Inside EVs

Now that Tesla cars have officially made their way into Dubai last month, there is already a plan underway to add self-driving versions to the area’s taxi fleet. CEO Elon Musk attended the 2017 World Government Summit in Dubai, at which he made Tesla’s official launch speech, and now that Tesla has… …read more

Who better than a renowned automotive exec and banker, to lead troubled Faraday Future’s financial situation back to positive standing? Stefan Krause was CFO at BMW starting in 2002 and moved to Deutsche Bank, in the same capacity, in 2008. He retired in 2015 and has been advising other companies… …read more

The penance VW is doing as part of the fallout from its diesel scandal includes a new project called Electrify America. You can read the introductory details about Electrify America here, but the general gist is that VW has to spend a pile of money promoting electric vehicles in the… …read more

Mr JWW recently had an exclusive opportunity to test drive the new Jaguar I-PACE Concept in London. The concept is drivable, although it was more like a short demo ride rather proper test drive. Still we will take what we can get at this point. With two design execs on-board, sharing… …read more

Tesla raises $1.2 billion for Model 3 launch That’s 20 percent more than originally planned. Elon Musk and Tesla have raised $1.2 billion in preparation of the launch the new Model 3. The company announced Wednesday that it would be selling new stock and convertible securities in preparation for the… …read more

Opel intends to introduce more electric cars under the PSA Group. According to an interview with Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann (who will continue on as CEO) Opel will be allowed to not only to sell the Ampera-e (beginning this May in Norway), but even follow up plug-in models. The Company planned… …read more

It was controversial, sure, but the Bush-era Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program (ATVMP) was instrumental in the DOE helping a number of automakers bring their plug-in vehicles to market. Under the 2007 law, Tesla got a $465-million loan, then paid it back early to much fanfare. Ford ($5.9 billion) and… …read more

Translogic’s Jonathon Buckley last month had the good fortune to spend Valentine’s Day behind the wheel of $1.2 million Rimac Concept_One in Spain, and now has passed his experience along in an extended test drive report. The Coratian supercar was called an absolute rocket ship, although pretty tight. Editor’s Note:… …read more

Everything has finally calmed down over in Sterling Heights, MI, following the aftermath of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s viral response to the 5th grade girl’s letter (Bria Loveday), and the launch of Project Loveday. However, the students at Graebner Elementary learned more than just how to write a letter, and… …read more

Renault Zoe RS render is less bonkers than the E-Sport Concept It’s closer to reality, but that reality is still far away. Renault managed to shock us in the best possible way earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show where it brought the over-the-top Zoe E-Sport Concept. It’s highly… …read more