GM, Battery Market, BMW, Volkswagen, Energica Ego.

GM killing the Opel Ampera? Because the European twin of the Chevrolet Volt only reports poor sales figures, GM is apparently considering to drop the new 2016 model, according to Automotive News Europe. Because the Chevrolet brand will be withdrawn from Europe by 2016, there will be no new Volt either.
europe.autonews.com, green.autoblog.com

50 billion dollar energy storage market: According to Lux Research, plug-in vehicles are on course to become the largest market for batteries and might one day outgrow consumer electronics as the currently biggest segment. The former are expected to take a market share of 21 billion dollars by 2020 and further reduce cost through economies of scale.
bostonglobe.com, luxresearchinc.com (report, subject to a charge)

BMW to support Formula E: As we reported recently, the collaboration between the German carmaker and the electric racing series is becoming more concrete. The BMW i3 and i8 will be the official vehicles of the electric racing series and thus chauffeur VIPs and serve as safety and medical cars. What has become of the agreement with Rimac (we reported) is not yet clear.
puregreencars.com

All about the E-Golf: Green Car Congress delivers a full review of Volkswagen’s electrified car for the masses. The review takes into account not only the drivetrain (“an electric delight”) but also the carmakers strategy for large scale production EVs and how they are made.
greencarcongress.com

Super bike tame as a Vespa: Marco della Cava from USA Today had chance to experience riding the electric super bike ‘Energica Ego’. He was pillion of Energica CTO Giampiero Testoni who is particularly proud of the bikes ability to work well at low speeds too.
usatoday.com