.
And now, four Japanese oil wholesalers including Cosmo Oil, Idemitsu Kosan, JC Nippon Oil and Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, announced that they will do just that: they will install 27 charging stations in select gas stations between Tokyo and Kanagawa in the first three months of 2012.
Read more »- In Japan, It Could Be Easier To Charge A Car Than Fill It With Gas
Japan now has more electric car charging points than fuel stations, but does that actually make it practical to drive an EV every day there? Read more »...
- Daimler, Bosch Criticize Tesla’s Superchargers For Lack Of Standardization
Daimler and auto parts supplier Robert Bosch are questioning Tesla Motors’ decision to build a network of Supercharger stations in Germany that can only be used by the U.S. carmaker’s vehicles. According to the two German companies, charging...
- Ford Teams Up With Best Buy Canada To Offer Home Charging Station For Ev And Plug-in Hybrid Owners
One of the main problems of owning an electric car or a plug-in hybrid is where and how to recharge its batteries. Ford of Canada promises to offer a simple solution to owners with a home charging station, which will be supplied and installed by Best...
- Brabus Plugs Into The Tesla Roadster With New Sport Green Package
In an effort to provide added value to its customers, Brabus’ Zero Emission division joined forces with German electricity company RWE and created the Green Package for the Tesla Roadster. Along with a host of exterior and interior upgrades,...
- Ethanol
CNN says, "Ethanol ' the answer,' auto execs tell Bush" Really? Not so much. Tom Lasorda is the CEO of the Chrysler Group. LaSorda said, "We think this is the answer for America to lower our dependence on foreign oil." We think this is the answer...