The electric charging station maker behind the ‘JuiceBox‘, eMotorWerks, announced this week the integration of Amazon Echo‘s Alexa home automation technology into its charging station platform. It is now capable of monitoring and controlling the charging of your electric car with voice commands.Read More
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a pure-electric vehicle with a 200-mile-plus range, will begin shipping to dealers in the fourth quarter, General Motors Co. North America President Alan Batey said Wednesday.Read More
Tesla Motors Inc. is planning to roll out a pickup truck, small sport-utility, large over-the-road truck and bus-type vehicle over the next several years, according to a strategy plan released Wednesday by Chief Executive Elon Musk.Read More
The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition discovered that these two Birmingham-area residents are a part of a growing trend in Alabama and across the nation – people who are shunning the gasoline pumps, taking advantage of a discount on their electric bills by driving electric vehicles and praising the use of clean alternative fuels.Read More
The Japanese automaker started this month with a splash, announcing it is expanding its No Charge to Charge promotion to include 11 new markets, such as Las Vegas, Cleveland and the car capital of Detroit to name a few. The program offers new Leaf drivers two years of free public charging with the purchase or lease of the all-electric vehicle.Read More
...Tesla is in talks with a major gas station and convenience store chain that could vastly expand the EV-maker's network of charging stations — and reduce the likelihood of its customers getting stranded someplace on an hours-long drive.Read More
The division of Volkswagen AG that traces its roots back to 1885 said the expertise of German carmakers will make “exponential” increases in range for electric cars by 2020, making the vehicles more attractive to a wider swath of consumers.Read More
California officials approved $1.5 million last week for the National Park Service to install at least 15 electric vehicle chargers at park sites across the state.Read More
