Inside EVs

On Tuesday, a fire broke out in the Volvo Car Group battery lab in Gothenburg, Sweden. The automaker said there was no impact on production from the fire, but 150 employees had to be evacuated from the laboratory and surrounding buildings. Batteries, especially under experimental conditions in laboratories, can be… …read more

“Tesla owners will get the service they expect from us — period.” States Tesla’s Jon McNeil, president of global sales and service. There’s been numerous reports of slow service from Tesla and with one recent such report making headlines news, Tesla is now responding to service issues in the form… …read more

Of all the wonders that presented themselves at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, BMW didn’t have its hand in any of them. The company has slowed its innovation push, and decided to focus its energy on updating and electrifying its current lineup. This may not be a negative … CEO… …read more

Renault has announced milestone of 100,000 EV batteries … leased! “Renault has signed its 100,000th electric vehicle battery leasing contract via RCI Bank and Services, its brand financing entity. Renault, a pioneer and leader in Europe’s E.V. market, has offered battery leasing since the launch of its first electric vehicle.”… …read more

Just like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set out to do late last year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has decided to keep its emissions standards locked through 2025. The ZEV program will also remain intact, and eventually accelerate. California, along with 12 other states that follow suit, will… …read more

“Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but poor clones get it wrong because we are promoting individuality”​ https://t.co/lCFMwySQlo — Nick Sampson (@NickSampsonFF) March 11, 2017 Following the reveal of the NIO Eve, Faraday Future Senior Vice President of Product Research & Development, Nick Sampson, took to Twitter to call… …read more

It seems like eMotorWerks has rapidly transformed itself into a leading smart charging solution provider. Not long ago we saw the company pair up the California utility, Sonoma Clean Power to provide a thousand free smart charging stations in the county, now it will reach out even further by teaming up with AeroVironment, maker… …read more

2018 Nissan Leaf Spied Sorting A Sleeker Design Under Some Trash Bag Camo The weird disguise will come off in September, with the 2nd gen LEAF arriving shortly thereafter. The outgoing Leaf is not what you would call an attractive car, but thankfully it seems Nissan will overhaul the EV’s styling… …read more

It doesn’t mean much, but Tesla has bragging rights over Ford for now. The gap has been closing for quite some time now and even recently we reported that Tesla’s market cap was within spitting distance of Ford’s. Well, as of close last evening, the inevitable happened with Tesla surpassing… …read more

The all-new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt is not set to hit dealerships in Atlanta, Georgia until about six months from now when the 238 mile EV rolls out nationally (September). However, one dealership’s vice president personally changed that. Here’s hoping he doesn’t get reprimanded for going above and beyond. Vice president… …read more