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

Would You Pay $4 For 90 Minutes Of Electric Car Charging? Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 8, 2011

A few weeks ago we told you that pharmaceuticals giant Walgreens had begun to install Level 2 electric car stations at stores in New York City, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago.

While the...
BYD e6 Electric Crossover Won’t Be Here Until Mid-2012
We’ve known about Chinese firm BYD for some time now. In fact, its all-electric e6 was unveiled before the word Leaf became the name of an electric car. But despite unveiling a car long before many of its rivals, BYD won’t be bringing the e6 to the U.S. until the middle of next year. If...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 5, 2011

Join All Cars Electric As We Move To Green Car Reports Next Week!
If you’re a regular at All Cars Electric You’ll know that we have a sister site, Green Car Reports. Together, we’ve been covering the latest news in plug-in vehicles and other green cars for quite some time. In the past few years we’ve seen electric cars move from vaporware...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 4, 2011
Nissan Gives First Charging Station To City Visited By Top Gear (BREAKING)
If you’ve been following the story of what happened when popular British entertainment show Top Gear took a 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Peugeot iOn (nee Mitsubishi i) for a drive to the rural eastern U.K. city of Lincoln, you’ll know that Nissan wasn’t exactly happy with the way its...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 4, 2011
2012 Ford Focus Gives Letterman a Late Show Test-Drive
You’re the CEO of a global automaker who has just been invited to appear as a guest on the internationally renowned Late Show With David Letterman to talk about your new electric car. But rather than just talk about it, why not bring the car along too? And then let the show’s host drive...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 4, 2011
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid: Five Things We Hate
In the past year, we’ve put the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid through an extensive set of test-drives, resulting in our first drive report, winter test-drive, financial analysis and even a family vacation. With so many miles behind the wheel, our editorial team has already shared our five...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 4, 2011
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid: Five Things We Like Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 3, 2011

We’ve now had four chances to put the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid through its paces, covering everything from fast-moving freeways and inner city streets through to mountain passes and...

Nissan: “Leaf’s Battery Pack Should Last As Long As The Car”
Nissan’s all-electric Leaf isn’t having a great time of it this week in the mainstream media. Firstly, Nissan had to defend itself against popular British motoring entertainment program Top Gear after it showed the electric hatchback in a less-than favorable light, quoting a battery...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 3, 2011
Say Hello To Electric Car Battery Swaps, Chinese Style
We all know that one of the biggest challenges facing electric cars is the fact that recharging a battery pack is orders of magnitude slower than filling a gasoline car’s fuel tank. As battery packs have become more advanced, we’ve seen an increased use of rapid charging technologies...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 2, 2011
Tesla Releases Trio Test-Track Fun Model S Teaser Video
If Tesla’s Model S all-electric seven-seat sedan were in high school, it would be the kind of girl every heterosexual boy would lust after and every teenage girl would want to be. At least, that’s certainly the line being taken by Tesla in its latest teasing track-test video, in which...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 2, 2011
Top Gear On Electric Cars: “We Are Allowed To Put Into A Film What We Want To”
Uh-ho. Those crafty chaps known as the BBC Top Gear team may have thought they got away with their recent review of the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Peugeot iOn (a rebadged predecessor to the 2012 Mitsubishi i) - but they would be wrong. The fur started flying yesterday, when Nissan Senior Vice...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 2, 2011
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid: Everything to Everyone?
The iconic Toyota Prius was the car which started the hybrid revolution. Offering fuel economy that very few other gasoline cars could hope to achieve, it has been loved by politicians, movie stars and wannabe greenies for over ten years. Although Toyota improved its hybrid drivetrain for the...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 1, 2011

Nissan North America Releases Android App for Leaf Electric Car Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 1, 2011

Ever since the launch of the 2011 Nissan Leaf, owners have been able to remotely access information about their car’s state of charge, estimated range and even pre-heat or cool the cabin using...
Electric Car Critiques Can Have Merit, But Check Your Source
Earlier this week, Cnet published a story claiming that the European version of the Chevrolet Volt, the 2012 Vauxhall Ampera, was no more environmentally friendly than an ordinary gasoline car. Aiming to debunk Vauxhall's miles-per-charge and fuel economy claims, the article cited British blogger...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 22, 2011
French Charging Laws Could Leave Electric Car Adoption in Flames
Earlier this week we told you about the Danish town refusing to allow charging station and battery provider Better Place from installing charging points unless it painted them green. Now the electric car craziness has headed south to France, where officials at the French Ministry for the...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 21, 2011
Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota Turn Electric Cars Into Backup Batteries
Ask most people which car would be best to have in a disaster and they’re likely to name something like a Humvee. While the now deceased gas-guzzling Humvee be good for navigating through deserted streets and clearing obstacles in the road it can’t help you cook a meal. But it turns out...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 21, 2011
Will CA Still Have Electric Car Rebates? Today Is Judgement Day
As we reported back in December last year and again last month, California’s $4.1 million Clean Vehicle Rebate Project has now run out of money. If you’re one of the early adopters who has been lucky enough to buy a 2011 Nissan Leaf, or 2011 Tesla Roadster in the state since 2010 you...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 21, 2011
How Much Is a Tesla-Engineered Drivetrain? To Toyota, $100 Million
Unless you’ve been sleeping for the past year you’ll know that Toyota is bringing back the iconic RAV4 EV for the 2012 model year and contrary to past reports, will be available for private purchase. You probably also know that the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV will be powered by a drivetrain...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 20, 2011

2012 Plug-in Toyota Prius: What Do You Want To Know? Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 20, 2011

Toyota may have started the hybrid revolution with its original Prius, the first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid car and the vehicle which quickly became the eco badge of honor for celebrities...
Has Bankrupt Electric Car Maker Gone Russian? Da, We Think So
It’s been bankrupt four times now, suffered delayed launches and even resorted to anthropomorphism to sell its excess stock, but now Norwegian electric car maker Think could be heading to Russia. Now with more twists than a badly subtitled daytime television Mexican telenovela, the story of...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 20, 2011
Feeling Flat? The AAA Will Soon Be Able To Charge You Up
What happens when your electric car runs out of charge? It’s a question we regularly get asked by readers and its one that for a while, there’s only been one real solution. Just like a gasoline car, you need to make sure you have enough fuel to make your trip. But everyone makes...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 20, 2011
Seattle Loves 2011 Nissan Leaf So Much, It Buys 35
Last week we told you how the City of New York had just taken ownership of 50, 2011 Chevrolet Volts in an attempt to green up everything from the NYPD to official departments few will have heard of. Now Seattle has followed suit, with the announcement that the city will be buying 35 all-electric...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 19, 2011
Lowe’s: “Let’s Build An Electric Car Charging Station Together”
If you’re the kind of person who thinks that a fun weekend consists of redecorating your bathroom, landscaping your garden or perhaps making your own shelving units from scratch, you’re probably familiar with Lowe’s, the Home Improvement Store. But what you may not know is that as...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 19, 2011
Want a <strike>2012 Toyota Rav4</strike> 2012 Scion IQ EV? You Won’t Be Able To Buy One (UPDATE)
[Since this story was published, we've had a comment from Cindy Knight, Toyota Public Affairs Manager confirming that Toyota will be making the 2012 Toyota RAV4EV available for private purchase. Instead, Autoblog is reporting that it is the Scion iQ EV which will not be available to purchase. We...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield July 19, 2011