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ZOE becomes better equipped in the top trim version
Renault announced a new top-of-the-line S Edition trim level for ZOE in the UK. It will cost £850 more than the Renault ZOE Dynamique Nav (from £19,270/€22,000 including Plug-In Car Grant) and offer better equipment:
BOSE stereo
reversing camera
all of the seats are finished …read more
It’s that time of year again: plug-in sales enter hibernation.
Because General Motors no longer reports monthly sales reports in favor of Tesla-like quarterly reporting, InsideEVs’ monthly Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Volt delivery numbers are estimates.
As has been the case since the beginning of time, January EV deliveries are pretty …read more
It’s big news for the Swedish auto industry.
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has invested 150 million euros (171,584,250 at current exchange rates) to acquire a 20-percent stake in the parent company of Swedish hypercar builder Koenigsegg. The companies say that they intend to develop vehicles together and put an emphasis …read more
Read moreDevelopment of the I.D. Crozz begins, using Tiguan as a donor
Spy photographers recently caught an all-electric prototype based on the Volkswagen Tiguan, which appears to be a test mule for the Volkswagen I.D. Crozz.
The car seems to be significantly modified, because of the required extension to handle the MEB platform …read more
MINI E is on the last straight to production
As the MINI approaches launch date for its first series-produced all-electric model, another test mule was spotted by spy photographers during winter tests.
This new pre-production prototype is slightly different from previous ones, as you can see headlights and rear lights are the …read more
This is no drag race, since the Tesla Model 3 Performance has praiseworthy track chops.
The above video is just a short teaser of the real deal, which we’ve embedded below. This Tesla Model 3 Performance with Track Mode joins some tough competition in Shanghai, China. For years, we’ve shared a …read more
The EQV is to be an all-electric Mercedes-Benz V-Class
By the way of introduction of the all-new Mercedes-Benz V-Class MPV (see video above), Mercedes-Benz Vans announced that also an all-electric concept version is to be unveiled in March at the Geneva Motor Show.
The near-series study „Concept EQV“ heralds Mercedes-Benz EQV, which …read more
POP QUIZ TESLA FANS: WHAT, PRECISELY, IS A GIGAFACTORY? [VIDEO]
With so much buzz surrounding Tesla’s new Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, some of those newer Model 3 owners might be secretly wondering — a Giga-what? So let’s take a second to explain what this moniker really means. Mike Brown at Inverse …read more
Big tie-up connected to EV security.
On January 28, BAIC BJEV and Chinese Internet giant Baidu announced the establishment of an automotive cybersecurity joint laboratory at the EV maker’s Global Partner Conference.
More China News
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Edoardo Mortara says his fourth-place finish in the Santiago ABB FIA Formula E race was “like a victory” for his Venturi team after a difficult start to the 2018/19 season.
Mortara took fourth after BMW Andretti driver Alexander Sims was given a post-race penalty for tapping him into a spin.
The Venturi …read more