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New calendar to be announced.
What could have been a promising debut for the all-new MotoE turned into a nightmare last week in Spain. Despite the major setback, Energica and organizer Dorna Sports confirmed they aren’t backing out. Until the new calendar comes out, looks like the number of events has …read more
Read moreTesla’s newest model accounts for most sales growth in 2018.
Last year was another record setter for electric vehicle sales in the United States. This was primarily thanks to the ramp up of Model 3 production, but greater availability of all plug-ins helped promote sales growth. When last we checked in, …read more
Kona sales drop and Tesla continues to make several changes.
Each week on the Youtube channel E For Electric, Alex and I discuss some of the important electric vehicle news we’ve covered during the week. One of the main topics discussed in this week’s “Plugged In” video is the abrupt drop …read more
Škoda BEV plans slowly crystalize.
Škoda intends to introduce two MEB-based electric cars, based on the recently presented Škoda Vision iV concept, by the end of 2022. As in the case of Volkswagen I.D. CROZZ and Audi e-tron, the first is to be an SUV, and the second a derivative coupe-style …read more
Reigning champion Jean-Eric Vergne scored his first victory of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E season at Sanya in China, passing poleman Oliver Rowland before a red flag period.
Rowland held the lead for much of the race, before the Nissan e.dams driver was passed by Techeetah’s Vergne at the final …read more
Read moreCHAdeMO still keeps a strong position, but changes are coming.
CHAdeMO Association released interesting numbers on the CHAdeMO fast charging standard popularity, using EV-Volumes.com data.
As it turns out, among about 5 million plug-in cars of any kind sold globally, two-thirds are BEVs and one third are PHEVs. 49% of all plug-ins …read more
Nikola chooses Arizona
Nikola Motor Company and Saint Holdings announced the acquisition (by Nikola) of approximately 400 acres of property in Pinal County at Inland Port Arizona in Coolidge, for a new production facility for hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
The plan is to begin production of class 8 trucks and gradually …read more
Tesla Model 3 production is now at a record pace.
According to Bloomberg’s Tesla Model 3 Tracker, Tesla already produced 226,969 Model 3, out of which 71,307 falls on this quarter alone. With eight days to go, there is a big chance to reach about 75,000-80,000 Model 3 in Q1, compared …read more
Energicas addresses concerned customers.
Following the Jerez debacle that saw all 18 of the competing Ego Corsa destroyed in a fire last week, Energica addressed some of its customers’ (legitimate) concerns regarding their bikes’ potential as fire-food.
The entire MotoE fleet went up in smoke in Spain last week. Unless you’ve been …read more
Tesla Model 3 lowers the price per mile of range to $141
The launch of the Tesla Model 3 Standard/Standard Plus battery versions was tremendous news in the past weeks, but it’s the return of Long Range rear-wheel drive version that turns out to be most affordable in terms of price …read more