Inside EVs

Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is a proper flagship in Geneva A wonderful mélange of beauty, power, luxury, and efficiency. Proving once and for all hybrids don’t necessarily have to be dull, Porsche is giving the second-generation Panamera an electrified flagship. It is Stuttgart’s most powerful Panamera to date by… …read more

The DS 7 Crossback arrived at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show this week as first DS to be available in both conventional and plug-in hybrid version. It will arrive in the spring of 2019. For many of us (as we saw in the comments to our debut post) it’s… …read more

To date, Hong Kong has been an ideal market for electric vehicle makers (especially Tesla). Why? Well, here’s your long, drawn-out answer. But moving forward, Hong Kong may no longer be an electric car haven. Why? Well…simple answer? Incentives are being reduced. As South China Morning Post explains: “Electric car… …read more

Kia unveils Niro, Optima Sportswagon Plug-in Hybrids in Geneva BY: CHRISTOPHER SMITH Both models will go on sale later this year, but the Sportswagon is a Euro-market exclusive. Kia’s hybrid offerings have officially expanded. The company unveiled its latest efforts at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, featuring plug-in versions of… …read more

Ford Motor Company’s Xiao Yang and Ted Miller will present an interesting paper about fast charging of lithium-ion batteries at the WCX 17: SAE World Congress Experience in April. According to a teaser about the talk, the 5-Ah laboratory sample cell revealed great charge/discharge capabilities without capacity loss. Specifically, charging… …read more

Tesla Model X to the rescue. Video description from Bjorn Nyland: “A Volvo got stuck in the ditch after a heavy snowfall. This road was 100 m away from the main road. So it wasn’t plowed. Thanks to Espen Limstrand for the video: http://ts.la/espen2455“ The Model X in the video… …read more

Di Grassi tests Electric GT Tesla By: Scott Mitchell, Autosport Features Editor, Motorsport.com Formula E runner-up Lucas di Grassi has tested Electric GT’s development Tesla and thinks the final version has the potential to be the most powerful GT car in the world. The Audi driver completed more than 20… …read more

NEVS has announced Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) as its strategic battery supplier for 9-3 EV electric cars in the Chinese market. CATL is one of the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers for plug-in vehicles, almost breaking into top five in 2016, just behind Samsung SDI according to EV Sales… …read more

Hyundai Futuristic FE Fuel Cell Concept can do 497+ miles on hydrogen Foretells Hyundai’s next-generation fuel cell technology due in 2018. Hyundai is attending the 2017 Geneva Motor Show with a bold-looking concept providing a glimpse of the company’s thoroughly upgraded fuel cell system. Compared to the current Tucson ix35… …read more

Vanda Electrics, as promised, has presented “Singapore’s first-ever hypercar” at the Geneva Motor Show. Say hello to the all-electric Dendrobium. The two-seat hypercar concept was developed with Williams Advanced Engineering to achieve more than 200 mph (320 km/h) and 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in about 2.7 seconds. Two electric… …read more