Inside EVs

Good news for the UK, the 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTE enters the British market with a ~10% newly lowered starting price – continuing the ~7 year trend we have seen of plug-in vehicles getting more and more inexpensive to own. The entry level trim of the GTE now starts at …read more

For now it’s just a concept, but give it a few years and it could make it to production. With the debut of the 01 crossover last October in Berlin, and reportedly available next year in China (followed by the Europe and US – see picture/reveal video below), Lynk & …read more

With more plug-in offerings on the global market than any other automaker, BMW says its goal for 2017 is to sell at least 100,000 electrified vehicles worldwide. That would be a significant increase from the ~40,000 electrified vehicles BMW sold globally in 2016. BMW adds that in 2016, electrified vehicles… …read more

Ever wonder what happens when you empty the gas tank and fully deplete the battery pack in a Chevrolet Volt? Well, wonder no more as this 2013 Volt owner presents us with a rather comprehensive video showing exactly that. The brief synopsis is that once the battery pack is empty,… …read more

Last year, Tesla unsuccessfully contested Utah’s interpretation of laws that were making it impossible to sell its vehicles within the state. Fast forward to the present, and Utah’s Supreme Court has unanimously denied the automaker once again. The hearing last year was held in order for Tesla to point out …read more

Trump Wants 99 Percent Cut In Fuel And Emission Testing Budget Automakers are concerned the cut could delay new vehicle certifications. If President Donald Trump’s proposed budget gets a green light, it would pretty much wipe out vehicle emissions and fuel economy testing done by the Environmental Protection Agency. In… …read more

VW Bulli Reimagined As Zero-Emission Vintage Bus Look for a new Microbus by the end of the decade. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the legendary Volkswagen Bulli people-carrier. The story of the Transporter begun with a sketch of a vehicle type that did not exist at that time… …read more

Tesla admits that it is aware that customers will have many questions, as the upcoming Model 3 becomes available. The question has been asked: “Should I trade in my Model S for a Model 3?” As Elon Musk has pointed out recently, the Model 3 is not meant to be… …read more

Ford has announced its electrification strategy for China. After introducing the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid for fleet customers, Ford intends to add new plug-ins starting next year. In 2018 Ford will launch Mondeo Energi (aka Fusion Energi) locally manufactured under Ford’s Changan Ford joint venture. Ford already partners with Changan,… …read more

Stuntman or lunatic? Either way, the video sure is entertaining to watch. Not content with simply jumping over the BMW i8, this fella decides to kick it up a few notches by doing a front flip over a moving i8. As you’ll see in the video, the occupants of the… …read more