The future's here, and it's shaping up to be a wild ride!
Nissan fans and EV enthusiasts everywhere have been waiting a long time for the arrival of the Ariya. For so many years, Nissan’s EV lineup has been dominated by its long-running and highly successful Leaf models, but in the face of growing variety in the market from all sides, Nissan finally created an updated crossover-style … Read more
As time wears on, and as more and more electric car models come to the marketplace, it seems that more companies, governments and other providers are coming to some universal agreement on chargers. Tesla does their own thing, it seems, but most are essentially coming onto the same page when it comes to chargers. In … Read more
While it does seem to be that the worst effects of the COVID pandemic are essentially over, differing restrictions from country to country have left many looking more closely at options for domestic vacationing. In order to do that, you need a family vehicle that can either take on all your luggage and other travel … Read more
Following the news in July 2022 that Tesla plans to open up its supercharger network (with adapters) for non-Tesla drivers, it seems that the world of electric car charging is finally starting to balance itself out. Up until that point, it was generally the case that Tesla drivers in the US could charge anywhere they … Read more
Have you ever heard other EV owners talking about something called a “frunk” and wondered just what on earth they were talking about? You’d be forgiven for it, because while the concept isn’t new, the term is relatively new, first coined by Tesla owners. Since electric cars don’t have front-mounted engines (or engines anywhere else), … Read more
Drivers and admirers of electric vehicles have all wondered at some stage…why aren’t OEMs like Nissan making use of improving solar power technology to improve the range and energy efficiency of their electric cars? Tesla makes its Solar Roof and Solar Panels technology, and Nissan also has entered the fray, selling its own solar panels … Read more
The Nissan Ariya is the latest upcoming all-electric model from Nissan, built as an electric SUV crossover model to compete with the likes of the Chevy Bolt, Volkswagen ID.4, and many others cropping up in this increasingly competitive segment. As we await for the official release and launch of the Nissan Ariya, which is coming … Read more
In the world of electric vehicles, Tesla is a bit like Apple in the sense that they just have to be a bit “different” when it comes to their chargers and connectors. In North America, the standard electric vehicle charging connector is the SAE J1772, often shortened simply to “J plug,” but also known as … Read more
Many people ask whether electric cars can charge up while driving along, which this video explores. The short answer is that self-charging road surfaces and physics-defying dynamos won’t really work, but integrated solar panels and improved regen braking will help… a bit. This video explains the benefits and shortfalls of regen braking, and looks at … Read more
Pressure from the government for us all to change our ways and adopt electric cars is growing. In the US, the federal government hasn’t taken the drastic steps that countries like the UK and other European nations have taken in setting a deadline, but some states have expressed their desire to achieve the same goals … Read more