Inside EVs

Ford appears set to expand its Energi lineup with the future introduction of electrified variants of the Explorer, Transit and Kuga. And a Ford Focus Energi too. That’s according to Autocar and our own scouring of trademark filings. The publication sites a recent trademark filing from Ford. Autocar states: “The… …read more

MINI has released full specs, further details, and an extensive photo gallery ahead of the launch of its first production plug-in hybrid (with the worst name ever) – the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 plug-in hybrid. The MINI Cooper PHEV (which is the name we are going with …read more

TESLA DRIVER CONQUERS THE AUTOCROSS TRACK Grant M. is like a superhero with a secret identity – during the week, he works as a lawyer, but on the weekends, he takes his Tesla S60 to the autocross track to do battle with the forces of fossil fuel. *This article comes… …read more

Today’s the day when two variants of Tesla’s solar roof will launch. So says Tesla CEO Elon Musk, via Twitter, of course. The two variants that will go on sale later today are the smooth glass and textured roofs. The Tuscan and French slate will be made available “in about… …read more

If you ever thought that you knew all the battery storage systems for electric vehicles, including battery swap concepts (think defunct Better Place), Tanktwo will surprise you. Its idea is so ridiculous, that it makes us curious. Tanktwo proposes to use egg-shaped battery cells that would randomly fill the pack …read more

Tesla has filed an updated patent related to metal-air batteries. According to the filing, the focus is on “A method for charging a metal-air battery pack at the maximum possible rate while maintaining an ambient oxygen concentration below a preset concentration is provided, thereby minimizing the risks associated with generating… …read more

Droves of engineers from Mexico showed up at the Tesla factory in Fremont for a “hiring fair” that didn’t play out as expected. Yesterday we reported that Tesla was set to hold a recruiting fair at its Fremont factory, in an attempt to satisfy a domestic engineer shortage by reaching …read more

Ensto, one of the many charging infrastructure manufacturers in Europe, came up with an idea on how to explain infrastructure best practices for some apparently pretty confused fleet managers in the UK. We don’t doubt that for most of the fleet managers choosing a charging station, the whole situation causes …read more

Volkswagen Group ranks among the largest automakers in the world, and for this reason, the company believes it has the resources to leave Tesla in the dust. Though Tesla is years ahead of VW’s plans for electrification, and the Silicon Valley automaker plans to be producing 500,000 cars a year… …read more

Several electric vehicles startups in China are targeting the Tesla Model 3. These new automakers are so obscure that even we know little about them, but they aim to go head-to-head against the Model 3, apparently. Future Mobility, WM Motor and Singulato Motors all say the’ll produce electric cars in… …read more