The Nissan Leaf really kicked off the conversation around mainstream electric cars shortly before Tesla stole the ball and ran away with it. However, long before the scene-stealing Model 3, a tiny ...

The Sebring-Vanguard CitiCar is considered by some to be the vehicle that started the second coming of electric. The CitiCar, produced between 1974 and 1977 by US-based Sebring-Vanguard, Inc. is ...

Ask most people how long electric cars have been driving on the roads of the U.S. and they might give you an answer of a few years. If they’ve seen Chris Paine’s 2006 film Who Killed The Electric Car, ...

With modern EVs providing near-silent speed and waves of torque, it's easy to forget just how very bad electric cars were a few decades ago. Case in point, look at this 1975 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar ...

From 1975: For the first time in 45 years, an electric car was offered on sale in Spokane. It was “an old idea, brightened by the energy crisis,” said The Spokesman-Review. CitiCar, an electric ...

Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! The World EV ...

How could you possibly modify in any way a nearly 50-year-old electric city runabout from a company that hasn't existed in decades and for which no aftermarket parts exist? The answer is someone with ...

In the 1960s, a car salesman by the name of Bob Beaumont grew so disgusted with the oil consumption required by our car-based transportation system that he sold his dealership and committed himself to ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...