Inside EVs

We believe Byton is the real deal.
The electric vehicle startup BYTON is said to unveil the mass-produced model of the screen-filled M-Byte in the middle of 2019 and the vehicle’s presale will start at the same time with predicted prices ranging between RMB300,000 and RMB400,000.

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Toronto wants more electric buses
New Flyer received an order for additional 10 forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE electric transit buses from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which intends to switch to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2040.
TTC already ordered 10 Xcelsior CHARGE in June 2018, and seems to be happy from …read more

Foundational work is fast and furious.
The building of the Tesla Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai continues at a rapid pace. At the official groundbreaking of the factory, where the automaker will produce the Model 3 and Model Y for China and other far east markets, the large plot of land was …read more

While car sales decreased, plug-ins are conquering the market
There is no slowdown of plug-in car sales in China, despite the general car market plummeting down 18% year-over-year in January!
EV Sales Blog estimates 96,000 plug-in electric car sales in January at a growth rate of 175% and an amazing 4.8% market …read more

New Seat electric car to be unveiled in Geneva
Seat will present in Geneva an all-new bespoke electric car. It will be based on the Volkswagen MEB platform, so the maximum range should be 500 km (311 miles).
According to Seat CEO, Luca de Meo, Seat will be the second brand to …read more

The Audi e-tron Sportback enjoys winter tests
Here are new photos of an Audi e-tron Sportback test mule spotted during winter testing. This version of the Audi e-tron was unveiled in concept version in 2017 and promised to enter production by the end of 2019.
The Sportback is expected to share the …read more

An incursion in the world of sport naked.

For the past month or so, Zero has been teasing a new addition to its lineup with only a few peeks at the silhouette and limited performance information to work with—teasing well done. The company has finally unveiled the new SR/F and we …read more

According to MotorTrend, “familiarity comes standard” in this “friendly electro-wagonoid.”
What in the heck does that mean? Well, in order to push EV adoption, OEMs figure they must make these cars as “normal” as possible. We’ve shared multiple reviews of the Kia Niro EV, as well as the Hyundai Kona Electric, …read more

Meet the Peugeot e-208
Peugeot released specs for the e-208, the first all-electric model for the brand, build on the eCMP platform. The public unveiling is scheduled for Geneva, but already today you can enjoy a gallery of stock images.
The Peugeot e-208 – as expected – shares its powertrain with the …read more

Great-grandson of Ferdinand Porsche starts an EV business
Swiss-based start-up Piëch Automotive announced the unveiling of a new electric two-door coupe concept – Mark Zero – at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The project is lead by Anton Piëch, who is the son of Ferdinand Piëch (former chairman of the Volkswagen …read more