Today is going to be a low post day on www.aminorjourney.com. . It’s because I have spent most of today on the road, traveling the 300 mile round trip between my home in Bristol and the south of London. The purpose? To help a good friend to pick up his first ever EV: A 1985 CityStromer EV.
Vaporware. The curse of the EV
Yes, it’s April 1st today. I’ve thought about making a joke post, telling you about all the latest wonderful improvements in battery technology, or perhaps about the recent study which states that electric cars can be ran on brainwaves with a simple modification. But After listening to today’s EVcast I think that Bo and Ryan pretty much have the EV gag market sewn up for today.
But it got me thinking. In the world of EVs we’re used to big tales of new vehicles; of fantastic ranges and ‘next year’ promises. Does the public image of EVs benefit from this, or do wild claims and media hype only serve to give the EV haters out there something to base their attacks on?
Vaporware. The curse of the EV
Yes, it’s April 1st today. I’ve thought about making a joke post, telling you about all the latest wonderful improvements in battery technology, or perhaps about the recent study which states that electric cars can be ran on brainwaves with a simple modification. But After listening to today’s EVcast I think that Bo and Ryan pretty much have the EV gag market sewn up for today.
But it got me thinking. In the world of EVs we’re used to big tales of new vehicles; of fantastic ranges and ‘next year’ promises. Does the public image of EVs benefit from this, or do wild claims and media hype only serve to give the EV haters out there something to base their attacks on?
Housekeeping
Those who have followed this blog for the past five years will know that I do tend to go on a bit. I’ve also been fairly open about my life. However, as of today I shall only be publicly blogging about electric vehicles, plug in hybrids, music and such. Any personal blog posts will be…
Housekeeping
Those who have followed this blog for the past five years will know that I do tend to go on a bit. I’ve also been fairly open about my life. However, as of today I shall only be publicly blogging about electric vehicles, plug in hybrids, music and such. Any personal blog posts will be…
Devilishly good fuel economy
I’d rather be driving an EV, but at the moment my PHEV will have to do. A regular Prius will get between 450 and 600 miles on a tank when driven by the average Prius driver. Today though, with my PHEV conversion working well, I hit the magic number (if you happen to be Beelzebub,…
The G-Wiz goes Lithium Powered (£7,800 more for 27 more miles…)
London based retailer of the REVA, the cute electric car from India otherwise known as the G-Wiz, has started to take orders for the new, improved Lithium Ion powered G-Wiz. Hopefully it’ll let more EV users (and new EV owners) fell like this as the GWiz gets a much-needed boost in range and performance. Photograph…
Devilishly good fuel economy
I’d rather be driving an EV, but at the moment my PHEV will have to do. A regular Prius will get between 450 and 600 miles on a tank when driven by the average Prius driver. Today though, with my PHEV conversion working well, I hit the magic number (if you happen to be Beelzebub,…
The G-Wiz goes Lithium Powered (£7,800 more for 27 more miles…)
London based retailer of the REVA, the cute electric car from India otherwise known as the G-Wiz, has started to take orders for the new, improved Lithium Ion powered G-Wiz. Hopefully it’ll let more EV users (and new EV owners) fell like this as the GWiz gets a much-needed boost in range and performance. Photograph…
On EVcast tomorrow.
I’ll be appearing tomorrow with Kiwi EVer, Gav, of KiwiEV.comas panel members on a special internationally themed EVCast, hosted by Bo Bennett and Ryan Levesque. Gav and I will be sharing our experiences of EV ownership outside of the US. If you have any questions or comments prior to the show then please email me.…