Inside EVs

Billionaire Vincent Bollore has scaled back his electric car ambitions, and is now withdrawing from consumer passenger cars, as the established competitors are out of reach. The focus for Blue Solutions in the future now will be car sharing, electric buses and residential energy storage systems. Put simply, the French …read more

Access to an additional 15 kWh now costs only $4,500. Last night, Tesla sent out a note to owners of the 60 kWh versions of the Model S and X with some new information on upgrading to 75 kWh. We already are aware of pricing for the Model S upgrade… …read more

It’s stripped down, so this Tesla Model S is likely even quicker from 0 to 60 MPH than 2.28 seconds, if you can imagine that! Famed Tesla Racing Channel on YouTube is behind this highly modded Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous. This certainly is no stock Tesla. The frunk… …read more

Tesla will now offer its Tesla Approved Body shop program online, and welding training and recertification will be handled by I-CAR. Tesla needs to expand its repair services quickly and efficiently, ahead of the Model 3 production ramp up. The automaker is moving from in-house, California-based certification courses, to those …read more

Tesla will now offer its Tesla Approved Body shop program online, and welding training and recertification will be handled by I-CAR. Tesla needs to expand its repair services quickly and efficiently, ahead of the Model 3 production ramp up. The automaker is moving from in-house, California-based certification courses, to those …read more

Fear of a potential strike that could possibly cripple Model 3 production, Tesla has reacted by raising worker wages in Germany. A strike this close to the start of production of the Tesla Model 3 could be catastrophic, so to reduce the risk of strike, Tesla has raised wages at… …read more

Electric vehicle advocate Plug In Adventures, founded by Chris Ramsey that uses a Nissan LEAF in various driving adventures, has created a specially modified Nissan LEAF that will be the first all-electric car to enter the Mongol Rally this summer. First, the Nissan LEAF AT-EV (All Terrain Electric Vehicle) needs… …read more

Daimler and Bosch have announced a co-development agreement on fully automated (SAE Level 4) and driverless (SAE Level 5) technology. The German partners intend to develop and launch a production-ready system for driver-less cars on urban public roads by the beginning of the next decade. Whether it will enable Daimler …read more

The positive Chevrolet Bolt reviews continue to pour in. This latest one comes to us via Kelley Blue Book. The publication states that the Bolt has not only plenty of room inside, but that its tall roofline gives ample space for passengers among us. As for the reported “five seat”… …read more

With the Tesla Model 3 nearing its production date, Tesla CEO Elon Musk moves closer to his ~$1.4 billion payout. We know at this point that Musk doesn’t accept his piddly salary at Tesla, and even borrows money from his established lenders on a fairly regular basis, to buy more… …read more