Inside EVs

The plug-in hybrid MINI with the worst plug-in vehicle name ever is coming…and coming soon. The market launch of MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 kicks off in UK (and few other key markets – including the US) on June 24, 2017. Prices (without plug-in car grant) start at £31,585 OTR (‘On-the-road’), which… …read more

This Tesla Model X driver keeps an aftermarket dash cam permanently engaged in his vehicle. He has captured a multitude of excellent footage to share, related to the Tesla Emergency Braking alert system. This video shows many close calls, and the audio lets you hear the Tesla emergency braking warning…. …read more

Racing driver Nick Padmore recently had the chance test the Tesla Model X … at the race track for the first time. The Model X clocked a time of 1:38.89 at Goodwood, and was considered by Nick (who owns a Goodwood lap record BTW) to be quick, quiet, smooth; the… …read more

While other potential automotive startups (Faraday Future, Lucid) are attempting the monumental task and expense of building brand-new factories, Tesla acquired its Fremont facility secondhand. This saved the company substantial time and funds, and now the Fremont factory is one of the largest and foremost in the world. Another similar… …read more

Lucid Motors premiered its super-luxurious Lucid Air as a true Tesla competitor this past December. Marque Brownlee, otherwise known as MKBHD, provides an exclusive and in-depth a look as is out there of this upcoming gem. Brownlee was fortunate to get an invite to Lucid’s Menlo Park headquarters for a private… …read more

Our friend over at BMWBLOG Chuck Vossler happens to own a BMW i3 BEV and just recently test drove a Chevrolet Bolt. This puts him in the unique position of having time behind the wheel of these two electric cars, so he decided to do a comparison write-up of the… …read more

Nissan has launched a real-life, on-road, autonomous vehicle tests in London; which are the very first test grounds for the Japanese manufacturer in Europe. A specially equipped Nissan LEAF (previously demonstrated in Japan and U.S.) was able to deal with city traffic at speeds of up to 50 mph. “Participants… …read more

The all-electric Z06 also set a standing-mile record of 190 mph. The folks at Genovation have reached another electric milestone. The Maryland-based electric car manufacturer recently set a new top-speed record for street-legal electric cars with their black C6 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, reaching 209 miles power hour at the Kennedy… …read more

Tesla has developed a knack for “doing it all,” so it was really only a matter of time before we would hear of the company’s auto insurance pursuits. Jeff Evanson, Tesla Vice President of Global Investor Relations, revealed during Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings call, that Tesla is planning to offer vehicle customized… …read more

Detroit Electric, best known from its long and winding road from a would-be Detroit based automaker to a Chinese owned/European export, and its attempt to repeat Tesla’s path to success via the Roadster with its own Lotus-based SP:01, has rarely been heard from recently. Until now. The company’s latest press release revives hope that Detroit Electric… …read more