News from Inside EVs blog.
California enjoys a significant increase in plug-in car sales
According to the Veloz nonprofit organization, the plug-in electric car sales in California is experiencing accelerated growth, at a rate much higher than in previous years.
In 2018, sales increased to about 177,781 (up 84% year-over-year), which is roughly 49% of the total …read more
50 Supercharging stands
The largest Tesla Supercharging stations around the world have 50 stalls – there are only three such stations installed, all in China (two in Beijing and one in Shanghai). The biggest stations in the U.S. are 40-stall and there are just five of them.
Here we have video from …read more
AS GM PLANT CLOSES, LOCALS ARE KEEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TESLA
In November, General Motors announced plans to stop producing most of its sedans and close down five North American factories, including a plant in Lordstown, Ohio that produces the doomed Chevrolet Cruze. Some have speculated that Tesla might be …read more
20 new models by 2023 and 60% will be electric.
By the end of January 13, 2019, Haval, the mainstay SUV brand for Great Wall Motor, saw its cumulative sales reached up to 5 million units worldwide. On the same day, the automaker released the “Haval 5-2-1” Strategy, aiming to develop …read more
If plug-in hybrids mean more electric miles, then why not?
General Motors announced this week that it’s done with plug-in hybrids. This news comes after The General’s decision to kill the Chevy Volt, which for years the company said was far superior to any EV. So now it appears that three …read more
Once the EV skateboard is developed, it can be used in many applications
Lincoln is going to introduce its first all-electric car using Ford‘s BEV platform, which first we will see in the upcoming crossover/SUV inspired by the Mustang (teased above and rendered below).
There are no details available yet, besides that …read more
がんばってボーイング! (Do your best, Boeing!)
Are you ready to fly the electric skies? Boeing isn’t. But, to be fair, neither is any other mainstream aircraft manufacturer. Electric airplanes are on the company’s agenda, however, and it is now looking to Japan for some of the technology it needs to make fossil …read more
The surge is real.
Kia happily announced its tenth consecutive year of growth of car sales in Europe by 4.7% to 494,304. The year 2018 was especially good for electrified models (including hybrids), which closed with 58,029 sales (up 36.0% year-over-year) at a share of 11.7% (1/8 of total volume).
The fastest …read more
Volkswagen MEB platform to be utilized all over the world
Volkswagen announced an investment of $800 million in its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant to make it ready for all-electric car production from 2022. The plant will be supplied with battery cells from the new battery plant in Georgia, announced by SK Innovation. …read more
Volvo is interested in wireless charging
Volvo Group‘s subsidiary Volvo Group Venture Capital announced investment in U.S.-based wireless charging specialist Momentum Dynamics.
Volvo didn’t disclose details of the transaction, besides the fact that it “has no significant impact on the Volvo Group’s earnings or financial position”, so we assume it’s just minority …read more