Zero Emissions Mondo Spider -TEDx Talk
April 4th, 2011 // 10:59 am @ Miss Electric
What is better than a mondo spider? Of course, an electric-powered mondo spider. I have had the good fortune of knowing Leigh Christie, a wicked smart EV engineer and a co-founder of the the mondo spider project, for a couple of years now. We met at Plug-In 2009 in Long Beach, CA, where Leigh showed me the Rapid [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars &Rockstar EV Events
Miss Electric Gets a White Diamond Volt for Her Birthday
March 28th, 2011 // 6:00 am @ Miss Electric
For my birthday this year, I decided to buy myself the world’s first extended range electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt. I chose a fully loaded and luxurious White Diamond model. As you can tell from this picture, I am simply exhilarated to be a plug-in driver and leader in the EV revolution. As someone who [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars &Volt Driving
Nissan Leaf Drive Electric Tour Comes to a City Near You
October 19th, 2010 // 1:16 am @ Miss Electric
If you reserved a Nissan Leaf, chances are you have been contacted by Nissan to schedule a test drive in a city near you. For those that live on the west side of Los Angeles, that magical test drive happened at Santa Monica’s 2010 Alt Car Expo. Nissan set up a large-scale test drive center [...]
Category : Plug-In Cars &Speaking and Events
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 : Plug-In Cars &Speaking and Events
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 : Plug-In Cars &Rockstar EV Events &Speaking and Events