News from Inside EVs blog.
“Feel the Car?” What?
We’re pretty stoked about the 2019 Kia Niro EV here at InsideEVs. It will offer customers excellent driving range and lots of interior space for (probably) less than $40,000 before incentives. Kia had seemed to be taking something of a low-key approach in marketing this vehicle — …read more
InsideEVs & Motor1 Teams Up With MYEV.com To Compare Tesla’s V8 And V9 Software Updates.
The MYEV.com team was very fortunate to get their hands on two Tesla Model X SUVs at the Motorsport headquarters in sunny Miami, Florida. Aside from paint color, the two all-electric family haulers are exceedingly similar …read more
Quick charge batteries could change the face of electric motorcycling.
Chinese electric motorcycle manufacturer Evoke is experimenting with a new battery design that would allow a nearly full recharge in just 15 minutes, a vast improvement over the hours recharging takes currently.
Read moreYes, to get the 3G upgrade from Nissan, you’ll have to put up over $2,000 out of pocket, it seems.
In-car internet and internet speed is a big deal in vehicles today. With 4G as the new norm and 5G potentially rolling out sooner rather than later, automakers are jumping on …read more
The Nissan e.dams Formula E squad has had “15-20” drivers get in contact about a possible seat for the 2018/19 season, says team boss Jean-Paul Driot.
Nissan had been expected to field Sebastien Buemi and Alexander Albon in FE’s fifth season, the Japanese manufacturer’s first since taking over from alliance partner …read more
Read moreMcLaren Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne is set for a drive with the HWA Formula E team in the 2018/19 Formula E championship, Motorsport.com understands.
Vandoorne, who will be replaced in McLaren’s line-up by 2018 Formula 2 racer and team reserve driver Lando Norris, is expected to be announced as a …read more
Read moreThe Model 3 and Bolt are both long-range EVs, but that’s where the similarities end.
The Tesla Model 3 and Chevy Bolt are the two leading compact electric vehicles that deliver more than 200 miles of range on a single charge. The Model 3 and Bolt are also, in theory, the …read more
Now, you can test drive Arcimoto’s three-wheel EV, as long as you are cool with planning a trip to Oregon.
C’mon … Oregon is a wonderful place that everyone should visit if they haven’t already been there, and if you have, perhaps you should head back to test out the Arcimoto …read more
These days even charging needs to be secured from attacks.
Virginia Tech was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity.
Some maybe might not think about charging security, but there could be serious threats, especially with an increase in the …read more
European deliveries begin sooner
Last night, during the Q3 financial call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk let it be known that production of the Model 3 for regions outside the U.S. and Canada would begin early in 2019. Europe would begin seeing significant deliveries of the mid-size sedan in the “late-February/March timeframe,” …read more