USA / Global
October 28, 2013
Chrysler Partners With Canadian Government and McMaster University for Development of Electrified Powertrains
Chrysler is teaming up with McMaster University and the Government of Canada to develop electrified powertrains of the future. The agreement was announced on Friday by Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of State for Science and Technology. Electric Orange is the Color of Choice for 500e Buyers Chrysler is investing $9.25 million, and the Natural Sciences ...
Charting Nissan LEAF Sales In The U.S.
Over 4% of Nissan's Car Sales in the U.S. belong to EVs If we look not only at sales numbers for the Nissan LEAF, but also at all Nissan passenger cars (without trucks/delivery vehicles or Infiniti brand), we find something new. On the chart prepared below, we see that Japanese automaker rather quickly reached a 4.0% level for LEAF sales, but after its initial reservation so...
Video: Tesla Model S in Flames After Violent Crash in Mexico (UPDATE)
Tesla Model S After the Fire - Image: Progreso Hoy Vehicle: Tesla Model S Location: Merida, Mexico in the northern area of the Yucatan Peninsula Date: October 18 Time of incident: 4 AM Cause of fire: Violent crash with low wall after vehicle jumped curb and went airborne. Driver: Observed driving at speeds in excess of the speed limit. Fled the scene of t...
Video: Watch as Gas Station Attendants Attempt to Fuel South Africa's First Nissan LEAF
South Africa's first Nissan LEAF has arrived. Fueling This Vehicle is Quite the Challenge Without a Plug Mike Whitfield, managing director at Nissan South Africa, stated: “After initially announcing that the Nissan LEAF would grace South African roads at the 2011 Johannesburg International Motor Show, we are now even more excited to be able to bring ful...
What Would it Take to Make Tesla Model E Desirable and Profitable?
What Will It Take To Make Tesla's "Next" Car A Success? Elon Musk mentioned in his Q&A in Germany, that the prototype of the Model E will be coming in 12 - 18 months. He also re-confirmed that 200 mile range would still be the base model, with larger batteries/ranges as available upgrades. So what gives to cut the starting price in half form the current $70k Model S? Size and ...
Tesla Targets 10,000 Model S Sales Annually in Germany by 2015
While in Germany last week, Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk told Welt am Sonntag that the automaker views the German market as one of its biggest in the world. More specifically, Musk stated that Germany was second only to the US in terms of sales for the Tesla Roadster and that the same is expected to hold true for the Model S. As Musk says, once Tesla builds out its Supercharger infrastructu...
Video: Tesla's Elon Musk Talks Top Gear With BBC
When BBC's Top Gear tested the Tesla Roadster, the result was a staged misrepresentation of the vehicle. Specifically, Tesla Motors says that Top Gear misrepresented the Roadster as follows: The Roadster ran out of charge and had to be pushed into the Top Gear hangar by 4 men. The Roadster’s true range is only 55 miles per charge (not 211). One Roadster’s motor overheated and was co...
Top Gear: Vauxhall Ampera Included in "50 Greatest Cars of the Past 20 Years"
Top Gear's 50 Greatest List Includes the Vauxhall Ampera Top Gear recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Vauxhall Ampera As Top Gear states: "So how to celebrate our 20th anniversary? As no one knew how to bake a cake, we thought we'd keep it simple and crown the greatest car of the last 20 years instead. Unfortunately this simple i...
Chevy Spark EV Tech Performance Concept to Debut at SEMA
The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada is often where you'll see some of the world's most radical automobiles. Tech Performance Spark EV While most SEMA debuts are of the gas-guzzling, extreme horsepower type, this debut will be electrifying. Genera Motors says it'll bring all sorts of concepts to display at SEMA in early November (Nov. 5-8), but the o...
Volkswagen XL1 Sold Out as Orders Exceed Total Production
Several initial test drives of the Volkswagen XL1 stated that this vehicle just wasn't suitable as a daily driver for public roads. XL1 Well, clearly the public hasn't listen to what numerous media outlets had to say. The uber-expensive Volkswagen XL1 is sold out. That's according to InAutoNews, who quotes a VW official as saying this: ...
Report: Tesla Delivering First Car Into China. Cost? $410,000
First Tesla Model S In China (via Sina Weibo) Being the first to own something always comes at a cost. The first Model S in the US (and the world) was purchased by Tesla board member and venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson. The story goes when Steve first heard of the company's first electric sports sedan in a information package in early 2009, he reached into his ...
Op-Ed: More All Electric Miles Equal Less Range Extender Need For 2nd Gen Chevrolet Volt
The 2nd Gen Chevrolet Volt Volt Gen 2 Would Benefit From A Smaller, Lighter Pure Series Range Extender. With More Electric Range Comes The Need For Less Range Extender I think we would all agree that, as AER increases, the need for a range extender decreases. This is depicted graphically in figure 1. If we have an EV with 200-300 miles ra...