The astonishing success of the launch of the Tesla Model 3 with over 325,000 pre-orders in one week has caused ripples throughout the automotive industry. The runaway success of a vehicle that will not be delivered for two years and possibly longer marks the end of the beginning to the change in our toxic
Perhaps you saw the movie based on the GM's EV1 "Who Killed the Electric Car". Was it a conspiracy or was it a business decision based on economics? Whatever the truth behind the demise of the EV1 it seems a new conspiracy is being hatched to kill off the electric car once again. It
guest post 5 Reasons to Buy an Electric Car Georgia Gifford The fast growing popularity of electric cars has been caused by a number of factors, including influential industry backers, government subsidies and the evident financial benefits. However, the technology is yet to take over the mainstream automotive industry as is hoped by industry players
The town of Stuttgart in south western Germany has recorded levels of air pollution almost twice the safe maximum and residents have been told to leave the car at home. Levels of PM10 (particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in size) reached 89 micrograms on Monday which is almost double the upper limit 'safe' level
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
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
Not from terrorism - not from Ebola - but still dead and it happens every year. 2000 die in Madrid annually from vehicle pollution and the locals are fed up with it. It's not as if Madrid is the highest ranking air polluted city in Europe - it doesn't even make the top 3 and comes
A study conducted in the US has come to conclusions which do not sit well with EV ownership depending on the source of energy. If an electric vehicle is powered via a coal powered power station the pollution results are worse than for a gasoline powered vehicle and cause 86% more deaths due to air pollution.
We've made a point many times about the toxicity of the current global fleet. Outdoor air pollution, much of which is caused by vehicle exhaust has led to 3.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2010, 1.2 million of which were in China. The densely populated cities of India are not faring a great deal better
Tesla Supercharge Stations 2015 Time to Wake Up ...More and more the advance of EVs and EV infrastructure is gaining ground seemingly everywhere except for sleepy old Australia. With just a few notable exceptions, for example Tritium with their powertrains and fast chargers, there is limited activity in the local marketplace - EV