Inside EVs

GAC Motors had an electrifying entranze at the Detroit Auto Show
Chinese GAC Motor, as promised, unveiled at the 2019 NAIAS its all-electric concept – the Entranze. The bullet-inspired car was designed by GAC’s Advanced Design Center in Los Angeles.
It’s a 7-seater (3+2+2) with an unusual bench seat in the front …read more

Tesla Rangers solved the problems with ease
Tesla Canuck released a short update on issues with the Tesla Model 3 in Canada over seven months and on the Tesla support experience.
The car seems to works fine beside two minor problems – one simple and one making life in winter annoying. The …read more

Manufacturers need to raise the bar to simply stay in the game
The three major South Korean lithium-ion battery manufacturers – LG Chem, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation – are heavily investing in further growth to stay competitive in the global market.
Yonhap lists the latest investment plans, which will increase the …read more

More electric cars will be available for sharing in Madrid
The new electric car sharing service Zity in Madrid, Spain turns out to be very popular as 157,000 people used it in the first year.
The fleet of 500 Renault ZOE Z.E. 40 is soon to be expanded by another 150 ZOE …read more

Almost 11% of passenger cars in Norway are all-electric or plug-in hybrid
Norsk elbilforening reports that as of the end of 2018, there are now more than 200,000 all-electric passenger and commercial cars registered in Norway. The number includes about 160,000 new BEVs and about 40,000 BEVs imported as used.
The total …read more

The dream is big. And there’s no room for doubts.
Last week, we published an article calling into question the feasibility of the latest electric vehicle start-up company. Atlis Motor Vehicles, which was incorporated in November 2016, is promising a highly configurable all-electric work truck that provides 500 miles of range, …read more

China’s EV maker looks to U.S. for self-driving tech.
Chinese NEV maker BAIC BJEV and visionICs, a Silicon Valley-based technology company, recently set up a joint laboratory of autonomous driving technology in Silicon Valley to research and develop the solid-state LiDAR-focused next-generation multi-sensor fusion autonomous driving system, according to a Chinese …read more

It’s China’s answer to the Ford Focus and VW Golf.

Lynk & Co is progressing with the development of its fourth model which will take the shape of a compact hatchback. This fresh batch of spy photos reveals the company is in the advanced stages of testing as its prototype is …read more

James Barclay says the Jaguar ABB FIA Formula E team remains committed to racing in the championship despite its parent company recently announcing it will cut thousands of jobs.
Jaguar Land Rover revealed last week that it will cut 4,500 jobs from its global operations, with the majority of them hitting …read more

True off-road capable electric vehicle is on the table
Michael Jost, Head of Strategy at Volkswagen, said in Autobild’s interview that the company is considering an all-electric true off-road capable SUV, which would be similar to the Land Rover Defender.
Jost notes that there are no production models in such segment. The …read more