The diesel scam by VW continues to evolve with the US Environmental Protection Agency expanding its investigation to see whether other manufacturers were cheating the system. The EPA is now looking in to the BMW X3, the Range Rover TDV6, Chrysler's Grand Cherokee Jeep, the Mercedes Benz E250 BlueTec and GM's Chevrolet Colorado. All the companies
I'm not going to write too much in this post except to say Tesla does not disappoint. The video runs for 30 mins but it's worth the watch. Another historic moment in the evolution of the automotive industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUz_EXSmp9w Don't forget to become one of our switched on subscribers - you get exclusive content
In a spectacular example of corporate criminality, VW have admitted to gaming the test results of emissions on a range of diesel vehicles. When initially confronted with the allegation they denied it and stated that the lab tests must have been flawed. This calculated deception must have been hatched at the highest levels of management
Yes it's true - the Liberal party in Norway are aiming to get rid of all petrol and diesel vehicles on their roads by 2025. Oh sorry - did you think I meant the Liberal party of Australia? Seriously? No the Liberal party in Australia want to power all vehicles with 'good for humanity' coal by 2025 to
Not surprisingly with the amount of money in battery R&D, technological breakthroughs are happening on a regular basis. Many of these 'breakthroughs' will for whatever reasons not make it to market. We have reported on a number of battery technologies that look very promising and one that seems to be improving rapidly simply blows away the 'hours
Update 2020 - below is a video that measures EMF Radiation in a range of vehicles including EV, Hybrid and Gas Cars. The video also show EMF levels for many common household devices. This topic was raised by a reader on the MEC Facebook page. Unfortunately the comment was written by someone who
The Queensland government has called for expressions of interest in building an EV solar powered fast charge highway throughout the state. Initially this would incorporate an existing petrol service station with fast charge facilties for EVs that would employ solar panels as the energy source. It would eventually result in a series of solar powered
Elon Musk announced a level faster than the already crazy Insane Mode when he recently talked about the latest upgrades to the Model S. Insane mode was not enough for the Tesla Team - they craved Ludicrous! Insane mode, if you recall, gets you from 0 - 100kph in a shockingly quick 3.2 secs. Just to put
Today in Western Australia the first Australian fast charge electric highway has been officially opened. The motoring body, the RAC, had committed to the construction of the electric highway some months back - an idea first floated by the local Australian Electric Vehicle Association (of which My Electric Car is a member). The RAC has
Tesla Motors have signed an exclusive 5 year research agreement with Dahn Labs. Dahn Labs are a battery research group at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada headed up by professor Jeff Dahn. Global battery research has undergone a transformation over the past decade as the advent of electric vehicles and battery storage expand