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First deliveries of the 239-mile crossover EV are due in late February. The Niro EV will be sold in a dozen states.
On the eve of our first drive of the Kia Niro EV, we sat down with the brand’s two product planners who work on electrification. We spoke in Santa …read more
TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE SNOW RALLYING AT NIGHT
I’ve been competing in Navigational road rallying for over 30 years and it’s been one of my absolute most favorite pastimes. When I say Navigational rallies, often called TSD (Time, Speed, Distance) rallies in the United States, people often confuse this with Performance …read more
Will they turn more golfers into riders?
We don’t cover what goes on at the annual PGA show in Orlando, FL, but this past week two companies showed electric golf motor scooters. Despite what the Motorcycle Industry Council recently reported, everyone agrees the the average motorcycle rider is approaching retirement from …read more
Read moreEvergrande keeps on buying up stake in new energy companies.
Evergrande Health Industry Group Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Evergrande Group, announced on January 24 that it will acquire a 58.07% stake in Shanghai CENAT New Energy for RMB 1,059,777,500, which is another significant step for Evergrande to move towards …read more
Electric Nissan holds its own, stays in its lane in the slippery stuff.
How does the new Nissan LEAF handle the slippery streets of a snowy Canadian winter? Pretty well, apparently. At least, it certainly seems that way judging from the video above. In it, EV Revolution YouTube channel host Kenneth …read more
“60% wheel slip and it’s a party”
Sasha Anis from Mountain Pass Performance just shared a new video from a test of a Tesla Model 3, equipped with VSC Killer, which not only disables the Vehicle Stability Control, but allows you to select various traction control maps with different levels of …read more
Audi e-tron scores again
Bjørn Nyland’s banana box test reveals that the Audi e-tron storage capacity is pretty decent, as it should be in the case of such a large vehicle.
The result is 8 banana boxes in the trunk and up to 23 with folded seats. The frunk turned to be …read more
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Rivian is an all-electric adventure vehicle company that recently revealed its first products. As is the case with any new company, there are tons of questions. With production still over a year away, there’s happily lots of time to get answers. Just this …read more
Mahindra Racing’s Pascal Wehrlein says hitting energy management targets in ABB FIA Formula E is “quite easy”, although he is yet to complete a race in the championship.
The Ex-Formula 1 driver missed the first race of the 2018/19 FE season in Saudi Arabia due to on-going issues with his Mercedes …read more
Read moreThe range is not the highest among EVs, but it’s high enough
Bjørn Nyland’s test of the Audi e-tron winter range shows that 330 km (205 miles) is possible at speed of about 90 km/h (56 mph). The range could be higher by maybe 5% on a dry road.
Additional calculations indicate …read more