Be the First on Your Block to Drive the Electric Smart ForTwo
August 17th, 2010 // 6:12 pm @ Miss Electric
The Smart ForTwo has been turning heads for several years now, but a new version may give its cousin a run for its money when it hits city streets this fall. A Smart ForTwo Electric Drive (ED) is in the works and a select group of drivers will have the opportunity to be one of [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars
Plug-In Hybrid Algae Car Seen on L.A. Streets
August 16th, 2010 // 3:13 pm @ Miss Electric
Last week, as I was walking to a music venue on Main St. in Venice, CA, I happened across this stunning futuristic piece of machinery. It is a converted plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius that runs on electricity and algae fuel. It happens to be driven by Josh and Rebecca Tikell, who also directed the award-winning [...]
Category : Miss Electric On the Road &Plug-In Cars
Fisker Karma is Hot – New Dealership, Award, and Interview
July 1st, 2010 // 7:58 am @ Miss Electric
Fisker Automotive is on a mission to charge the luxury plug-in hybrid market. Last night was the final stop for the North American Fisker Roadshow at its new dealership in Santa Monica. Miss Electric stopped by the soiree to get the latest from the sleek start-up and catch an interview with Russell Datz, Director of [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars &Rockstar EV Events
Coda Automotive Shines at the EV Consumer Adoption Summit
June 24th, 2010 // 11:09 am @ Miss Electric
This week at the Electric Vehicle Consumer Adoption Summit in San Francisco, the plug-in network was in full effect. Organizations that are on the cutting-edge of plug-in deployment (including Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ford, Coda, Tesla, Better Place, U.C. Davis, and A.C. Propulsion) were on hand to give their thoughts on how best to prepare the market. [...]
Category : Marketing EVs &Plug-In Cars &Rockstar EV Events
Miss Electric Orders a Nissan Leaf!
June 7th, 2010 // 9:45 pm @ Miss Electric
After reading that Nissan might stop taking pre-orders of the Leaf due to its popularity amongst early adopters in the U.S. and Japan, I ordered my own Nissan Leaf today! Of course, reserving a Nissan Leaf is just the first of many steps towards actually owning one. After placing my order, I received a confirmation [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars
Seen on L.A. Streets: All Electric FedEx Delivery Truck
June 4th, 2010 // 6:07 pm @ Miss Electric
FedEx moves quick. Two years ago, I heard Federick Smith (FedEx Founder and CEO) wonder out loud whether it was possible to have a zero-emission FedEx delivery vehicle at a Google-sponsored conference on plug-in vehicles in Washington, D.C. Starting this month, electric FedEx vans are on the road. I happened to drive by this sleek [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars &Plug-In Policies
Chevy Volt Charges Columbia Campus
April 26th, 2010 // 9:26 pm @ Miss Electric
What are young people looking for in a car of the future? How did Columbia students react to the recent Chevy Volt visit? This video, edited by the talented Lan Li (a graduating Barnard Senior in the History of Science), gives you the inside scoop on the day’s events. Plenty of other young Volt fans [...]
Category : Miss Electric On the Road &Plug-In Cars &Rockstar EV Events
Nissan’s Leaf Off the Vine and On the Market
April 21st, 2010 // 6:54 am @ Daniel Flatley
By Daniel Flatley, Contributor Nissan announced yesterday that it will begin taking reservations from consumers interested in its battery-powered Leaf. Customers can put down a $99 “placeholder fee” to secure a space on a waiting list for the vehicles, with deliveries of completed vehicles beginning in December this year. The Leaf will enter the market [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars
Fluid Elegance in Renault’s Fluence
April 19th, 2010 // 9:31 am @ Miss Electric
Renault has announced that their long-awaited Fluence Z.E. is now available for reservations. The Fluence Z.E. is a unique all-electric vehicle with a 100-mile range that has a swappable battery. The Fluence Z.E. will be released first in Denmark and Israel - where Renault’s partner, Better Place, has been working to ensure that the proper [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars
Collaborations are Key for Plug-In Hybrid Ram Truck
March 26th, 2010 // 10:50 am @ Miss Electric
As this field has shown, collaborations in the early stages of technology development are pivotal for plug-in vehicle deployment. Earlier this week, the Chrysler Group announced that they will start a new demonstration program for a plug-in hybrid Ram truck. The demonstration is funded by a $48 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars