Nissan will soon begin selling a new hands-free automated highway driving assistance program in Japan that goes even further than what Tesla offers. Nissan’s ProPilot 2.0 will follow a navigation route while allowing the driver to take his hands completely off the steering wheel in some situations. Like Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot, Nissan’s system will only […]
How Commercial Electric Vehicles Present Unique Challenges For Charging Infrastructure
When most people envision climate action, images of solar panels and wind farms often come to mind. However, electricity generation is only part of the decarbonization puzzle. The climate crisis calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach to decarbonizing the world’s goods and services, including how they are designed, produced, sourced, and transported. In 2016, the transportation […]
AEP, Honda partner to test vehicle-grid integration with used EV batteries
American Electric Power (AEP) and Honda have agreed to explore possible uses for used electric vehicle (EV) batteries, including renewables integration, while also seeking to address “multiple challenges” related to growing electrified transportation. The companies on May 15 announced Honda will provide used Fit EV batteries to AEP, for research aimed at helping the companies […]
Shell acquisition of charging network Greenlots points to juice as the new gas
Electric cars are getting the attention of oil companies. On Wednesday, one of the largest fast-charging networks in the U.S., Greenlots, announced that it had been bought by oil giant Royal Dutch Shell—via the subsidiary Shell New Energies US LLC. Greenlots includes more than 350 mainly DC fast charge stations across the U.S., the kind electric […]
1 in 9 Americans would consider buying an electric vehicle
A new survey from YouGov found that 11% of Americans who hold a driver’s license, equivalent to a market of 21 million people, would consider buying an electric vehicle (EV). Those inclined to purchase an EV are more likely than the general driving population to be in the 25-44 year age group, vote Democratic and […]