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December 13, 2013
CAP Automotive: EVs Depreciate More Than All Other Types of Vehicles
Cap Automotive Says EVs Depreciate More Than All Other Vehicle Types CAP Automotive, a UK-based firm focused on predicting automotive pricing, says that electric vehicle depreciate more over a 3-year period than any other class/segment of automobile out there. Smart Fortwo ED There are obvious reasons for this. Incentives play a BIG rol...
Book Review: "Tesla Model S Best Car Ever!" is the Book All Model S Owners Should Own
If you're a Tesla Model S owner (or perhaps you know someone who is and you're seeking the ultimate Christmas gift) then this book is for you. For those who follow Tesla Motors, the Tesla Model S and every move made by the automaker, this comprehensive, illustrated book basically sums up all that's known in the world of Tesla and does so in only 224 pages. It's the images that will stun you ...
Video: ClipperCreek HCS-40 Charger Battles a Baseball Bat
It's Friday fun day here at InsideEVs, so why not post video of a charging station getting abused? This ain't your ordinary charger though. This is the newly released ClipperCreek HCS-40, which the maker describes as a "unit that could survive the worst abuse and still charge your vehicle every time.” How's thew charger fare against a rubber mallet? A mallet is certainly no match f...
BMW Product Development Boss: "Electricification Will be a Central Thread in What We Do"
Electrification is Key to BMW's Future BMW will expand its electrification efforts to include all if its models in the near future. BMW i8 Is "Sold Out" According To BMW Sales Boss No, this doesn't mean that every BMW will be a plug in, but all BMW models in the future will employ some sort of electrification, according to Herbert Diess, ...
Fiat 500e Winner of 2014 Ward’s Auto "10 Best Engines" Award
Fiat 500e Fuel economy After evaluating 44 powertrains in October and November, Ward's Auto editors announced the winners with one EV making the "10 Best Engines" list (of course, EVs have motors, not engine, but we'll let this slip up slide for now). This is first time since late 2010—when Ward's 2011 "10 Best Engines" list contained the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt—t...
Norway: 15,000 Registered EVs by End of 2013
Tesla Model S is a Hit in Norway Back in September, the Tesla Model S was Norway's top-selling vehicle. Nissan LEAF Was #1 in October in Norway In October, the Nissan LEAF was Norway's #1 seller. Norway loves electric vehicles, so much so that by year's end, there should be over 15,000 EVs (*current crop of plug-ins only, dating from L...
Protean Teams Up With Volkswagen to Develop Production In-Wheel Electric Motor
BRABUS FULL-ELECTRIC Protean Electric just announced a partnership with FAW-VOLKSWAGEN to develop an all new electric propulsion system for electric cars based on the FAW-VW Bora compact sedan. The system will of course include the latest generation of Protean Electric’s Protean Drive in-wheel motors shown earlier this year. FORD F150 with Protean Elect...
150-Mile Nissan LEAF Could Become Reality...So Too Could a 76-Mile Chevy Volt
Current LEAF Has 75 Miles of Range, Per EPA Current Chevy Volt Has 378 Miles of Electric range, Per EPA Could...That's the only word that matters here. As has been widely reported now, the Nissan LEAF could get multiple battery sizes someday, one of which could allow it to travel up to 150 miles on a single charge. If we assume that an...
Video: Elon Musk Makes Big Entrance At "Dell World," Says Model S Production Now Up To 600 Per Week
Michael Dell Introduces Tesla CEO Elon Musk To Dell World 2013 Dell World kicked off on Thursday and there was a couple of big differences this year over previous ones. The most notable (and impossible to ignore) was the exuberance of Michael Dell over successfully returning Dell to "private" status. Yupe, We Are Driving To The Stage ...
First Nissan LEAF in U.S. Passes 100,000 Miles
Steve Marsh from Washington state recently hit 100,000 miles in his Nissan LEAF after 31 months of intense use. LEAF Battery Pack Of course, this is well over the 3,000 miles per month, which is stunning when you consider that the LEAF's range doesn't allow for that sort of travel without charging more than once per day. But what's happening to Marsh's ba...