News from Inside EVs blog.
Take a look at one of the few physical controls inside the Tesla Model 3
One of the most significant attributes of the inside of the Tesla Model 3 is that it’s largely devoid of physical controls. Apart from window switches, a pair of column stalks and the steering wheel, everything …read more
Cupra e-Racer – designed for the asphalt track, adapted for the snow and ice
Cupra, as part of its developments for the upcoming ETCR electric touring car championship (scheduled for 2020), performed winter tests of the e-Racer on the snow and ice of Andorra’s ski slopes.
The prototype was adapted to extreme …read more
It was about time.
After two months of teasing, Lightning Motorcycles has finally lifted the veil off the all-new Strike, its long-range, low-price model.
There’s been a lot of teasing since January, and unlike other manufacturers, Lightning didn’t shy away from unveiling some of the model’s most interesting features and numbers ahead …read more
Scania works on autonomous driving buses
Scania and Nobina (the largest public transport operator in the Nordic countries) announced trials of autonomous buses on regular routes in the Stockholm area in Sweden from 2020 on.
The project is currently under development and will consist of two phases:
initially without passengers
with passengers (about 300 …read more
Ford F-150 Energi?
The recently spotted test mule of a camouflaged Ford F-150 – suspected to be all-electric (with a fake exhaust pipe) or plug-in hybrid – was recently discussed by TheFastLaneTruck.
Spy photos obtained by InsideEVs reveal and independent rear suspension, while from the side profile we probably see battery packs …read more
Nelson Piquet Jr and his Jaguar ABB FIA Formula E team have agreed to part ways after the first six races of the 2018/19 season.
The 2014/15 FE champion has scored just a single point so far in the current campaign and crashed out of last weekend’s round at Sanya after …read more
Read moreVehicle-to-Grid (V2G) using alternating-current from Renault ZOE
Renault announced the launch of a new pilot project of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging, which turns out to be first on a bigger scale using alternating-current.
Usually, V2G was implemented through the DC line (CHAdeMO), which required the use of an expensive external bi-directional charger. As …read more
Porsche does a very good job of hiding the camouflage on the body.
Some new spy shots from Danish site Pro-Street catch the Porsche Taycan testing on the roads around Copenhagen. While the electric sedan doesn’t appear to be camouflaged at first glance, Porsche still keeps some sections of this test …read more
Read moreIt depends on where you live, but in many locations, renewable energy sources are growing.
One of the primary arguments that comes from those opposed to electric cars is that the power source is coal, since that’s where they believe most electricity comes from. We’ve published articles with several recent studies …read more
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES SOARING AROUND THE WORLD
2018 was a banner year for plug-in vehicles: global sales totaled 2.1 million units, a 64% increase compared to 2017. As a share of the overall light vehicle market, cars with plugs reached 2.2% for the year, and an impressive 3.8% for the month …read more