Inside EVs

Renault enters the Chinese EV market with City K-ZE
Renault unveiled at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show the City K-ZE electric car, envisioned for the Chinese market.
The City K-ZE is an A-segment, simple, entry-level small crossover – wannabe SUV. Overall, the car seems to be pretty complete and as practical as …read more

Don’t ask about specifications just yet.
Toyota has just jumped into the battery-powered pool, revealing a small collection of all-electrics at the Auto Shanghai 2019. The most notable was its compact crossover, the C-HR EV. It’s the first completely electrified vehicle from the Japanese brand to come to China. Curiously, the …read more

Team Green could go sporty electric.

Kawasaki working on an electric powertrain is not exactly news. We’ve been suspecting the Green Brand has been looking into a zero-emission engine for a few years already, with patents emerging as early as 2016. More recently, in early March, we dug out some documents …read more

IONITY chargers to be able to deliver 350 kW
Bjørn Nyland recently had an opportunity to test fast charging of his brand new, although wounded, Tesla Model 3 at the new IONITY charging station.
In theory, the IONITY chargers with liquid cooled CCS cables should be able to provide enough power to …read more

Stoffel Vandoorne says he was “lucky” to finish the Rome E-Prix after a suspected driveshaft failure occurred moments after he took his and HWA’s first ABB FIA Formula E podium.

HWA received an update to its driveshaft from Venturi – which supplies HWA’s powertrain – after repeated failures this season, and …read more

NIO adds sedan to electric SUV lineup.
At the Auto Shanghai 2019, Chinese EV startup NIO showed off its all new sedan product lineup with the ET Preview and exhibited its entire NIO Power service solution as well as some cutting-edge technologies such as the 220kW permanent magnet synchronous motor electric …read more

We want to see it going into production!

Aside from the Karma Revero GT (yes, it’s an updated variant of the Fisker Karma from 2016) which is a production vehicle going on sale soon, Karma Automotive has an interesting two-door concept debuting at the 2019 Auto Shanghai. The so-called Pininfarina GT …read more

The luxury sedan uses a three-cylinder engine sourced from BMW.

The updated Karma Revero has arrived at Auto Shanghai 2019 with a familiar design, a much-improved powertrain, and the “GT” suffix. Essentially an updated variant of the Fisker Karma, the Revero hit the market in 2016 and now it’s ready for …read more

2,226 Tesla Model 3 and 1,136 Renault ZOE lead the market
March was the biggest month for plug-in electric car sales in Germany ever. The new record is 9,677 passenger cars (up 42% year-over-year) at a record 2.8% market share!
It’s noteworthy that the new high is over 41% above the previous …read more

Infiniti Qs Inspiration hints at the future of the Infiniti
Infiniti just released a full set of images of the new Infiniti Qs Inspiration concept, which heralds the future of the design of sports sedans with an elevated driving position from the Japanese brand.
The new Qs is electrified, but it’s not …read more