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Plug-in car sales for Europe so far in 2017 have given us a lot of satisfaction, as we not only see strong growth, but a return to near record levels normally reserved for the end of the year, when special forces are at work pushing the numbers higher. For the… …read more

China isn’t quite sure what it’s doing these days in regards to electric cars. Just recently, China moved to add vehicles equipped with nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) technology to its government subsidy program. Prior to that, NMC-equipped vehicles were deemed too dangerous and therefore weren’t approved for subsidies. Now,… …read more

Tesla has released a new promotional video welcoming Ireland to the fold, where the first company’s showroom and service center in the country was launched in Dublin. Ireland is also on track to get its first batch of Supercharging stations – the very first is already on-line in Ballacolla. Expanding… …read more

HERE’S WHAT IT TAKES TO WORK AT TESLA On March 28th, Andrew Stevenson of Tesla’s Special Projects delivered a keynote speech titled, “Opportunities for Students in Building a Sustainable Energy Future,” during the Carnegie Mellon University’s Scott Institute for Energy Innovation* 2017 Energy Week. Stevenson works closely with Tesla co-founder …read more

Is Tesla Service Center growth on par to meet Model 3 support needs? Aside from Supercharger availability, whether or not the multitude of new Model 3 owners will be able to get timely, high-quality service, is paramount. If the Supercharger network can’t keep up, most people can just charge at… …read more

Is Tesla Service Center growth on par to meet Model 3 support needs? Aside from Supercharger availability, whether or not the multitude of new Model 3 owners will be able to get timely, high-quality service, is paramount. If the Supercharger network can’t keep up, most people can just charge at… …read more

A post shared by Jordan Hart (@jordanhart88) on Apr 28, 2017 at 9:13pm PDT A black Tesla Model 3 was recently spotted making a late note stop at a Supercharging station in Cincinnati, and fortunately InsideEVs reader and Instagrammer Jordan Hart (jordanhart88) caught the upcoming EV on video and passed… …read more

EV-Box’s survey of over 850 electric drivers shows that 85% are happy having switched to electric driving. While insufficient charging infrastructure is raised as a concern by most (55%) of the EV drivers. The main reason to initially purchase electric vehicles turns out to be a contribution to a …read more

Tesla’s Autopark feature is nifty, but still too slow to be useful really. Bjorn Nyland tried out Autopark with his Tesla Model X and concluded that it was a bit scary and very slow. Nyland was also a bit disappointed by the final park job too. Video description: “I tried… …read more

Tesla continues to expand its Destination Charging network, entering nine new countries since January 2017, now including over 1,000 new chargers globally. We often hear about the Supercharger network, due to its exclusivity, along with the ability for Tesla drivers to charge quickly while traveling. But, the electric automaker is …read more