Yesterday, we received a press release from a company called Pango, which makes an app that allows motorists to pay for on-street parking. (The company's demo video is embedded above.) If you live in a city of any size, this isn't especially newsworthy. Products like Pango have been rolling out for...
It's called in shorthand "being ICEd," meaning that an Internal-Combustion Engined car has parked in a space reserved for plug-in electric cars. What to do about it is the... October 26, 2012 by John Voelcker 29
If you drive an electric car, it's nice to know that if you're making a trip to the mall or a regular spot that you can charge up your car while you're running errands. Well... August 7, 2012 by Antony Ingram 30
You know the score: you’re running late for a meeting, dinner date or flight, and need to find somewhere to charge your electric car while you’re gone. So you... July 12, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
We’ve often heard people muse that electric car charging stations need to be as ubiquitous as the humble gas station. In fact, we’ve even encountered rare... April 19, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 15
Many town and city councils across the U.S. are introducing legislation to enable electric car owners to park for free as a way of encouraging more people to make the switch... October 21, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
If you drive an electric car and call London’s Heathrow your home airport, we’ve got good news and bad news for you. The good news is that the electricity to... October 12, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 4
California's electric-car advocates are often "true believers," and they can be single-minded in the pursuit of what they believe is right. But the nuts-and-bolts experience... September 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 90
The LA Times published a story over the weekend about a pilot program that the city of Los Angeles is set to begin, involving the dynamic pricing of parking spaces. By April... August 22, 2011 by IEEE Spectrum 1
No one knows the ins and outs of electric-car usage like the early adopters, especially those who've already taken delivery of a 2011 Nissan Leaf or a 2011 Chevrolet Volt... April 22, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
It will come as a horrible shock to the driver of the pale green Infiniti QX56, but the 2-ton-plus full-size sport utility vehicle is not actually a hybrid. Nor, for that... April 18, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
It's not coming to the States--at least not for several years--but the Tata Pixel concept shown at last week's Geneva Motor Show is worth paying attention to. It shows how a... March 9, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Once more, it's the end of the month, when we celebrate by recapping our most popular posts. For July, we completely turned over our most popular posts from June ... and, our... July 31, 2009 by John Voelcker 2
Ric Richards is the independent owner of a McDonald's restaurant in Cary, North Carolina. He's about to be the first McDonald's owner to offer a dedicated parking space to... July 5, 2009 by Robert Scardino
