Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Contributing Writer

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield is a self-confessed petrol head. She grew up in a carless family but was able at a very early age to name cars passing her on the street while other girls her age were more interested in Barbie Dolls. Although she trained as a classical musician she’s now a full-time broadcaster and journalist, covering green fuels and tech. After passing her driving test she’s owned a wide selection of cars, including a 1962 Morris Minor Woodie Hotrod; a single seat electric bubble car; a ’92 Honda Prelude; a ’91 Volvo 240; a ’04 Toyota Prius Plug in Hybrid (which she converted herself); an ’85 VW electric factory built rabbit; and a ’09 Smart ForTwo CDI Nikki specializes in electric vehicles, but also enjoys clandestine gas-guzzling, working on the rule that the larger and noisier the better. She is also loves riding motorcycles, but currently doesn't own one. Nikki also hosts the TransportEvolved podcast. She lives in Bristol UK with her wife, their two daughters and their Border Collie.

Articles

2011 Smart ForVision Electric Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield September 1, 2011

A few weeks ago we told you about the third generation Smart ForTwo Electric Drive which was due to be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

With a faster top speed, better range and ultra-fast...
2011 Nissan Leaf ‘Sells Out’ In Canada? Not Quite
On August 27th, Nissan North America opened up online reservations for the 2011 Nissan Leaf to Canadian buyers. Two hours later, Nissan had received more reservations than it had cars to sell, prompting some news outlets to report that the car was sold out. Just 40 cars While we’re happy to...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 31, 2011

Volvo Partners With Siemens On Electric Cars, Develops New Car
German electronics giant Siemens is no stranger to electric motors or electric cars -- and now it has announced a formal partnership with the Volvo Car Corporation to work on a new generation of electric car technology. Confirmed at a joint press conference held in Munich, Germany, the two...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 31, 2011
Toyota Shares Nürburgring Electric Car Record-Breaking Run (Video)
Yesterday we brought you news that a team from Toyota Motorsport had successfully smashed the electric car lap record at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife race track in Germany. Beating the previous record of 9 minutes and 1.3 seconds set by Peugeot's EX1 electric racing car prototype in...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 31, 2011
Why Making Trucks More Fuel Efficient Is Good For Everyone
For some time automakers have been under increasing pressure from the government to make their cars as green as fuel efficient as possible in order to improve air quality, reduce pollution and diminish our dependence on fossil fuels. But makers of medium and heavy duty vehicles -- like semis, buses...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 30, 2011
Bentley Examines Plug-in Hybrids, Diesels - But W-12 Here To Stay
Bentley might be better known for its fast, powerful, luxury cars typically owned by celebrities, sports stars and business moguls -- but that doesn’t mean it can’t be environmentally responsible too. That’s the message being given by company CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer as the...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 30, 2011
Toyota Sets New Electric Car Lap Record At Nürburgring Nordschleife Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 30, 2011

Toyota has just announced that it has just set a new electric car lap record on the 12.93 mile Nürburgring Nodschleife race track in Germany, beating the previous record by a full 1 minute and...

Buying A Used Toyota Prius? Here’s What You Need To Know
The venerable Toyota Prius hybrid is generally accepted as the car which changed consumer’s attitude toward hybrid-electric drivetrains. While the Prius wasn’t the very first hybrid to be sold in the U.S. (the original Honda Insight beat it by a few months), it has proven by far the...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 29, 2011
Faster Electric-Car Charging Gets Smaller, And That’s Better
If you’ve got a 2011 Nissan Leaf SL you probably ordered it with the included $700 rapid charging port, capable of recharging its 24 kilowatt-hour battery pack to 80 percent full in a little under 30 minutes using an off-board rapid charger. But direct-current rapid charging stations using...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 29, 2011
Will The Nissan Leaf Be Heading For The Oscars? At A Stretch
The 84th Academy Awards -- otherwise known as The Oscars -- might be many months away, but we’re probably going to see a stretched Nissan Leaf acting as red-carpet transport. Or at least, that’s what we think might be happening after a limousine company has confirmed that it has been...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 29, 2011
Libyan Rebels Find Even Bad Men (Qaddafi) Love Electric Cars
Let’s face it: If you ask Joe Public to describe the personal attributes of your average electric car owner, you'd probably get a description of a left-leaning, affluent and well-educated individual on the east or west coast of the U.S. A less-polite individual may even chose to add a few...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 26, 2011
Chicago Will Get Nissan Leaf Early Because It Loves Electric Cars
The City of Chicago has put so much time and money into supporting electric cars that Nissan has decided to reward Illinois by moving forward the planned Chicago launch of its Leaf electric hatchback to this Fall. In February this year, Gov. Quinn of Illinois signed a bill investing $1 million in...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 26, 2011

FIA Officially Calls For Entrants In Electric Formula E Race Series Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 26, 2011

It’s official: the largest FIA is creating a racing series devoted to the electric car.

Called the Formula E, the series will launch in 2013 and is expected to attract attention from all...
Hertz, Marriott Bring Electric Cars And Hotels Together In San Francisco
Popular airport rental car firm Hertz has been working alongside Hotel chain Marriott for 30 years to unite weary travelers with a set of wheels while they’re away from home -- but now visitors to San Francisco can opt to rent an electric car from the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 25, 2011
Want A More Accurate Battery Gauge For Your Nissan Leaf? Here’s How
Every time a new car launches, someone somewhere will try and improve on whatever its maker produced. Traditionally, this has meant improvements on things like seating, engine power and entertainment systems -- but in the world of eco-driving, devices which help improve the driver's awareness of...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 25, 2011
2012 Chevrolet Volt: The Plug-in Hybrid Basics You Need To Know
The 2012 Chevrolet Volt will soon be arriving at Chevrolet dealers nationwide as General Motors makes the plug-in hybrid electric car available to all fifty states before the end of this year. But on year on from the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, what are the differences between the 2011 and...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 24, 2011
1899 Vintage Electric Car Sells For Record-Breaking $550,000 In Auction
If you had over half-a-million dollars to spend on an electric car, which car -- or cars -- would you buy? For $550,000 -- that’s about the same price as the gas-guzzling rocket ship that is the 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 race car - you could buy 7 Tesla Model S Signature Series Sedans. Or you...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 24, 2011
5.2 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be On World's Roads By 2017
President Obama may be aiming to get 1 million plug in vehicles on the roads of the U.S. by 2015, but a recent study by Pike Research predicts that by 2017 there will only be 5.2 million plug-in vehicles worldwide. In total, more than 14 million hybrid and plug-in electric cars will be on the roads...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 24, 2011

Five Electric Cars You’ll Still Be Able To Buy In Five Years Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 23, 2011

The electric auto industry -- more than the conventional auto industry -- is an extremely volatile and competitive place.

And unlike the mainstream auto industry, small-scale and boutique companies...
Getting An Electric Car Charging Station? Make Your Contractor Watch This (Video)
Here at GreenCarReports we like to cover every aspect of owning and driving an electric car -- from choosing the right model for you through to learning how to get the best range and buying a dedicated charging station. But what about getting your electric car charging station installed? Do you...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 23, 2011
Will VW Unveil An Electric Single-Seat Urban Car In Frankfurt?
We’re just a few weeks away from the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and already know about some of the electric and plug-in cars that are due to be unveiled there. But a report from The Financial Times hints that Volkswagen could be preparing an as-yet undheard of single-seat urban electric car to...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 22, 2011
Toyota Prepares To Set New Nürburgring Electric Car Record
Toyota may not have a single electric car available for sale yet, but that isn’t going to stop it from attempting to set a electric car lap record at the 12.93 mile Nordschleife at the Nürburgring in Germany -- in a car it has built for that very purpose. At 9 minutes and 1.338 seconds...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 22, 2011
2012 Nissan Leaf: The Electric-Car Basics You Need To Know
The 2012 Nissan Leaf is the second generation of Nissan’s all-electric family hatchback, following on from the highly popular 2011 Nissan Leaf. But one year on from the original Leaf's launch, what's different in the 2012 model? Here's our list of things we think you need to know about the...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 19, 2011
Got An Electric Car? How About Pre-Paying For Its Next Battery Pack?
We’ve all heard the shock stories -- generally from media outlets which haven’t fully researched the topic -- saying that the battery pack in your electric car will only last a few years and then cost you thousands upon thousands of dollars to replace. We think its unlikely that most...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 19, 2011