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Oh, and the CEO doesn’t have a car right now.
Rivian‘s rollout is steadily gathering steam ahead of the planned launch of its electric pickup truck and SUV beginning next year. While the concepts first shown in November at AutoMobility LA, they’ve been making the rounds this year, including a stop …read more

You too could own a tiny part of an electric motorcycle startup.

Crowdfunding is the new thing for everything, these days–even motorcycles. Arc, a British startup, is using crowdfunding to get its electric motorcycle into production.

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DS Techeetah driver Andre Lotterer says Mitch Evans pass to win ABB FIA Formula E’s Rome E-Prix was “good racing”.

Lotterer led from pole for the first half of the race before Evans’s slight energy advantage and greater pace allowed him to cut around the outside of the Techeetah machine at …read more

Several on-route OppCharge fast-charging stations are being installed in the U.S.
New Flyer announced that its new New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions deployed two on-route fast-charging stations along New York City Transit Authority’s M42 route, which are the first compatible with OppCharge interfaces.
According to New Flyer, those are the first on-route …read more

Design head Ian Callum continues to show electrics Jaguars are the Jaguars he wants to design.
The Jaguar stand at the 2019 New York Auto Show was a tale of two Jaguars. One one end, the electric I-Pace got center stage for the second year in a row, just coming off …read more

Market launch is scheduled for the 2nd half of 2020
Sono Motors announced that its solar-powered Sono Sion electric car to be produced in Sweden by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) at the former SAAB plant in Trollhättan.
The company announced a bold plan to start production in the second half of …read more

Time to set up your new commenting account.
InsideEVs is moving this coming Monday, the 22nd of April. At the same time, our commenting system will also change. We will move to the widely-used Disqus platform. Our new digs will help us foster an improved commenting community where readers can express …read more

Upfront costs to be lowered to the level of diesel buses
Proterra announced a new partnership with Mitsui & Co., a Japanese investment and trading company, to create a $200 million credit facility in support of a battery lease program.
The idea of the battery lease program (separate to the rest of …read more

Supercharger versus electric power.

In the realm of superbikes, speed comes in all shape and sizes. While it is virtually impossible to reach the limits of these models built for speed on the road, that’s when hitting the track for a few laps or a few quarter-mile runs come in handy. …read more

Pascal Wehrlein suspects his Mahindra Racing team is struggling in cold conditions after the Rome E-Prix made it three “not so great” ABB FIA Formula E races.

Wehrlein made an immediate impact in FE by being in contention to win in both Mexico and Chile, before disappointing pace in Hong Kong …read more