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Edd China has set a new British national record this week on Coniston Water in the Electric Amphibious class. But it didn’t go smoothly…

As the sun rippled across the still waters of Coniston Water, there was an almighty mechanical scream. The idyllic Cumbrian town of Coniston boasts the riotous mantra …read more

Next year the first autonomous Volkswagens will be tested in Israel
Volkswagen, Mobileye (acquired by Intel) and Champion Motors announced plans to develop and launch in Israel the first self-driving ride-hailing service, called also Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).
The joint venture will be started in early 2019 and roll out in phases (from several …read more

Seems a bit gimmicky, though.
Ever since this new generation of electric cars have begun to make their way into dealerships and owner’s driveways, people have wondered why they all don’t have solar panels to recharge the batteries.
I’ve personally responded to dozens of people on various blogs and online forums that …read more

Sparks on the Elon Musk / Ford line again.
It’s not a secret that Ford and Tesla/Elon Musk have occasional run-ins.
Maybe it started when Ford registered “Model E”a few years ago, basically stealing Elon Musk’s idea of having a lineup consisting of Model S, Model E and Model X and Model …read more

Several manufacturers will supply cells for the Tesla Gigafactory 3 in China
Elon Musk sent a couple of tweets out about battery production, appreciating the extremely hard work of Panasonic at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada and additionally revealed some new info on the upcoming Tesla Gigafactory 3 in China.
Tesla and …read more

Whatever this is, it’s not a scooter.

When you think Kymco, what do you think? Scooters? Tiny, disposable, small-displacement motorcycles like the Spade? Electric bikes? What about electric superbike? No? If not no one would blame you since Kymco made its bones selling friendly, accessible transportation appliances and not, say, …read more

Gigafactory will be profitable for Panasonic “at a very early stage.”
Panasonic turned attention on itself when it said that ramp-up expenses at the automotive battery factory in North America (Tesla Gigafactory) lowered its financial results in the third quarter.
Now, Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga encourages that profits on battery production for …read more

The all electric Buick Velite 6 EV is scheduled to launch sometime in 2019
Earlier this year, Buick announced the Velite 6 for the Chinese market. Similar to the Honda Clairty or BMW i3, the Velite 6 will hit the streets with multiple electric power train options. The first model to …read more

Maiden flight of 9-seater expected in 2019.
Budget British airline EasyJet, which engaged in the Los Angeles-based Wright Electric start-up, reports progress on the development of an all-electric airliner – “Progress has been made”.
According to Flight Global’s article, next year Wright Electric will be able to perform the first flight of …read more

They don’t hold back on the upgraded infotainment screen.
The Toyota Prius Prime doesn’t get much love. At least, not from the general public. It does, however, end up in enough driveways to rank it high on our Sales Scorecard, outsold in the U.S. only by the Tesla Model 3 this …read more