Inside EVs

All your PR stunts are belong to us.
Tesla is in trouble again. This time, we’re told, a Model S was in full-self-driving (FSD) mode in Las Vegas when it picked up a passenger and then promptly ran over a robot belonging to a company called Promobot. We are led to …read more

530e iPerformance become BMW’s star in China and now also in the U.S.
BMW Group (BMW and MINI) barely increased plug-in car sales in the U.S. last month to 2,774 (up 2.0% year-over-year), but the overall share in total volume remains 7.5%.
The result for the full year of 2018 exceeds 25,000 …read more

Car fares reasoonably well, but about that charging infrastructure…
On paper, the Hyundai Kona Electric is a decent vehicle road trip vehicle. Packing a 64-kWh battery that promises 258 EPA-rated miles, the time spent driving between charging stops should be rather long. But, how does this translate into real-world road tripping? …read more

More than 39,000 LEAF sales in Europe is the latest number from Nissan
Nissan didn’t release its European sales report for November and December, so we eagerly wait for any news about the results of best-selling electric car – Nissan LEAF – in Europe.
According to the latest update, via the Nissan …read more

Planning a long-distance trip with a Chevrolet Bolt EV will be easier
General Motors announced a collaboration with three charging networks in the U.S. – EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots – to enable access to the largest collective network of more than 31,000 charging ports.
GM says that it believes in an all-electric …read more

Yet another Tesla Model 3 owner that’s beyond enamored with his purchase.
Yes, there are a grand slew of Tesla haters and short sellers that will continue to push their narrative and try to convince us and others that the Model 3 is a crappy car. Sure, it’s wrought with a …read more

The Scandinavian nation is well ahead of everywhere else.

Norway is a leader when it comes to the adoption of the electric car, and last year’s sales figures show that. Almost a third of new cars sold in the Scandinavian nation last year were electric, whereas in Britain the EV sales …read more

Now, there’s absolutely no question about the incredible success of the Tesla Model 3 in the U.S. market.
We’ve gone round and round about U.S. Tesla sales numbers and its dominance in not only the EV market, but the automotive market as a whole. Yes, there have been some discrepancies regarding …read more

In Europe, the LEAF e+ costs €5,600 or 14% more than the base LEAF (40 kWh)
Nissan didn’t wait long to announce prices for the new LEAF e+ version of the LEAF for Japan (when it will go on sale in January) and for Europe (where orders are accepted now with …read more

It’s looking like Porsche will introduce its first pure-electric SUV in 2022, and here’s what we know so far.
The all-electric Porsche Taycan is coming soon. Well, the plan is for it to go on sale in 2020. Following that effort, Porsche will release an all-new battery-electric SUV to compete with …read more