Commented On: Consumers DO Want High-MPG Vehicles: Not Such A Hard Sell After All

Green Car Reports 04/30/2013 - 04:55:33 PM 0 Views 2 comments

Antony,
Those differences between political identifications, as you report them in percentages are NOT trivial. They are bigger than the percentage of Obama's last election win,bigger than pretty much any recent presidential win in the US. Differences of around 5% or so between groups with samples of a couple hundred are almost always "statistically significant," using standard applied statistical decision-making tools.

Commented On: Fast Food & Fast Charging For Electric Cars: The Perfect Combination Meal?

Green Car Reports 04/23/2013 - 08:02:20 PM 0 Views 18 comments

This should era McDonald's national support policy to provide level 2, level 3 chargers.

Commented On: CA Bill To Cut Sales-Tax, License Fees On Electric, Alt-Fuel Cars

Green Car Reports 04/22/2013 - 04:08:27 PM 0 Views 4 comments

Good point!

Commented On: Who Will Drive BMW i3 Electric Cars? Waify Metrosexuals, According To Ad

Green Car Reports 04/18/2013 - 09:30:41 PM 0 Views 22 comments

The production i3 will be 4 doors with rear opening back doors if all continues as planned.

Commented On: Who Will Drive BMW i3 Electric Cars? Waify Metrosexuals, According To Ad

Green Car Reports 04/18/2013 - 09:28:54 PM 0 Views 22 comments

I am here for all of the Spring semester(5 months) as a Fulbright Scholar. There are an interesting range of cars here, and Audi, Mercedes, ans BMW are quite common.

Commented On: Got An Energy-Efficient Household? Drive Electric For Free!

Green Car Reports 04/17/2013 - 02:58:15 PM 0 Views 17 comments

As I have noted on this site and others, we have a 5.5 kW solar PV system and a solar hot water system and a 3000 square foot house in California, we have not paid any electric use fees since that install in 2008.....and we are also charging both a Volt and a Leaf and staying quite cool during those warm California summers.

We will be building a new home in Vacaville (which had the very first L3 public charger) later this year, and we are even looking at a light colored roof to further reduce AC needs. We will have garage chargers for both the J1772 and the Tesla Model S which is scheduled to arrive next month.

Commented On: Worst Thing About The Tesla Model S? Driving Anything Else Afterwards

Green Car Reports 04/16/2013 - 04:39:57 PM 0 Views 77 comments

Check the pricing on the Fiat 500e if you live in California. They are giving them away here.

Commented On: 2013 Tesla Model S: Now Available In Red, At Last

Green Car Reports 04/12/2013 - 04:51:12 PM 0 Views 12 comments

This is what we have on order with delivery late next month.

Commented On: Life With 2013 Tesla Model S: Some Bikes Don't Fit

Green Car Reports 04/11/2013 - 06:16:04 AM 0 Views 21 comments

Totally agree, besides aero losses, an external rack has theft risk too. I have both a Birdy folder and a BIke Friday. I have to admit the Bike Friday is completely worth the price. Heck once I got even the Birdy I quit using my titanium frame mountain bike for commuting. Do NOT waste time and money on any of the cheapo folders however.

Commented On: Lotus Mobile: A Portable, Affordable Solar Charging Solution?

Green Car Reports 04/04/2013 - 06:47:37 AM 0 Views 8 comments

IF one was carrying this in the vehicle, it would be extremely heavy and incur a significant burden in terms of simply "moving that mass." OTOH, it it was installed, as noted by others, as a carport, it would provide shade AND power into the vehicle and/or grid. Charging from the grid IMHO is still the best source for EVs, but having many solar PV systems feeding INTO the grid should be a major source for that system's power base.

However, has anybody actually tried to find the links to either the Kickstarter source or other "hard info" on this product/company?