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As the Nissan Leaf enters its ninth year of production, it remains the best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV) in history with more than 360,000 units sold globally since 2010. The electric car world is quite a bit different than it was back when there …read more
Which electric pickup truck will come to market first: Tesla truck, Rivian R1T, or some iteration of the F150?
Tesla has been touting a battery-electric pickup truck for some time. But, there’s still no official reveal or name, etc. Ford says it will soon offer a plug-in hybrid and/or all-electric F-150, …read more
Elon Tusk (or was that Musk) clued us in on some Tesla news and now we know what it is.
Just the other day, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to let the world know there’d be “some Tesla news” coming our way today (see tweets at bottom of post). …read more
We’ll have the official news when it drops at 5:00 EST (2:00 PST).
If you had intended to purchase a Tesla Model S, Model X, or Model 3 this afternoon, forget about it. When you click on the “purchase” option of any of models on automaker’s website, you’ll be redirected to …read more
Europe has started the year way better than the U.S.
Registrations of passenger plug-in electric cars in Europe noted one of the better results in January – over 33,400 at 2.8% market share.
The growth rate amounted to 28% although it’s important to note that there is a huge difference between all-electric …read more
What new goodies could Sandy Munro possibly offer about the Tesla Model 3?
Automotive industry sought-after teardown expert Sandy Munro has made a lot of waves when it comes to the Tesla Model 3. Early on, he equated it to an early Kia. That is, in terms of it’s fit and …read more
Despite battery constraints, BEV sales are booming
Plug-in electric car sales around the world increase at a more than healthy pace of 83% year-over-year, reaching in January about 153,695 and 1.9% market share, according to EV Sales Blog.
All-electric cars took 72% share of the plug-in car sales this past month at …read more
The prototype with painted exhaust pipes is back out in action.
BMW is conducting winter tests of a prototype i4 model, which this time was caught by spy photographers in motion.
As you can see from the side profile, BMW installed the skateboard battery, which is slightly protruding from the raised 4 …read more
Electric Seat to futureproof the brand
Seat released the first teaser of its all-new all-electric concept model, scheduled for unveiling at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. This was rumored unofficially just a few days ago.
This new EV appears to be a kind of crossover, but its main task is to imagine …read more
CATL to grow even larger.
Chinese EV battery provider Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) announced on February 25 that it has signed a five-year agreement to deepen the cooperation with BAIC BJEV and Beijing Pride Power System Technology Limited (Pride Power).