The largest threat to safety that all electric and hybrid cars pose is to pedestrians. Electric motors are quiet. If you can’t hear them, then it is reasonable to expect that someone will eventually walk out in front of one. New regulations are going to change that. President Obama signed new regulations into law that [...]

We are all familiar and comfortable with a car getting miles per gallon or kilometers per liter. But when suddenly faced with a number of kilowatts used per year, some people begin to wonder what that means. To help, the EPA has mandated and MPG-e rating on the sticker of every new all electric car. [...]