News from Inside EVs blog.
Only 1 per 100 cars sold in Japan was a plug-in in 2018
The Japanese plug-in electric car market loses its momentum. In 2018 some 52,000 plug-ins were sold, which sadly decreased by 7% year-over-year.
Also, the market share decreased by 0.1% to 1.0%, way below the level seen in leading countries. …read more
A wheel stand in an electric car!
In its first-ever run down the drag strip, the hugely powerful electric Chevrolet Camara eCopo pops a big wheelie. Then, it blazes down the strip.
This is the first run ever down a race track by the 2019 Chevrolet eCOPO. Surprisingly, it was only 80% …read more
Don’t try this at home.
This video presents the Tesla Model 3 screen as it gets attacked by various sharp objects in an all-out effort to scratch it.
More Model 3 Touchscreen Craziness
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…and maybe killed the Tesla referral program in the process.
We’re jealous of Andy Slye. The popular tech YouTuber is destined to be the owner of not one, but two examples of the Tesla Roadster. He managed this by bending the Tesla referral program to his will, influencing over 300 buyers …read more
Let the speculation begin continue.
The Tesla product path is pretty exciting. With the Model 3 finally hitting its near-term production and delivery stride, we’re ready for more details about what’s coming. Last night’s financial call with analysts was pretty revealing on this front. Besides the somewhat expected news that the …read more
Why would you dare drive a Model 3 in 10 inches of snow?
Surely, it’ll get stuck, right?
This isn’t your typical light snow here. It’s not 6 inches, like we’ve seen in the recent past. There’s nearly a foot of the fluffy stuff on the ground here and that just might …read more
Apparently, Niro is Korean for “Better Bolt.”
While we know this isn’t true, we trust Alex on Autos more than most automotive reviewers. He’s intelligent, he knows his stuff, and he makes everything crystal clear. Needless to say, we were beyond excited when we learned that he released his 2019 Kia …read more
LA traffic can be a major mess.
How does Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot negotiate heavy traffic situations like you’d experience in Los Angeles?
Perhaps a setting above Tesla’s Mad Max mode should be called Los Angeles Traffic Mode where the car shoots into the ever-so-tiny gaps.
Tesla Model Y is coming – volume production within two years
Tesla announced in its Q4 report that this year it will start tooling for Model Y production. The upcoming SUV will be most likely produced at the Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, as there is not much space left at the …read more
Is road noise more obvious in electric cars? How about the Tesla Model 3?
A few Tesla Model 3 owners have told us that one issue they have with the car is the fact that it’s so quiet. Wait what? Well, since EVs are virtually silent, you may find that you …read more