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Karma Automotive debuts first Club Car Current EVs produced under agreement with AYRO

Green Car Congress

The Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) revealed the first Club Car Current vehicles being produced under a contract manufacturing agreement with AYRO. The Club Car Current is engineered for multiple bed options and accessories—van box, pickup truck with sides, flatbed configurations—for fleet versatility.

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Study examines potential for alternatives to new car ownership models to advance EV market

Green Car Congress

A new study by the RAC Foundation and the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) examines the potential for alternatives to new car ownership models to kick-start the electric vehicle market. One of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle uptake by private individuals is that of cost, particularly high upfront purchase costs.

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X Prize, Electrathon teams to compete in Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International

Green Car Congress

The morning rallies, listing 10 classes of cars, will be organized and sponsored by the Glen Region of the Sports Car Club of America. Entries will include diesel and traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid models, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell cars and vehicles running on biodiesel, flex-fuel and pure electric.

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Special Guests at an LA Rally

Revenge of the Electric Car

Revenge of the Electric Car director Chris Paine attended the “LA Get Off Oil Day&# rally in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2 2nd, where Chelsea Sexton from Who Killed the Electric Car? Two guests of honor also included a GM Chevy Volt and a plug-in Prius also powered by algae.

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BREAKING NEWS: Exxon/Mobil Ordered Out of Torrance, Guilty of Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Creative Greenius

He makes his living off cars that run out of gas or break down because of the inadequacies of the internal combustion gasoline powered engine. You think HE’s anxious to see electric cars replace fossil fueled vehicles? It’s the 2nd biggest product Exxon/Mobil and their pals in the oil, coal and gas industries pump out.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Debra Bushweit Galliani in 2013 with our first electric car. We’ve been driving our electric cars on sunshine ever since.

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Big Surprise: The Tesla Cybertruck Chews Through Tires Shockingly Fast

The Truth About Cars

Members of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum have complained that their new truck’s tires wore out in just three months with little more than 6,200 miles on the odometer. Electric vehicles weigh considerably more than their gas-powered counterparts, with the Cybertruck clocking in at more than 6,600 pounds.

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