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When the terrain turns nasty, can the Tesla Model X cope?
Surely, the Model X isn’t designed as a true off-roader. So, what happens on the occasion that it leaves the pavement?
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Wow, what a year it has been!
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 best-selling months of all …read more
Larry Dixon of J.D. Power says price increases “quite extraordinary.”
For years, electric vehicles have had relatively low resale value for a variety of reasons. Used electric vehicles are typically priced with the $7500 federal tax credit baked in. The plug-in market is also rapidly improving. First gen electrics such as …read more
Deliveries of Hyundai NEXO in the U.S. have begun
Hyundai has delivered its first NEXO hydrogen fuel cell SUV in the U.S. market. The car went to a former scientist and chemist Todd Hochrad of Ventura, California.
The new owner is already an electrification veteran with experience with hybrids and electric cars:
“Mr. …read more
It’s totally unfunny to be sent to jail for 10 days, every 10 days.
Before the end of the year, the Tokyo District Court decided to extend the detention of Carlos Ghosn who leads the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance – by another 10 days, to at least January 11, 2019. Greg Kelly, who …read more
During the winter, the new LEAFs still can go 80% of its summer range
Nissan LEAF is rated by EPA for 151 miles (243 km) of range, but how about in the winter?
According to the latest test performed by Bjørn Nyland in Norway, the range is estimated or around 200 km …read more
Porsche is aiming to introduce a new electric vehicle metric with the Taycan
The Porsche Taycan is slowly taking over the high-performance luxury world by storm. The upcoming battery-powered vehicle is being preordered like beer at a frat party, and already, the German carmaker is aiming to push the production numbers …read more
It’s the end of the hybrid era.
Toyota might be regretting the sweetheart deal it gave Tesla for its plant in Fremont, Calif. in 2010. Nearly a decade later, the all-electric cars produced by Tesla in Fremont make conventional gas-electric hybrids look as timely as iPods and Blu-ray disks. The Toyota …read more
This palm-sized piece of art is a one-off… for now.
The new Tesla Roadster may be years away from production, but tributes to its beauty are already being made. This palm-sized sculpture by Amalgam Collection takes the car’s design and melts away the details, leaving only its essence. It’s beautiful, just …read more
Tesla Model 3 inventory decreased tremendously compared to summer
According to Electrek’s source, Tesla Model 3 inventory decreased to just over 3,300 as of December 27. This was right as Tesla tried to deliver as many cars as possible before the year-end. That’s when the federal tax credit gets cut in …read more