Inside EVs

SK Innovation Co. is most widely known to us as the battery cell supplier for the Kia Soul EV, but in the near future SK may well become a bigger player in the electric vehicle battery market. The battery maker has just announced that it will construct two new electric… …read more

One of the world’s top oil producers says that EVs may make up about one-third of automotive market share by the close of the next decade. Total SA’s top energy analyst, Joel Couse, is more bullish than most when it comes to EV adoption forecasts (especially compared to those with… …read more

A new Tesla Model S aesthetics package hits the streets, and looks pretty good! We don’t see many tuners adding touches to Teslas, never mind the Model S. Chalk it up to the all-electric nature of the beast – it’s tough to tweak tidbits like exhaust systems or engine parameters …read more

FF may give you a free phone with your car, too. As we’ve been reviewing recent patents from the electric vehicle space for our Your Future EV series, a few from Faraday Future have jumped out. There are plenty of stories in our archives about the problems FF is having… …read more

FF may give you a free phone with your car, too. As we’ve been reviewing recent patents from the electric vehicle space for our Your Future EV series, a few from Faraday Future have jumped out. There are plenty of stories in our archives about the problems FF is… …read more

Rap legend, music producer and actor from Long Beach, California takes delivery of his Tesla Model X. Of course, we’re talking about Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., or Snoop Dogg, Snoop, Snoop Doggy Dog, Snoop Lion and so on. The man has so many aliases we’re not sure which one he …read more

Lilium Jet has successfully completed the maiden flight of its all-electric VLOT (vertical take-off and landing) Eagle aircraft. The two seat Eagle is just a test prototype at this point, but the company has already begun work on a production-intent 5-seat model that would be targeted for on-demand air taxi …read more

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk enjoyed a rare one-on-one meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, and it should prove significant to China’s automotive industry. Typically, top Chinese officials meet with groups, not individuals. Musk happened to be in China, on an unplanned trip, and Wang spoke with him …read more

Volvo has confirmed all the recent media revelations about the production of its first series, all-electric model, which is to be built in China. The new model, based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars is to be available from 2019 globally. Volvo sales target for its all-electric …read more

It’s a three-way tie for the #1 spot, but Tesla still carries the torch. If you desire owning the world’s quickest road-going production car, then the Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous is by far your most sensible choice. With its 2.28-second time from 0 to 60 mph, the Model… …read more