electric car technology

We’re All in This Together

We are not alone. In fact, America is just one of many countries where both government and business are working diligently to put electric vehicles on the road. Around the globe, the motivations are similar: Roll back dependence on oil. Reduce the combustion of fossil fuels, which warms the planet. And, of course, try to [...] read more +

What If I Don’t Charge Up?

With so much buzz about electric cars being the future of the auto industry, there is a concern among consumers about how electric cars operate and what habits, if any, drivers will need to change when they make the switch to electric motoring.  One common question we are asked is, “What if I forget to [...] read more +

Detroit doesn’t have the answers

As a nimble, growing electric car company, we took issue with David Welch’s recent BusinessWeek article on the Energy Department’s funding of two green car start-ups, Tesla and Fisker.  Not that we weren’t just as baffled as the rest of America about why the Energy Department would give nearly a billion dollars – $993 million [...] read more +

First range anxiety, now charge anxiety?

There’s a lot of buzz following the Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit about mass adoption of electric cars and the impact it will have on the grid. On a panel, Chairman of Edison Electric Institute Anthony Earley said, “The beauty of electricity is it’s already there … So we’ve kind of got a jump-start” [...] read more +