by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Elon Musk giving an update on Model 3 production and the overall state of Tesla, Porsche making some moves ahead of the Mission E...
by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Today only, Woot offers the AeroGarden Harvest Smart Countertop Garden in various colors for $99.95. Free shipping is available for Prime members, otherwise a $5 flat rate fee will be added. That’s down from its original $180 MSRP and the current $160 list price at...
by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
BMW is expected to soon launch the BMW iX3, its first all-electric vehicle since the BMW i3 in 2013, at the 2018 Beijing Auto Show. The company today teased the vehicle for the first time ahead of the launch. more… View Entire Article on...
by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Nissan Leaf sales have been jolted back to life in the automaker’s home market after the launch of the latest generation of the all-electric vehicle. The company now confirms having sold over 100,000 Leafs in Japan since original launch and are preparing to launch 3...
by Inside EVs | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Nissan announced that Japan will be the flagship market for the implementation of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision during the M.O.V.E. to 2022 midterm plan. The goal is 40% sales of electric or e-POWER cars by fiscal 2022 and 50% by 2025. e-POWER is the name for...
by Inside EVs | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Nissan reached the milestone of 100,000 LEAFs (first and second generation) sold in Japan since the electric car’s introduction in December 2010. In recent months, Nissan LEAF sales accelerated in Japan as the second generation – introduced in October 2017 – averages...
by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Audi unveiled the e-tron quattro prototype, the company’s first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up. This was back in 2015 when they were still using the unreliable NEDC standard for the range. In a press release today, the German automaker...
by Green Car Reports | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Everybody knows the friendly, familiar VW logo—an artistically stacked ‘V’ and ‘W’ nestled inside a circle—whether its from smiling New Beetles running around, or the giant logo on the nose of Jerry Garcia’s legendary bus. Now, according...
by Inside EVs | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Nissan began taking orders for the new 40 kWh e-NV200 in Japan, with deliveries planned for December Order books for this version of the electric van actually opened way back in January in Europe, with deliveries there set for this Spring. The new e-NV200 is highly...
by Inside EVs | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Tesla Owners Italia represent A fleet of fast cars, a superbike, and an airstrip. Sounds like all the ingredients are in place here for some monumental action; gripping, pulse-quickening drama; possibly some celebratory dancing. Before you start the popcorn...
by Green Car Reports | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
When the Audi e-tron battery-electric SUV goes on sale next year, its 432 battery cells will drink from a 150-kw charging firehose–a rate quicker than the Jaguar I-Pace or a Tesla Model S. The high-energy battery pack, detailed by Audi in Berlin on Wednesday, has an...
by Inside EVs | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
According to PSA CEO Carlos Tavares, the adoption of electric cars will bring forth many societal concerns that most people aren’t considering. Despite the fact that PSA’s plan for the future includes further electrification efforts, Tavares feels the need to explain...
by Green Car Reports | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Among the hundreds of thousands of potential buyers on the waiting list for the Tesla Model 3, many are waiting for configurations that aren’t yet available—all-wheel drive or the more affordable small battery pack. And many of those probably won’t be able...
by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
The news about Tesla Autopilot lately has mainly been about the driver assist system’s limitations and it is certainly important to talk about those, but the system has also been improving quite significantly with recent updates and it’s fun to take a break and look...
by Inside EVs | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
By now, we’re all accustomed to seeing the mighty Tesla Model S blow away all comers, but the appearance of the Model X on the track is still rather rare. It’s a porky, three-row SUV after all. Not the type of vehicle you’d expect to go up against on the track. More...
by Electrek | Apr 20, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Now a few years into the program, it has become clear that Tesla’s referral program is an important part of the automaker’s sales model as it has been renewed every quarter. This time, Tesla even announced the new round of referral program ahead of the end of the...
by Inside EVs | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Most countries are far from 90,000 plug-in electric car sales annually – but in China, sales of electric buses alone nearly hit 90,000 in 2017 and that result was 23% worse than 2016! The 89,546 sales reported for 2017 is less than one year ago, because the Chinese...
by Inside EVs | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Meanwhile, current generation will get a hybrid powertrain in 2019. While we’re patiently waiting for Ford to finally take the wraps off the 700-horsepower GT500 monster, the world’s best-selling sports coupe in the last three years is already gearing up for some...
by Inside EVs | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
The company apparently offered access to China’s auto market in exchange for EV tech. The more news we hear about Geely, the more we start scratching our heads. The Chinese company made some huge waves when it was revealed its billionaire CEO Li Shufu purchased $9...
by Electrek | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Amazon offers the Sun Joe 1350PSI 10A Electric Pressure Washer for $55.99 shipped. Also at Walmart. For comparison, it usually sells for around $70 at retailers like Lowe’s. Perfect for outdoor clean-ups after spring, Sun Joe’s electric pressure washer sports a...
by Electrek | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
As we reported earlier this week, Tesla temporarily shut down production this week to update the line in order to enable a higher production capacity. Despite the downtime, Tesla sent out another batch of Model 3 configuration invites this week. more… View Entire...
by Green Car Reports | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Hyundai has reduced prices on the 2018 Sonata Hybrid, in an effort to sell more of them. The $500 price cut makes the car one of the most affordable midsized hybrids on the market, according to an analysis by Green Car Reports sister site CarsDirect.com. Only the Ford...
by Green Car Reports | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
Electric car chargers will soon be able to get a fast charge with a quart of milk at Walmarts across the country. Ford releases fuel economy numbers for the new diesel F-150, the Mazda CX-5 diesel is finally certified for sale in California, and a new plug-in hybrid...
by Electrek | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
We have been skeptical about the usefulness of current wireless charging systems for electric vehicles, but now a new interesting system with a record charge rate (almost double Tesla’s current Supercharger) has been deployed for the first time and it is made...
by Green Car Reports | Apr 19, 2018 | Automotive Technology
A full-sized pickup that can get 30 mpg sounds impressive, and it is. Ford has released the fuel economy ratings for the new F150 Powerstroke diesel, and that’s the highway rating for the two-wheel drive model. In the city it’s rated to get 22 mpg from its...
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