News from Inside EVs blog.
Tesla to comply with CCS in Europe and GB/T in China
Tesla sends some first Model 3s to China (customer deliveries are expected later this year) and almost immediately an enthusiast noticed the additional GB/T DC charging inlet.
Tesla adds GB/T in the case of newer Model S and Model X, since …read more
For good things you always have to wait a bit
The DriveGuy de took the Tesla Model 3 Performance for a test drive to check out whether it’s a car worth waiting for. The answer is quite encouraging.
Model 3 exceeds expectations and was called a segment leader. The driving experience is …read more
Big dreams for EVs in China.
On December 11, Volkswagen showed its three new PHEV members, the Touareg PHEV, the Magotan GTE Concept and the Tayron GTE Concept. In 2018, VW brand introduced no less than nine new models and launched the “Move Forward” initiative. In the coming 12 months, the …read more
December U.S. plug-in EV sales will climb again, but how high?
December 2018 will mark the 39th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles.
Each month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The last five consecutive months are now the top five …read more
Four more miles for your driving pleasure.
The Mid Range version of the Tesla Model 3 surprises yet again. The most affordable version of the mid-sized sedan, nicknamed “lemur,” from the California automaker took everyone off guard when it first launched last October. Now, just days after getting a $2,000 price …read more
ABB FIA Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi believes that flat-out races with the series’ new Gen2 cars will result in lower in-race variation and unpredictability.
BMW’s Antonio Felix da Costa won the first race of FE’s Gen2 era from pole at the 2018/19 season opener in Saudi Arabia.
Read moreChevy Volt and Chevy Bolt EV have a solid 4th quarter.
Because General Motors no longer reports monthly sales reports in favor of Tesla-like quarterly reporting, InsideEVs’ monthly Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Volt delivery numbers are estimates.
We consider this information important to our readers and have decided to provide the …read more
V2G needs yet to breakout from pilot to the commercialization phase
San Diego-based Nuvve Corporation tries to bridge the gap between renewable energy and EV charging through the transition of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) from concept to commercialization.
It’s not an easy task, especially when bi-directional charging so far was done almost entirely using …read more
Let’s work together to disseminate the truth about electric cars.
If you follow the EV segment, you’re likely aware that there’s a ton of misinformation out there. We were just talking the other day about the internet and social media’s ridiculous level of falsities. Clearly, people post much of the information …read more
INSIDE TESLA’S SECRET, INTENSE FOCUS ON BATTERIES
By now, regular readers of this column are well aware that we (along with most other writers who focus on electric vehicles) consider the threat of the “Tesla killer” to be no threat at all. Yes, Big Auto is producing excellent EVs, some of …read more