by Justin Velella | Oct 25, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Green Driving
According to Mary D. Nichols, the chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, electric cars are still in the “start-up” stage and have yet to “go viral.” In an effort to grow the electric car market beyond the initial early adopters, 8...
by Justin Velella | Feb 13, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Green Driving
In May, I wrote about Better Place, an Israeli company that has been setting up battery-swap stations for electric vehicles throughout the country. Now it’s Amsterdam’s turn to lead the charge, albeit with a more conventional approach to charging. ...
by Jim Henderson | Oct 19, 2011 | Electric Vehicles, Green Driving
When McDonald’s franchisee Tom Wolf built his latest restaurant in Huntington, W. Va., late last year, he installed two chargers for electric vehicles so customers could juice their batteries while eating. So far, the charging station has been used a few times....
by Jim Henderson | Aug 28, 2011 | Electric Vehicles
Another app to help electric vehicle (EV) drivers find a place to power up? Yep. This one, Recargo, was made by the founder of Dictionary.com, Brian Kariger, and launched stealthily in July last 2010. So far, the app has attracted hundreds of users, Kariger told...
by Jim Henderson | Aug 20, 2011 | Electric Vehicles, Green Driving
Residents of Florida now have even more incentive to ditch their gasoline-burning vehicles in favor of an electric automobile. In the past year, Florida has become a plug-in vehicle hot spot. Well, sort of. There’s a chicken and egg issue going on. Finding a...
