Electric Cars

Following an order for 300 Nissan e-NV200 delivery vans, the international logistics supplier DPD ordered for its UK operations also 100 MAN eTGE 3.5t van, based on the Volkswagen e-Crafter. The goal for DPD in the British market is to have 600 EV strong fleet and some 10% EV van share in each of its

By Joey Klender Posted on February 15, 2020 Tesla is offering rear heated seats for the Model 3 Standard Range and Standard Range Plus as a $300 upgrade that can be activated through an over-the-air software update. The latest update follows a request by Tesla Model 3 owner who asked Elon Musk if a cold-weather

Tesla has updated their Model S and X offerings with ever-higher range numbers.  The cars now have a listed 390 and 351 mile range, up from the previous 373 and 328 miles. In addition, the Model S Long Range Plus now comes standard with the new 19″ tempest wheels.  The Model X retains the same 20″/22″

Frank-Steffen Walliser is Porsche’s head of motorsport, and he alluded to the idea that the manufacturer is seriously considering a battery-powered 718. We already know of plans to launch an all-electric version of the Macan, but it’s the first time a high-ranking Porsche official goes on record to talk about what could end up being

By Joey Klender Posted on February 13, 2020 Diesel vehicles are emitting more cancer-causing particles than ever. This is solidifying the fact that cars operating on diesel fuel are not only detrimental to the environment, but also to human health, directly. This is despite the fact that some automakers have stated diesel fuel is clean-burning

In response to significant demand, production numbers of the latest 2020 Hyundai KONA Electric will significantly increase all-electric SUV also being made at a Czech-based plant in addition to facility in Ulsan, South Korea. More Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will soon roll out of the Czech plant The Kona Electric boasts an official range of 278

Daimler CEO Ola Kaellenius this week said that meeting 2020 and 2021 stricter emission targets in Europe “will be a challenge.” That could mean big fines for Daimler. Despite the struggle, Kaellenius said that he would not reduce prices for the company’s Mercedes-Benz electric cars. “We need to act in an economically rational way,” he

The Hyundai 45 concept was one of the most interesting concepts at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (see details here) and it seems it will enter production in the near future (maybe in 2021). Our spies recently caught one of the prototypes. The test vehicle (codenamed NE internally) was heavily camouflaged, which confirms that Hyundai

By Amy Thompson Posted on February 11, 2020 SpaceX recently snagged an $80.4 million NASA contract to launch an upcoming Earth-observing satellite sometime in 2022. That is, if the mission isn’t scrapped due to budgetary issues. A used Falcon 9 rocket is slated to ferry the 3,748-lb. (1,700 kg) Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem

Delivery and logistics firm DPD is to triple its number of electric vehicles by adding 300 Nissan e-NV200 vans, taking delivery in May. It is aiming for 10% of vehicles at all of its 68 UK depots to be electric by the end of the year as part of its strategy to be the most

Electric bicycles come in all shapes and sizes. But one of the most fun styles for me has always been full suspension electric mountain bikes. And the M2S All Terrain M600 FS electric bike is a great example of the type of powerful, rugged full suspension bike that is nearly as much fun on-road as

NIO, one of the most known Chinese electric car startups, reports 1,598 car deliveries in January 2020, which is 11.5% less than a year ago. The company explains that the decrease is caused by external reasons: “This decrease was primarily due to the reduction in business days in January due to the comparatively earlier Chinese

By Randell Suba Posted on February 9, 2020 YouTube personality Casey Neistat rides the world’s first “Tesla CyberBike” inspired by the upcoming all-electric Cybertruck in his latest video. Casey Neistat, with 11.9 million followers on YouTube, showcased an electric CyberBike that features the same dystopian look of Tesla’s Cybertruck but unlike the latter that’s made

Nissan and Uber have signed a deal to support the introduction of 2,000 all-electric Nissan LEAFs for drivers who use the Uber app. The fleet of 40kWh Nissan LEAFs, which can travel up to 168 miles on a single charge and are manufactured in Sunderland, will be offered to drivers as part of Uber’s Clean

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A complete range of emission-free traction drives 5 February 2020 – Alstom will manufacture, deliver and maintain until 2032 eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains for regional traffic on the Leipzig-Chemnitz route on behalf of VMS (Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen) and with the support of ZVNL (Zweckverband für den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig), the two authorities responsible for this line.

By Randell Suba Posted on February 7, 2020 Besides giving the world the option to switch to Tesla emissions-free electric cars and hopes of sending humans to Mars and beyond, Elon Musk also dreams of giving humans symbiosis with artificial intelligence through an implantable brain-machine interface created by Neuralink, a company he founded in 2016.

The diminutive range of two and four seater city cars from smart have recently undergone a redesign and rebrand with the introduction of the EQ moniker, signalling the switch to pure electric drive only. The new smart EQ range features a re-designed exterior with new front bumper and smoothed off grille painted in body panel

Rivian posted a new video covering some of the company’s history, mission, and background today. In it, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and several of the company’s top engineers talk about the challenges that the company has faced and will face in the future. The primary focus of the video is on the eternal question for

It’s important to compare Tesla’s offerings, and especially its upcoming Model Y, which is supposed to come to market very soon and way ahead of schedule, to current successful crossovers from legacy automakers. In order to encourage EV adoption, we need to look more fully at the current gas-powered competition to see if it makes

By Nicole Arce Posted on February 5, 2020 Elon Musk will be headed to a SpaceX “Starship Career Day” event at its Boca Chica facility in Texas on Thursday, as the company prepares its next-generation Starship spacecraft for its first high-altitude test flight. The California-based aerospace company is looking to shore up its production staff

Electric car drivers shopping at north Sheffield’s Fox Valley are now able to charge their vehicles whilst they shop, with the arrival of six InstaVolt rapid electric vehicle chargers. The new chargers were officially launched by the Penistone and Stocksbrige MP Miriam Cates at the award-winning retail development.  The chargers can be found in the

Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund sold almost its entire stake in Tesla over the last quarter, just before the massive rally in the new year — missing out on billions of dollars’ worth of profit. The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) has had a lot of interest in electric vehicles in recent years,

DiDi to Introduce First Shared EV Fleet to Mexico in 2020 Smart City Partnership Initiative (Mexico City, January 22, 2020) – Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”), the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, will launch Latin America’s first shared electric vehicle (EV) fleet through its app in Mexico, as the company further invests in sustainable transportation innovations in

By Joey Klender Posted on February 3, 2020 A Tesla Model Y Performance prototype with white seats was spotted in a Los Angeles parking garage over the weekend. All sightings of Tesla’s upcoming all-electric crossover thus far have been with the standard black interior. This most recent sighting gives Model Y pre-order reservation holders a

UK electric car registrations continue to set records, as latest figures place the total number of new 100% electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year at 72,834, making 2019 the most successful year for electric cars to date. That equates to one new electric car registration every seven minutes in the UK. The total

Jeep’s next electric vehicle is apparently going to be a massively powerful Jeep e-bike with one of the highest-torque electric bicycle motors on the market. The news comes as the Jeep e-bike made its first appearance in Jeep’s super bowl commercial, seen below. The commercial features Bill Murray reprising his role from the 1993 hit

The Hummer electric pickup truck is coming soon, so we’ve rendered it to life. It’s big and rugged, as expected, but it also looks rather rakish for a Hummer and the styling surely is more GMC than first anticipated. Gone is the upright windshield and those add-on looking front fenders. This here now looks like

By Eric Ralph Posted on February 1, 2020 Just nine months after scrapping temporary Starship facilities built at a Los Angeles port, the company has unexpectedly reconsidered that decision, restarting talks to build a steel Starship factory in California. In March 2018, nearly two years ago, the public first became aware of SpaceX’s plans to

As part of a consortium, Sprint Power, a new British technology company specialising in the innovation of electric propulsion, has been awarded £3.4million of funding from the UK government to develop wireless charging modules for taxis. The West Midlands based business is tasked with the development of a custom wireless charging interface module and software,