Inside EVs

Back in 2007, then-CEO of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, showed off the Chevrolet Volt concept at the North American International Auto Show. The Volt launch a couple of years later with much fanfare. Despite it being a bit overpriced, it sold well enough to convince General Motors to develop a… …read more

It seems every few weeks or so, we hear that Tesla has launched in another location. Tesla has now officially entered New Zealand. The company delivered the first eight Model S vehicles at a media event at the Ports of Auckland. Unfortunately, interested customers were only allowed to test drive the… …read more

Opel Ampera-e is not even on sale yet in its most important markets in Europe – it kicks of in June in Norway. Interestingly enough, the EV was spotted earlier this year in California, where it will not be offered at all. Opel was doing some first drive demonstrations… …read more

NIO has announced that its EP9 all-electric supercar (read more about it here) set a world speed record for autonomous electric cars at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas back on February 23. The new record stands at 160 mph. NIO EP9 achieved the fastest autonomous… …read more

A major automaker conducted a private study, and the results are astounding. The study showed that someone with a Tesla Model 3 reservation is doubly as likely to be a current Toyota owner, than any other brand. If this is substantiated, then Tesla has succeeded in convincing the “masses” to… …read more

PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares has announced that more vehicles will be plugging in from Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands in the coming years. The company’s previously announced “Push to Pass” strategy included 11 models (4 BEVs and 7 PHEVs) by 2021. Now Tavares hints that 80 percent of 34… …read more

Smart ForTwo, ForFour Electric Drive go on sale in Germany Most affordable model starts from €17,558 once you factor in the applicable government incentive. Smart’s trio of electric vehicles is now up for grabs in Germany where the local government has a very nice environmental incentive scheme dropping the starting… …read more

Porsche Macan EV, 911 hybrid could be part of VW’s green push Dieselgate’s silver lining? Speaking with Reuters at the ongoing 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche’s sales boss, Detlev von Plate, admitted the Stuttgart-based marque is analyzing the prospects of doing an all-electric Macan. Not only that, but even the… …read more

Our office neighbors are the best! Model 3 driving outside our office alongside the SpaceX Hyperloop test track. A post shared by Unplugged Performance (@unpluggedperformance) on Mar 9, 2017 at 2:55pm PST A Tesla Model 3 has been spotted on a road near SpaceX. The folks over at Unplugged Performance,… …read more

Tesla Model X owner Bjorn Nyland provides us with perhaps the most detailed look yet at the Model X’s towing capability, including how various trailer and other tow-behinds impact efficiency and range of the Model X. Nyland’s general consensus is that towing has a huge impact on the efficiency (and… …read more