News from Inside EVs blog.
Cariousity? Hmm … apparently it’s not a typo.
YouTuber Miles Brannon (MilesPrHr) produces a variety of different types of car reviews, including first drives, track drives, wheel reports, etc. He refers to this particular variant — in which he works to answer an intriguing question about a vehicle — “Cariosity.” This …read more
A TOUR OF THE GIGAFACTORY REVEALS HOW TESLA’S BATTERIES ARE CONSTANTLY IMPROVING
Even Tesla’s detractors concede that, when it comes to battery technology, the California carmaker has a lead of at least a couple of years over its theoretical rivals. The legacy brands are taking various approaches to try to close …read more
Jaguar Land Rover will transition its Changshu factory into an R&D and manufacturing facility for upcoming EVs in China.
As part of an ongoing partnership between Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery Automobile, a substantial investment was just announced to up the ante for JLR’s future electrified models in China. Autocar …read more
LG Chem to produce in Europe batteries for a million EVs annually
According to Polish media, LG Chem has so many orders for electric car batteries that the recently constructed plant in Poland will be not big enough.
A year ago, we assumed that the LG Chem Wroclaw Energy will produce at …read more
Nissan presents bi-directional energy transfer, but will it pay off?
Nissan launches in the U.S. a new Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot program under the Nissan Energy banner, which concerns three areas: Nissan Energy Supply, Nissan Energy Share and Nissan Energy Storage.
Together with Fermata Energy (a vehicle-to-grid systems company), Nissan will install bi-directional …read more
Your plug-in vehicle is truly “one in a million”
In the most recent “Fact of the Week” posted by the US Department of Energy, the government agency shared that 1 million plug-in vehicles (PHEVs and BEVs) have now been sold in the United States. This is of course not news to …read more
The electric GT reveals Audi’s big EV aspirations.
From the time the Audi e-tron GT was unveiled in a sneak peak on Monday, journalists at the 2018 LA Auto Show have been trying to solve the puzzle of its design. Is it a muscular, low-to-the-ground electric A7 with wide hips and …read more
Chevrolet Volt production will come to an official end in March 2019.
And we’re all a bit saddened by the loss of this #1 selling plug-in electric car of all time in the U.S. Not even the Tesla Model 3 can claim a higher cumulative tally of sales.
Battle of the electric sports sedans!
The Audi e-tron GT might be seen as a warning shot across the bow of any and all who would offer the world an all-electric sports sedan. That small, select group includes the Tesla Model S, the Fisker EMotion, and the Porsche Taycan, the …read more
We’re down to only a few days left here.
Not too long ago, Tesla guaranteed that all Model 3 vehicles ordered by November 15, 2018 would be delivered prior to the end of the year and would be eligible for the full U.S. federal EV tax credit. This announcement came not …read more