Category: eV

BMW & Volkswagen Expand & Improve Their EV Offerings

One to two decades ago, the automotive industry was largely tinkering around the edges of engine technology to get better efficiency. The same basic piston engine had been successful for a long, long time, and keeping past investment in them paying off wasn’t terribly hard. Improved valvetrains, improved turbocharging that could reliably last, lean-burn technology, […]

EVs Take 27.8% Of The UK – Two Top Ten Teslas

August saw EVs take 27.8% of the UK auto market, up from 20.2% year on year. Full electrics drove most of the EV growth. Overall auto volume was 85,657 units, up 24% YoY, but still slightly down from 2018-2019 seasonal norms. Tesla placed two models in the UK’s overall top 10 best sellers in August. […]

Can A Tesla Model 3 Be Good For The Heart?

Recently, CleanTechnica published my article about old age and electric vehicles. It got a much bigger response than I expected, so I thought, why not share some of the other stories people sent me about their experiences with EVs as they enter the third age. Many thanks to those who contributed stories and ideas from […]