Inside EVs

In mid-March, on the sidelines of SXSW, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche told German magazine T3N that Tesla was responsible for doing away with the negative image of the electric car. According to reports, Zetsche made the comment in such a way that it came off like this: “Tesla has certainly… …read more

It turns out that Toyota will begin employing artificial intelligence (AI) related to electric cars. However, not in the way most might think. Now that Toyota is moving forward in its development of longer-range EVs, instead of fuel-cell vehicles (FCV), the company is eager to be the first to discover… …read more

Tesla still intends to produce around 500,000 new vehicles per year by the end of 2018. The electric automaker could be set to produce as many as 50,000 to 80,000 Model 3s by the end of this year. All of these vehicles necessitate the need for the rapid expansion of Superchargers…. …read more

ARIES RC channel, that is promoting new technology (specifically new battery technology) in unmanned UAVs, released an interesting video on Tesla’s lithium-ion battery (of which they sell on ebay). The cell (18650 type) was discharged and disassembled to check out what’s inside. Of interest is that while Panasonic of course sells… …read more

File this under the category of trying to make it big on the backs of Tesla… Dubuc Motors, makers of the fully electric Tomahawk supercar, calls itself Tesla’s cousin in a recent press release announcing its “public offering.” Here’s the headline from the release: Tesla’s Cousin, pioneer of revolutionary public… …read more

The European luxury automotive sector is showing interesting customer interest. As it turns out, the three top models (Tesla Model S, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series) all had nearly identical sales results in Western Europe, at around 12,400 each. A photo finish would be needed to identify winner, although from… …read more

This in-depth automotive review series from The Fast Lane Car provides us with quite possibly the most-detailed, yet concise video reviews of the 2017 Chevy Bolt to date. “2017 Chevy Bolt: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know” The vehicle is driven, explored inside and out from a Chevy test drive… …read more

Reportedly, a Tesla Model X, with Autopilot engaged, hit a police motorcycle recently in Phoenix. The incident has Arizona residents in a stir, since just a few days later, a self-driving Uber vehicle crashed in Tempe. Both the Tesla Model X and the on-duty police motorcyle were exiting the Black… …read more

Global plug-in electric car sales returned back to solid growth in February, after a slight gain was noted in January, as Chinese subsidies were temporarily unavailable. For February, more than 50,000 sales worldwide translated to growth of around 33% (despite only a fractional month of recovery in China). The top 10 best selling models… …read more

Honda has made it known that it has no intention of offering a long-range electric Clarity, but that doesn’t mean the automaker will totally ignore the market for long-range BEVs. Though intent on offering a Clarity BEV with just 80 miles of electric range, Honda says there’s a chance the… …read more