Nissan LEAF Production Starts At 3rd Assembly Plant In Sunderland, UK (Factory Video) Nissan's 3rd LEAF Assembly Facility Worldwide Starts Production Today, the LEAF is officially a global car, as Nissan has started production of the "new and improved" 2013 LEAF at its Sunderland, UK assembly facility. "This new Nissan LEAF, incorporating more than 100 updates, is now rolling off the line at the company's record-breaking Sunderland Plant, using advanced lithi... By Jay Cole General - Mar 27 2013 -
Tesla: Model S Production Now More Than 500 Per Week, Over 12 Million Total Miles Driven So Far Tesla Says More Than 12 Million Miles Have Been Driven To Date In The Model S Electric Sedans After spending a month or so hitting the international auto shows/hot sports like Geneva, Amsterdam, and Norway (pretty sure Tesla skipped the Algiers Show which is happening now), Tesla is once again focusing on US production and sales in its tri-weekly bulletin. After Tesla fell... By Jay Cole General - Mar 21 2013 -
Tesla Delays Model X Production To "Late" 2014 Tesla Model X Production Now About A Year Delayed Over Initial Projections The Tesla Model X is an all-electric, full sized SUV, based on the Model S platform, and was introduced to the public in February of 2012 at Tesla’s design studio in Los Angeles. Not too long after that, $5,000 reservations were taken (as well as $40,000 reservations for Signature SUVs). Earl... By Jay Cole General - Mar 9 2013 -
February 2013 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card February 2013 was a rebound month of sorts, as January was generally considered to be a let down from the previous month's results, despite some strong year-over-year gains. The story previously in January was supply and demand. Either there was no supply (Nissan LEAF, Chevrolet Volt, Ford Energi products, Tesla Model S), or there was no demand thanks to the resetting of the "tax credit cal... By Jay Cole News - Mar 1 2013 -
First BMW i3 Electric Car Test Ride, 2.3 Gallon Range Extender Option To Cost About $4,000 BMW i3 Gets Its First Journalist Test Drives In Sweden (via Car) BMW's highly anticipated i3 is edging closer and closer to public availability. Quantifiable proof of this is that the German auto maker is giving out the first ever, journalist test rides today in Sweden. First in line to test out the fully electric BMW, with available range extender option, was Autocar a... By Jay Cole General - Feb 26 2013 -
Tesla Model S - Over 2,400 Sold, 2,750 Built In Last Quarter Of 2012 A 2012 Model S Get Completed At Tesla's Factory In Fremont, California Getting sales updates out of Tesla is an incredibly hard task, as the company is hesitant to report results monthly, akin to their larger automaker brethren. Tesla Reported Quarterly Earnings Wednesday, Feb. 20th, 2013 After The Bell Thankfully, 4 times a year they ar... By Jay Cole General - Feb 20 2013 -
Third Of All Ford Dealers Signed Up To Sell Plug-In Electrics By Spring (Video) When the Ford Focus Electric first came onto the market this past summer, Ford only had 67 dealers to sell them. Then the C-Max Energi debuted later in October and Ford had over 200. Ford Dealer Timeline (click to enlarge) In anticipation of the Fusion Energi back in November, Ford estimated that 350 dealers would be certified by the time the car launched... By Jay Cole General - Feb 5 2013 -
Mitsubishi I-MiEV Recall Extends Into United States. 1,400 EVs To Be Fixed. Mitsubishi i-MiEV Offers 62 Miles (EPA) Of Electric Driving. Stops Most Of The Time. A couple weeks ago, we highlighted a recall from Mitsubishi that had the maker of the i-MiEV (and its sister cars, the PSA/Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero) bringing about 15,000 of its EVs back to the shop to repair a problem with the brakes. As suspected at the time, that recall has now cros... By Jay Cole General - Feb 5 2013 -
January 2013 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card A new year wipes the sales slate clean, and adds some new faces to the charts in the form of the Ford Fusion Energi and the Honda Accord PHEV. However, the first month of 2013 should have a large (*) asterisk beside it, as multiple supply issues seem to be plaguing just about all the major players not named Ford or Toyota. NOTE: This scorecard is published as soon as the first auto make... By Jay Cole News - Feb 1 2013 -
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV On Sale In Japan Today, Extended Promotional Video Released The Outlander PHEV is a four wheel drive, extended range plug-in SUV, and the first of its kind to hit the market when it goes in sale in January 2014 in the US. The standard gas version debuts in September. However, in Japan, the vehicle officially goes on sale today, and with that release comes an extended promotional video (below) of the vehicle that gives us a real good tutorial on the... By Jay Cole General - Jan 24 2013 -
2013 Nissan LEAF Overview And Specifications Today Nissan announced that production of the 2013 LEAF had begun in Smyrna, TN. And in so doing released many of the details and specifications on the new EV. 2013 Nissan LEAF Dash A full (and insanely detailed) listing of all the changes are below, but Nissan does highlight some of the finer points of the car for us. Improved energy efficiency* due ... By Jay Cole General - Jan 9 2013 -
All EVs Operating Under 18 MPH To Have Audible Warning What's That? I Can't Hear You Over All This Racket! Legislating the sound an EV makes is a proposition that has been a long time coming. Some would say too long; others, not long enough. Whatever your opinion, the fact is that electric vehicles at low speeds operate almost completely silently; and without some form of audible warning, EVs could potentially be more... By Jay Cole General - Jan 7 2013 -
Tesla 60 kWh Model S Deliveries Delayed To January-February, Entry Level Until March-April A Model S Gets Built In Tesla's Fremont Assembly Center The best word to explain happenings at Tesla of late in regards to production and sales is slippage. And for those of us waiting on a new Model S to be delivered, Tesla has just delivered some more "not so great" news. Model S customers waiting on deliveries of the 60 kWh Model S (that were originally to have ... By Jay Cole General - Dec 4 2012 -
Fisker To Deliver First Car In UK, Will Enter Market In China. Can't Build Cars. Quite often weeks (or months) go by without any new developments or press releases from Fisker Automotive. Not the case today. Fisker To Deliver First Car In The UK Kicking off Fisker's UK sales was a charity auction held in Camden’s famous Round House performing arts venue, with proceeds to educate underprivileged children of India. That was in October of 2011. Now Fisker aims to... By Jay Cole Manufacturing / Production - Nov 30 2012 -
Tesla 2 - Dealership Associations 0, As Injunction Fails In Massachusetts Tesla's Dealership In Massachusetts Opened In September, Remains Open Today After previously winning a legal battle to open its store boutique in Natick, Massachusetts, Tesla got rewarded with two new lawsuits attempting to force the company to franchise dealers. Those lawsuits where then followed by a request by the NADA (National Automotive Dealers Association) to h... By Jay Cole General - Nov 21 2012 -
October 2012 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card While September sales was an exercise in "how many plug-ins did your favorite automaker clear off their lots?" October was, "how deep was the discounting on 2013 model year EV offerings". And for every manufacturer not based out of California (Testa & Fisker) the answer was "pretty deep". Chevrolet once again lead all plug-ins with almost 3,000 Volts sold in the month. This list is popul... By Jay Cole News - Nov 1 2012 -
2013 Green Car Of The Year Finalists Named. Industry Would Seem To Have Moved Back A Step Known For Their Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Cars, Dodge Could Have A Green Car Of The Year Winner In The Dart (seriously) It is a pretty simple process. Each year about this time, the "Green Car Of The Year" finalists are named from a laundry list of the "who is who" of green cars. Then at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month, the winner is announced. Which then ... By Jay Cole General - Oct 29 2012 -
This Can't End Well: NADA Wants Meeting With Tesla Bill Underriner, Chairman of the NADA and Its 16,000 Dealerships, Brings the Pain to Tesla When the National Automobile Dealers Association, says it wants to have a meeting with you, and you are currently being sued over your dealership (or lack thereof) practices, it's probably not a good thing. And sure enough, in a statement today the NADA said: “NADA has serious... By Jay Cole General - Oct 25 2012 -
Local TV Report From Inside LG Chem's Chevy Volt Battery Plant. Finds Nothing Happening (Video) Aerial CG View Of LG Chemical's Holland, MI Plant Earlier this year, we wrote an article about under utilization in LG Chem's Michigan battery plant that was leading to idle hands and rolling furloughs for employees at the facility as LG waited patiently for an increased demand for it's lithium batteries; whether than came from General Motors with its Voltec lineup, Ford... By Jay Cole Battery Tech - Oct 23 2012 -
GM And OnStar Debut App Showing Actual Cost To Charge Chevrolet Volt. EV Nerds Celebrate Previously, if someone wanted to know the total amount of energy their Chevrolet Volt was using in a particular day or month, and how much that energy was costing, an owner would have to meter usage from the wall and have a electricity time of day chart (short of having a separate meter and utility account). All The Charging Data To Satisfy Your Inner NerdNow, ... By Jay Cole General - Oct 6 2012 -
2013 Chevrolet Volt Specs Revealed. More Range, Hold Mode, And Slower Charging? In a brochure obtained by InsideEVs, and produced by GM, with the apparent intention of having it reviewed by their sales people to brush up on all the 2013 model year Volt changes and talking points, the General not only outlines the new features of the car, but as a special bonus, illustrates how these new features should be demonstrated and sold. The 4 Drive Modes of ... By Jay Cole Charging - Aug 2 2012 -
