Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:48:45 +0000
Some key US electric vehicle sales data aren’t easy to come by these days. We don’t get numbers for several of the most popular models because their makers don’t break out sales of different models (Tesla — Model Y versus Model 3) or different powertrains of the of models that come in gas or electric […]
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Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:57:47 +0000
Can Porsche’s all-electric Taycan Turbo S compete with Tesla’s new Model S Plaid? Well, it turns out that the YouTube channel DragTimes took these two cars to the track for a jaw-dropping drag race battle. It was, indeed, a showdown between two stunning, high-performance electric cars. Porsche’s top-end variant of the Taycan, its Turbo S, […]
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:10:39 +0000
Drag Times recently took a Porsche Taycan and a Model S Plaid out to the track. Obviously, the Plaid won, but I was a little shocked by just how hard it trounced the Taycan. Keep in mind that The Taycan was pulling pretty damned hard already, and had beaten a Model S not too long […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 02:28:51 +0000
There’s a clear difference in how many mainstream media outlets handled Tesla’s software update and Porsche’s upcoming actual recall. Although Tesla’s update was labeled a recall in documents that were shared by @Ray4Tesla, it’s actually an over-the-air software update. In the case of Porsche, Taycan owners will reportedly have to go to the dealerships to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:21:16 +0000
A Porsche Taycan software issue can reportedly cause a sudden loss of power. Recently, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated Porsche after reports of cars switching to emergency mode. As a result, Porsche is getting ready for a global Taycan recall to fix a software issue, Bloomberg has reported. Bloomberg noted that an […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:07:26 +0000
The top 30 pure electric vehicles in 10 European markets that publicly report the data are shown in the charts and table below. In the first chart and table, you can see the top sellers in the first 5 months of the year. In the second chart, you can see May’s top sellers. After the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:20:50 +0000
It’s been nearly a year since the guys at Vivid Racing picked up a dark blue Porsche Taycan EV from Porsche Chandler, and the Vivid team has not been taking it easy. Now, after months spent on computers running CFD on their 3D CAD models, the very first example of an aero-enhanced Porsche Taycan is […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:55 +0000
As we reported recently, there’s a big cleantech bill moving through the US Congress that would revive, extend, and expand the zero-emission vehicle tax credit in various ways. Our friend Loren McDonald over at EVAdoption looked at the details model by model and has provided a table showing how much the max tax credit would […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:21:42 +0000
Sweden saw plugin electric vehicle market share reach 39.1% in May 2021, up from 21.5% in May 2020. With policy changes still in flux, we can expect even stronger growth in the second half of the year. The best selling full electric in May was the Volkswagen ID.4. Overall auto sales were still recovering, down […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 May 2021 06:32:39 +0000
The Volkswagen ID.3 seems like it just hit the market, but the attention has already shifted to the Volkswagen ID.4, and that’s because the ID.4 is mopping up in Europe (and also the only fully electric Volkswagen available in the USA). We publish monthly plugin electric vehicle sales reports for several European countries and Europe […]
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