electric cars

Tesla Electric Roadsters Finally Ship to Customers
As they say, if you never fail, you're probably not trying. It took a long time, and some even lost faith in the young company, but Tesla has now "broken the logjam", in the words of Ze'ev Drori, its president and CEO. Tesla electric Roadsters are now shipping. "Already 9 production Roadsters have arrived in California, another 3 arrive this weekend, and they will keep arriving at the rate of 4 per week" until December when production should ramp up to about 25 per week. There are currently 27 Roadsters in various stages of asse...

Electric Cars: You Want 'Em? We've Got 'Em!
Over the past 3 years, we've written about many electric cars here on
TreeHugger. We think it's time to look in the rearview mirror, so here's an overview. If you see anything you like, just follow the links to see the original articles.

Electric Roadster by Tesla Motors
The electric car that made a lot of people do a double-take (in a good way). Yes, it's expensive, and yes, it's only a two-seater, but it can make people want it like few other green cars, and someone has to pay the early-adopter 'tax'. Our first post abou...

When does a fanciful concept of an electric commuter car actually become the real deal? Possibly only when the first few or the first few hundred start rolling off the assembly line. Nissan and Renault have been making the rounds of the auto shows showing off the robot-assisted electric Pivo 2, but last week the Associated Press reported that Portugal has agreed to set up a network of electric charging stations and the Pivo 2 is going to be released there in 2011. It's a bit hard to imagine this funky, funny-looking bug-like vehicle anywhere but in a Pixar movie.

"Laminated" lithium-ion battery
The Pivo 2 is reported to have four wheel-based engines and a robot ins...

My friend Carey is a single Portland, Oregon mom with a mortgage, a short commute to a full-time job and two school-age daughters. That translates to a fairly mainstream transportation need. She's also my choice for TreeHugger of the week because as of about two months ago she finally found a way to mothball her Honda and get off the gas roller coaster ride by buying a Zap three-wheeled electric vehicle.

Part of a personal transportation network
Carey is nothing if not pragmatic. She surveyed the small playing field. Of the five electric vehicles currently for sale, Zap seemed the...

According to this article, hypermiling is both a "fad" and a cause of road rage. We think it's important to avoid generalizations and keep things in perspective.

The "Hypermiling Causes Road Rage" Argument
Firstly, we're pretty sure that a lot more road rage incidents are caused by aggressive and foot-heavy drivers than by hypermilers. So while it is perfectly justified to blame those specific hypermilers that drive in dangerous ways, something we don't recommend, we must be careful not to put all of them in the same basket. Hypermiling is not one single thing, but r...

Is the Th!nk City Car the functional, affordable electric dream ride we’ve all been waiting for?

SolarCity makes ‘going solar’ affordable with a leasing program.

The masterminds behind the Meatrix present a new web-based kids show.

A little moth sparks big pesticide debate in California.

A recent survey measures the greenwashing gap.

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A survey reveals most Canadians are in favor of a regular Earth Hour.

Will co-housing communities rise in popularity?

Tesla Motors gets electric—in court.

Eco-Fiber Solutions uses green chemistry to create a line of biodegradable, recyclable and waterproof boxes.

Green marketers get fancy with psychographics to segment green consumers.

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