SolarChargedDriving.Com news features

Our news features section comprises the heart of SolarChargedDriving.Com. Here, we publish news content focused on various aspects of the fascinating and potentially revolutionary synthesis between solar power and electric driving. We zero in on general news and information, people, and companies and products from both the solar and EV and PHEV worlds. But some of our content is more general. For instance, we cover news, information, people, companies and products in the fossil fuel realm as well, though we do so from a critical — but also multiple-perspective — angle.

Plugging into solar can pay off in UK

Isabella Lee
One of the most reliable alternative energy methods is solar panels. They are used to collect sun rays and transform them into electrical energy. This form of electricity has been embraced in the United Kingdo...

Drowsy driving can be deadly

Press Release
Drowsy driving is a widespread issue among motorists in the United States, including among drivers of electric vehicles who clearly are not immune to the effects of drowsy driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drowsy driving led to roughly 72,000 accidents, 44,000 injuries and 800 deaths in 2013 alone.

How an electric car can save you money

Sarah Anderson
With more and more households averaging close to one car per family member, the transportation costs for most families are pretty high. Personal transportation has become a necessity these days with each and every family member having different priorities and schedules. With that being said, with the help of electric vehicles, now you can bring down your monthly transportation costs by a significant amount.

Electric car mythbuster: ‘Electric cars are too expensive’

Christof Demont-Heinrich
There is still a lot of misinformation and anti-electric car stuff being pumped out onto the internet by folks who, for the most part, have a vested interest in the continuation of #BigOil's economic -- and environmental -- hegemony. One of the biggest myths about electric cars is that they are "too expensive". Not true. Simply. Not. True. Case in point: My own experience owning, and driving, an electric car for the past five years.