Inside EVs

The Speed Academy takes us to the third episode of its Lotus Evora conversion to electric drive, using a Tesla Model S electric motor, and two Chevrolet Volt battery packs. Blue Lightning’s new powertrain essentially doubles the original power output of Evora (to some ≈460 hp), and now installed. Next… …read more

As seen in the video above, an alert Tesla driver narrowly manages to move his Model X just in time before being rear-ended in a multi-car crash. You can hear the Model X squeal its tires (around the 10-second mark) as it speeds away from what’s sure to be a… …read more

Tesla’s commitment to a global charging infrastructure is unmatched. Whereas some automakers such as General Motors refuse to support the charging infrastructure, Tesla continues to build upon its world leading Supercharger network and destination chargers. “As we add more and more Teslas to the road, we’re making charging an even… …read more

SECURITY CLEARANCE: HERE’S WHAT IT’S LIKE WORKING FOR ELON MUSK So what is it like to work for Tesla CEO Elon Musk? Business Insider* reported: “According to Branden Spikes, who served as Musk’s right hand of technology for more than 15 years at Zip2, PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, it was… …read more

The Skoda Vision E‘s recent debut from Auto Shanghai has renewed a lot of interest in the company’s all-electric offerings, and with it, the hope that the production model arriving in 2020 will be one of the most affordable long-range utility EVs. It is true that we don’t have many …read more

New York is pushing EV adoption hard with its new rebate, so governor Andrew Cuomo was delivered to the recent New York Auto Show via a Tesla Model S P100D … only in our dreams, of course. In reality he arrived doing a burnout in a Dodge Demon. The New …read more

You wouldn’t race one, right? Wait, would you? If you’ve ever driven an electric vehicle, then you’ve experienced the instant torque of an electric motor. And if you remember driving an old 5-speed manual gas-powered car, then you know that it takes a lot more work to get up to… …read more

Effective today, some versions of the Tesla Model S and Model X are slightly more expensive. But a week or so ago, other versions of the Model S saw a substantial price cut. The big news came a week ago when Tesla unexpectedly lopped $5,000 off the two cheapest versions… …read more

Volkswagen Group’s newest American compliance subsidiary – Electrify America LLC, created to fulfill the redress after the Dieselgate scandal, has detailed the start of its investments. In total, $2 billion is to be spent on electrification projects ($800 million in California and $1,200 million nationwide, outside California) over 10 years; …read more

When it comes to electric cars, it’s all about the battery. Well, it’s not quite that simple, but given how important the battery is to the cost, range and performance of the vehicle, it’s pretty close. When someone is considering purchasing their first electric car, they will certainly have a… …read more