Inside EVs

Shell, an integrated energy and petrochemicals company, has now become one of the core members of CharIN e. V. (aka the Charging Interface Initiative e. V.)…which we guess is a good thing? The company of course is still mostly engaged in refueling conventional cars with petrol, but it would now …read more

Audi E-Tron Sportback Concept Continues Virtual Striptease Despite its ‘Sportback’ name, we’re looking at a crossover-coupe combo. After a couple of teaser videos showing off the concept’s numerous LEDs, Audi is back with a more substantial preview of its Shanghai-bound showcar debuting next week. Not only are we able to… …read more

Is it Black Friday already? As most of us tucked in for the night, Tesla took to its website to tweak Model S pricing in a big way. Previously priced from $77,000, last night (concurrent with the already-announced cancellation of the 60 kWh version of the Model S) Tesla slashed… …read more

That’s a big bump in range for what appears to be a bargain to us. Effective today, Tesla has officially discontinued the Model S 60 kWh version. This means the base version of the Model S now comes with a 75-kWh battery pack. Tesla communicated the cancellation of the 60… …read more

Tesla’s scheduled start of production in July for the Model 3 could be in jeopardy. And it’s largely beyond Tesla’s control. Recently, Tesla acquired Grohman Engineering and then formed Tesla Advanced Automation Germany out of the deal. The plan was to secure an advanced engineering group in order to …read more

The first all-electric Volvo is expected to be produced in China, and then exported globally from 2019. Can that be practically done and remain competitive? That remains to be seen; however, that is the route that GM has taken with its new Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid which arrived on …read more

It sure is flashy, but gloss black scratches so easily that you’ll likely despise those shiny seats in your Tesla Model X in no time. Tesla has discontinued glossy black as a seat back option for the Model X. The automaker didn’t say why gloss black is now gone, but… …read more

It sure is flashy, but gloss black scratches so easily that you’ll likely despise those shiny seats in your Tesla Model X in no time. Tesla has discontinued glossy black as a seat back option for the Model X. The automaker didn’t say why gloss black is now gone, but… …read more

IEEE Spectrum chose its 2017 Top Ten Tech Cars. The posting goes into a full explanation regarding the fact that though autonomous tech is the next big thing, “there’s not a fully autonomous car available in any showroom in the world … It’s wishful thinking. Even Tesla’s vaunted (and misleadingly …read more

Fully Charged just published one of its longest episodes to date, covering its long awaited Tesla Model X test drive review; in this case, the 90D edition of the X with six seats, to be precise. The all-electric Tesla SUV was, perhaps unsurprisingly, considered as a delightful and remarkable vehicle. …read more