Expectations about use of electric cars differ across Europe
Compared to other Europeans, the Dutch sometimes have different needs when it comes to charging electric cars. That is the outcome of a study on the preferences of Europeans with regard to charging of electric cars, conducted by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in the framework of the European research project Grid4Vehicles. [...]
AutoRAI 2011: temptation of the electric car
It is quite clear from the 2011 AutoRAI, and certainly when compared to the previous edition of the AutoRAI in 2009, that electric road transport has a prominent place in the reporting on the automotive landscape of the future. A large number of manufacturers, led by Opel and Renault, presented their new electric models. On [...]
Workshop ‘Elektrisch rijden, maar dan anders’: almost 100 participants, over 250 rides, 0 accidents.
Yes, there is much we can learn and gain from small electric vehicles while the automotive changes are ongoing. This is one of the conclusions of the workshop “Elektrisch rijden, maar dan anders” (Electric Driving, but Different) held at the University of Twente on March 29, 2011. It is known that in the Netherlands commuting [...]











