News from Inside EVs blog.
Volvo facelifted the XC90 and updates the T8 Twin Engine PHEV.
Volvo Cars announced the next step towards its electrification goals – the plug-in hybrid models will receive an upgrade, while at the same time mild hybrid (non-plug-in) versions will be introduced – under its new ‘B’ badge – with hope …read more
Kona Electric deliveries barely exceeded 3,000 though
Hyundai once again noted a fast pace of growth of plug-in car sales, which in January amounted to 88%. In total, the South Korean manufacturer delivered 5,662 plug-ins, which is about 4.0% of its total sales volume.
The results are lower than in the previous …read more
There’s quick and then there’s Tesla quick.
One of the advantages to buying an electric vehicle instead of one that packs a conventional internal combustion engine is that most deliver surprisingly quick acceleration.
That’s because an electric motor generates 100 percent of its available torque instantly and maintains it across the full …read more
Sales of e+ in Europe are to start in mid-2019
Nissan announced earlier this month that it received more than 3,000 pre-orders for 3.ZERO Limited Edition of the LEAF e+ in Europe, from 5,000 units planned.
According to Ken Ramirez, Nissan Europe’s senior vice president sales and marketing, the first thousand pre-orders …read more
Pascal Wehrlein maintains he did not gain a penalty-earning advantage during his clash with Lucas di Grassi in the dramatic finale to ABB FIA Formula E’s race at Mexico City.
Wehrlein had led the disrupted race from pole and was chased hard throughout, first by Nissan e.dams driver Oliver Rowland and …read more
Read moreAre EVs right for preppers?
The end is near. Will you survive if you own an electric car? For preppers, the end is always right around the corner. Be ready to bug out in he post-collapse world.
Would you better off in an electric car in such a situation. Or is gas …read more
Mercedes-Benz EQC joins the list of production constrained models
Mercedes-Benz EQC is scheduled for market launch in mid-2019 but we should forget about decent 2019 sales number, according to latest reports from German magazine Handelsblatt.
There will be just a handful of cars available to VIP customers around June and the ramp-up …read more
Slightly sooner than expected, too.
It’s now official. Chevrolet has pulled the plug on production of its Volt. The plug-in hybrid that helped kick-start the electric vehicle revolution will no longer roll from the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. The cessation seems to be a bit earlier than expected. When contacted after news …read more
Honda actually wants to sell its Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, and the push is working.
The word on the streets in the EV community for some time has been that legacy automakers don’t really want to sell their plug ins. In many cases this is true. It has also been said time …read more
Don’t try this at home.
A wise man once noted there are a few things one should never do. Things like pulling on Superman’s cape or spitting into the wind, for example. Now, we would like to add a new item to this list: don’t drill into a Tesla battery cell. …read more