Many years, ago, there were plenty of stories about journalists making hapless trips by EV - with no seeming intent of doing any kind of homework before. In the age of expanded rapid charging and cars that can charge in just twenty minutes to 80 percent, we thought that day had passed.

Jeremy has been working on the Chevrolet Bolt EV for some time, and talks to us about his experiences prior to working on the Bolt EV, explains how a new electric vehicle is developed and tested, chats about the Bolt EV's battery pack, and shares some of his surprises after several years working on Chevrolet's long-range EV.

Optional in some markets on higher-end trim models and standard in the U.S. on the Nissan LEAF SL and Nissan LEAF SV trim models, the 30 kWh battery pack has quickly become the standard battery pack of choice for most Nissan LEAF customers, with only base-level models continuing with the smaller, 84-mile 24kWh battery pack.

So when we tell you that Samsung SDI has just sold its fuel cell division because it is simply unprofitable (and presumably has no long-term chance of making a profit), we think the facts speak for themselves

Confirmed multiple times in different interviews with BMW executives, the longer-range BMW i3 was promised to arrive by the end of summer, pushing the BMW i3 over the 100-mile range barrier for the first time.

The German automaker not only installed the illegal emissions control software in its EA189 engines but then modified it for use in a total of four different engine types, indicating that the dieselgate scandal could go far deeper than many had claimed.

But while more electric car charging stations is a great thing for encouraging more people behind the wheel of a plug-in car, there’s a global endemic threatening the operation of charging stations and the very future of plug-in cars through poor reliability, a lack of accountability and inconsistent access.