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?
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…
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.…
Out in the wild (Well, almost)
We’re at an exciting time in the world of the EV. If the world’s automakers can be believed, electric cars are anything from a few months to a few years away. (Let’s not concentrate on the recent statement that VW’s CEO made, stating that EVs are 15-20 years away. I suspect he didn’t view the…
Goodbye, Rick
Rick Wagoner, the guy who helped bring the EV1 to market and the guy who helped can it, has stepped down immediately from GMAs mentioned by the associated press, it appears to have been an edict from the White House, who seem to have requested that GM’s CEO step down as part of the aid…
Would you want one?
Just let me ask you this question.If someone gave you a £40,000 cheque to spend on a four-door car which could carry four adults in comfort and accelerate from 0-60 at a speed rivaling the best of supercars, would you spend it on this beauty?Yeah. I think perhaps you would too. Isn’t it a beauty?…