Newsletter: Stakeholder update
What a charged start to the year Drive Electric has had! Read the stakeholder update here.
Soon, street lights that charge electric cars
A new technology can allow electric vehicle (EV) drivers to charge their cars from street lights, researchers say. The innovative Light and Charge system by the BMW Group is being demonstrated in OxfordBSE 4.71 %, UK, and combines energy-efficient lighting with affordable EV charging. By building charging points into street lights, it would be possible […]
GM is powering its new data center with old Chevrolet Volt batteries
By Nicolette Emmino. When an electric vehicle’s battery has seen it’s last day on the road, what happens to it? If you think General Motors just throws them out, think again. Turns out GM actually re-purposes them and uses them to power one of its data centers. In an effort to reduce energy costs, the […]
Volvo entering the NZ EV market
Volvo Cars New Zealand is very excited to be bringing its first plug-in hybrid into the New Zealand market in December 2015: the all-new XC90 T8 Twin Engine. With a pure electric range of 43kms (above the average New Zealand daily commuter range) and an impressive fuel consumption of just 2.1 l/100 km together with […]
