Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:30:10 +0000
A couple weeks ago, I shared the story of a new variant of the Porsche Taycan setting a lap record at the famous Nürburgring. But, a recent story about a gas-powered car that isn’t known for being the most amazing sports vehicle on the road shows us that electric vehicles still have a long way […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:06:42 +0000
We publish EV sales reports for numerous countries every month, which is a fun way of tracking the transition to electric vehicles while examining who is leading and who is lagging. We don’t have complete EV sales numbers for the USA, since some automakers don’t report sales of some of their electric models. Though, based […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:21:30 +0000
How many countries could you visit in 24 hours? How many could you visit in an electric car? That’s what the company “What Car?” wanted to find out. Actually, the people at What Car? wanted to do more than figure out their limit — they wanted to set a new world record. Did they succeed? […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:50:41 +0000
EVs have been a great alternative to gas- and diesel-powered vehicles for at least a decade, and in many cases the superior choice. EVs are great for commuters because they’re cheaper to operate and maintain, and they emit no pollutants. Many people worry about range anxiety, but that’s slowly becoming a thing of the past […]
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:37:46 +0000
The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:59:47 +0000
In a surprise move, Volkswagen is replacing Herbert Diess with Oliver Blume as CEO.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:04:38 +0000
Sitting somewhere between Chinese EV startups XPeng & NIO and American EV powerhouse Tesla, Volkswagen Group delivered 217,100 full electric vehicle (BEV) sales to customers in the first half of 2022. NIO delivered 50,827 vehicles in that time period, XPeng delivered 68,983, and Tesla delivered 564,743. Volkswagen Group’s 217,100 BEV deliveries were 27% higher than […]
Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:35:41 +0000
“The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP,” says Kit Lacey, “then it overheated the dyno!” Well, then that Porsche is probably powerful enough! Kit is understandably proud of the work he does at eDub Services in the UK, converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911 to electric power. Some will […]
Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:35:41 +0000
“The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 15:15:56 +0000
According to new research by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), Tesla owners are 50% less likely to crash while driving their cars. The new research was presented by CMT, which is the world’s largest telematics service provider, at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Conference earlier this week. The new research included findings into driving risk […]