Inside EVs

Ford insists that it has benefited from analysis of real-world electric driving data. The company believes that the automotive industry and regulators would also benefit from the adoption of standard methods to analyze and discuss such data. Brett Hinds, Ford’s Chief Engineer for Electrified Powertrain Engineering, recently presented the concept… …read more

We already know that the long-range Porsche Mission E will be sold in the U.S. starting in 2019, but did you now that Porsche has plans to sell the Mission E in China too? Makes sense, when you consider that China is by far the largest EV market in the… …read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (apparently still a real agency) revealed its estimated annual fuel cost list for light vehicles sold in America; which is based on an average mileage driven of 15,000 miles (55% in city driving, 45% highway driving). As one might expect, all-electric and plug-in hybrids lower… …read more

The high profile interior conversion might not to everyone’s liking, but that doesn’t mean that some won’t still enjoy this custom TSportline Tesla Model S P100D. For our money, the Black (with dark purple accents) modification option (video below) is a better fit. Video description: “T Sportline can take your Model… …read more

Trump to announce review of federal MPG rules this week The big news will be here Wednesday, but you can probably guess today. Sources have told Bloomberg that Trump will meet with automotive executives Wednesday and is likely to announce a reconsideration of the EPA’s fuel economy standards. Right after… …read more

Volvo would like to introduce its first all-electric, series produced, electric car in 2019. However, the Swedish brand is also setting the bar high for its first EVs abilities, while maintaining relatively affordable price: at least 250 miles (400 km) price between $35,000 and $40,000 Lex Kerssemakers, CEO of Volvo… …read more

Tesla has finally begun deliveries of its lightweight forged aluminum Arachnid Wheels (21″), that are quite a bit behind schedule (as referral program prizes). One of the first sets to be received was by DragTimes, which without delay installed them on their Model S P100DL, and saving a couple of… …read more

According to the CharIN e.v. (who is conducting an extensive work in the evolution of the CCS standard to higher power levels), Efacec has already installed the first few 350 kW DC fast chargers in Europe. To date, these stations were all private projects set out late last year but we are… …read more

New AMG Project One hypercar details: 11K rpm, 31K engine life A few new factoids on the F1-derived monster were revealed in Geneva. More details have emerged about the forthcoming Mercedes-AMG hypercar – AKA Project One for those who haven’t yet happened upon the rumors, renderings, and general gossip of… …read more

A few days ago, we reported on the Chevrolet Bolt being among the finalists for Automobile’s annual All Stars award. The Bolt was the first non-Tesla electric car to make it to the round of finalists. Now, we’re thrilled to announce that the Bolt made it a step further by… …read more