News from Inside EVs blog.
One event short.
Two weeks after the dramatic fire that destroyed its entire fleet of racing bikes, MotoE organizers hustled and have finally published the revised 2019 season agenda of the MotoGP supporting series.
On March 14, disaster struck Dorna’s shiny new electric motorcycle racing series. After only a day of testing …read more
Karma is trying to keep the Revero going with a new heart.
California-based Karma announced Thursday an updated 2020 Revero plug-in range-extender would be the recipient of a BMW three-cylinder turbocharged engine that acts as a generator companion to its new twin electric motor drive system. The engine’s specifications were not …read more
It’s not less work and, no, it’s still not an “autonomous car.”
Continuing its Autopilot push despite continued scrutiny over the automaker’s driver assistance technology, Tesla says it’s made it even simpler for its cars to change lanes while drivers are using the system.
Could the Mustang hybrid wear this moniker? Or maybe the Mustang-inspired crossover?
The Ford Mustang Mach-E might be the branding for the Blue Oval’s upcoming hybrid powertrain. The info comes from the automaker’s recent trademark applications in the United States and Europe.
Read moreIt’s not out to impress on paper, as the automaker manages real-world expectations.
The Audi e-tron now has an EPA estimate for its electric range ahead of its U.S. on-sale date in May. Long billed by pundits as Audi’s long-awaited answer to Tesla, the government agency’s range figure won’t have anyone …read more
It turns out that shuttered plants are handy for EV production
About a year ago, General Motors announced the closure of its Gunsan plant in South Korea (one of four), which was running at just 20% of production capacity. The facility is one of many, which were envisioned for closure around …read more
Looks great and drives electric
More and more bus manufacturers in Europe are scoring significant orders for electric vehicles. French company Heuliez Bus recently received its biggest order for the 18m articulated electric buses GX437.
Dutch agency QBUZZ ordered 49 GX437 for Groningen – Drenthe region, with an option for 51 more. …read more
1 kWh per 1 kg of weight! But can the dream come true?
Innolith, the Switzerland-based company with labs in Germany, announced that it is developing the world’s first rechargeable battery with an energy density of 1,000 Wh/kg (or simply 1 kWh per kg of weight). Such high energy would easily …read more
The first fully electric Volvo is almost here.
It was a little over a year ago when Volvo announced plans for an EV onslaught with an aim for fully electric cars to make up 50 percent of the automaker’s total sales by the middle of the next decade. It looks like …read more
Read moreA Kia hatchback for $38,000 may come as a huge surprise to many buyers.
More Doug DeMuro (apparently he didn’t change his name, he just added a channel) says Kia is wrong by calling its Niro EV a crossover. This is because, in his opinion, it’s actually a hatchback. He adds, …read more