Electric Vehicle News and Reviews (Page 245)

Electric Vehicle News and Reviews

Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way in a short time. Barely a decade has passed since the ambitious Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors introduced the world to an electric car capable of traveling more than 300 miles on a single charge. Since then, Elon Musk and Tesla have convinced many dubious onlookers that electric vehicles are not only here to stay, but that they can become the future of transportation.

Other automakers have joined the EV movement at very different rates. The Nissan Leaf, for example, debuted in 2010 and went on to become the best-selling all-electric vehicle in the world for a time. Competition from the BMW i3 followed, as well as the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt and its all-electric successor the Chevy Bolt EV, but only the Tesla Model 3 has been able to steal the Leaf's crown. Heading into a new decade, electric vehicles are set to go from strength-to-strength, with new models like the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV competing in the entry-level category and the Audi e-Tron, Porsche Taycan, or Jaguar I-PACE vying with Tesla at the top end of the market.

With entire classes of vehicle still lacking an electric version, such as pick-up trucks and affordable SUVs, there's huge potential for expansion and growth in the EV marketplace. For now, Tesla is still blazing the trail, but legacy manufacturers are lining up to electrify their fleets and promising startups like Rivian and Byton are waiting in the wings with exciting new electric vehicles.

The future is bright for EVs and you can keep up to date with all the latest stories right here on Torque News.

When Is A Coupe A Coupe? Is It Two Doors Or Four Doors? And, Here’s Audi’s Q8 Pricing, Too

By Marc Stern on September 8, 2018 - 10:30PM

So, Audi announces the pricing for its Q8, five-door coupe and I have to scratch my chin: what exactly is a coupe? Doesn't Audi sell several coupe models such as the two-door TT? So, if it sells real coupes, how can it call a five-door crossover a coupe? It's a strange one, I'll admit.

Toyota Prius Prime is top-selling affordable EV.

Toyota Prius Prime Remains Top-Selling Affordable EV Despite Tesla Model 3 Disruption

By John Goreham on September 6, 2018 - 12:02PM

Toyota's Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle sales continue to grow, despite Tesla's Model 3 market disruption.

Ford's Electric SUV Features Significant Mustang Styling

By Patrick Rall on September 6, 2018 - 11:31AM

Ford Motor Company has released the first teaser of the Mustang-inspired, all-electric SUV coming in 2020 and when FoMoCo said that it was Mustang-inspired, they werent kidding – as some people are likely to mistake the picture above for a teaser of the legendary pony car.

FIRE! Toyota Prius Recall Makes Us Think It's Just Jealous of Tesla

By John Goreham on September 5, 2018 - 4:56PM

Some U.S. Prius cars are being recalled for risk of fire. Should we report it?

Mercedes Benz EQC400 4MATIC different views

Mercedes EQC SUV: If "the Best or Nothing" Means a Paltry 200 Mile Range, We’d Rather Have "Nothing" From Mercedes

By Al Castro on September 5, 2018 - 1:48PM

In formulating a response to Audi’s rollout of its first BEV e-Tron very soon, more so than responding to anything Tesla, Daimler AG bizarrely unveils a whole year before its debut, its first head-on to Tesla full production BEV, a historical vehicle on its electric E-Mobility platform in CUV variant in the separate Mercedes EQ line. But they baffled the media giving it only a puzzling 200 mile range.

Ram 1500 Hybrid Gains 2-3mpg around Town and Combined, 1mpg on the Highway

By Patrick Rall on September 5, 2018 - 12:24PM

FCA has announced the official EPA fuel economy numbers for the 2019 Ram 1500 models with the eTorque mild hybrid system and both engines pick up 2 to 3 miles per gallon in the city and combined while also improving by 1 mile per gallon on the highway and making for a smooth drive.

BMW sales drop dramatically as Tesla Model 3 sales rise.

BMW's Small Sedan Sales Drop Dramatically As Tesla Model 3 Rises

By John Goreham on September 5, 2018 - 12:23PM

BMW's 3 Series, 2 Series, and 4 Series sales are declining dramatically. The correlation to Tesla's Model 3 production is hard to ignore.

Tesla Model 3 Fast Charging vs Chevy Bolt

Tesla Model 3 Vs. GM’s Chevy Bolt: Who is the King of Fast Charging

By Simon Barke on September 5, 2018 - 6:54AM

Tesla Model 3 is three times better than GM's Chevy Bolt. Here is the truth about fast charging.

What a Perfect Time to Buy a Used Electric Car! A Glut of EVs on the Used Car Market Makes Them a Steal!

By Al Castro on September 4, 2018 - 6:35PM

With the continued uptick purchases of trucks and SUVs by US consumers, while global new car sales are slowing down, and gas prices remaining low the last two years, there is now a glut of used EV cars on the market, with bargains to be had if you know where and how to find one for the right price.

Speedy Charging Stations Have Problems Of Their Own

By Marc Stern on September 3, 2018 - 4:55PM

If there's one thing that few electric vehicle supporters talk about it is the problems with speedy charging stations. The stations not only generate heat but there is also the potential of fires. Granted, the manufacturers will control the problems, but, how much can they do it?

GM's New Charging Outpaces Tesla By a Factor of Three: 180 Miles in 10 Minutes

By Armen Hareyan on September 3, 2018 - 9:03AM

Imagine charging your electric car for 180 miles in 10 minutes. General Motor's new partnership with Delta Americas is going to be a game changer for Chevy Volt and Bolt owners as well as for all the GM electric cars.

For a Porsche Performance Electric it’s all about the Charging

By Al Castro on September 2, 2018 - 3:49PM

In setting up its charging network for its upcoming flagship all electric sports saloon, the Taycan, Porsche gives clues as to how premium, luxury, and performance brands outside of the Tesla universe will be treated until as such time as all brands have access to everyone eles’s networks.

Dyson Shows it Means EV Business: A Nearly $3 Billion USD Investment With a $200 Million Facility Shows They’re About Cars Too

By Al Castro on August 31, 2018 - 8:45AM

People would laugh at a vacuum company investing money and its reputation in building all electric BEV cars it’s never done before. But Dyson has something that took Tesla years to get and another thing it still doesn’t have, that gives Dyson an edge against Tesla: a manufacturing apparatus to build solid state batteries, and the key patents to make them, which are better than what Tesla is using.

Tesla Police Blotter - Watch A Tesla Go Airborne Before Crashing

By John Goreham on August 30, 2018 - 10:29AM

Tesla have high insurance rates. This video helps explain part of the reason.

In Making a Mustang Inspired CUV EV with Trucks and Mustang Left in Their Portfolio, Ford Risks Mustang Fatigue With Already Angry Sedan Customers

By Al Castro on August 30, 2018 - 6:13AM

As new car sales slow down for the first time since the Great Recession, car makers have had to make key decisions about marketing and production efficiencies, and Ford is no exception. Ford may be limiting itself with choices that customers will grow tired of, if it’s all about just one car: Mustang.

Dethleffs Pulls Another E.Home Camper out its EV Hat: A Prototype RV Trailer that Tows Itself With Power for Camp and Home

By Al Castro on August 28, 2018 - 10:14AM

German camper manufacturer Dethleffs continues its experimentation in the EV camper market with another prototype. The last one we reported was a Type 3 RV EV camper covered head to toe with solar panels. This time it’s a EV RV trailer already in production as a conventional camper, that it’s still hitched to a vehicle, but self propels itself with two electric motors on each wheel. A large battery pack has implications for off grid camping and auxiliary home power.

Is the Prius the top-trade-in for Model 3 cars?

Is the Toyota Prius Really The Top Trade-In For Tesla's Model 3?

By John Goreham on August 27, 2018 - 12:12PM

Perhaps the Toyota Prius is really the top trade-in for Tesla's Model 3, but the evidence is a bit thin. Here's why.

Another Tesla crashes into another firetruck.

Third Tesla Crashes Into Back of Firetruck - That's Four Crashes Into Emergency Vehicles This Year

By John Goreham on August 27, 2018 - 10:07AM

Another Tesla Model S crashes into the back of yet another emergency vehicle.

Jaguar Land Rover’s Attempt Preserve its Classic Cars Erases the Problems that Came With Them

By Al Castro on August 27, 2018 - 7:30AM

In opening the first Jaguar Land Rover Classic facility in the US, the first of its kind, JLR is cleverly taking steps to preserve its heritage with the cars already in the wild. By expanding the restoration market by offering electrification and restoration options, it also takes steps not only to help clean the environment, but also cleverly erase the mechanical troubles its cars have been known for, for decades.

Tesla's Latest Broken Promise (Going Private With Help From Big Oil) Revealed With A Late Friday Announcement

By John Goreham on August 26, 2018 - 7:57PM

Tesla's latest broken promise by Elon Musk revealed late Friday. Should we cheer or boo?

Russia’s Re-Volt: Their Green Response to Tesla’s Capitalistic Electric Revolution is a Soviet Retread EV

By Al Castro on August 25, 2018 - 7:25AM

Poor Tesla: First it was the Shorts, now even the Russians are coming after them with a new Kalashnikov CV-1 electric car. Kalashnikov wants to build an electric car. But this Russian response from the inventors of the AK-47, to Tesla’s earth soothing, humanity healing, eco-conscious electric car lineup, is a retreaded 1970’s Soviet Era hatchback retro-electrified. Classic car conversion: maybe. State of the art design prototype: no. Roadware! Very nice!

Workhorse Group’s Lineup: W-15 PHEV Pickup, Surefly Drone, N-GEN Delvery EV Van

Workhorse Group Gets Ready to Fight the Fight With a Product Line That Takes on Manhattan

By Al Castro on August 23, 2018 - 10:13PM

Ohio electric commercial mobility company Workhorse Group has been in the news lately with either new products or updates on the progress of ongoing ones. They diversified their product line by rolling out a new helicopter drone recently in Manhattan. With the recent news of Ford introducing a hybrid, and Tesla’s plans to introduce a BEV pickup, eyes are now paying closer attention to Workhorse and their new pickup.

Google billionaires drive Toyota Prius cars.

Both Founders of Google Drive a Car Without Android Auto - The Toyota Prius

By John Goreham on August 22, 2018 - 3:39PM

According to a story this week by CNBC, both Larry Page and Sergey Brin drive Toyota Prius cars. We find that interesting for many reasons.

New 2018 Nissan Leaf costs less than $17K.

New 2018 Nissan Leafs Are Costing Customers Under $17K - Here's How

By John Goreham on August 22, 2018 - 1:16PM

The new Nissan Leaf is dramatically better than the outgoing model. What may be most interesting though is the shockingly low cost to buy one.

Plugshare App: how to find free EV charging stations near you

A Good EV Charger Map App and Free Charging

By Al Castro on August 22, 2018 - 6:54AM

Do you know what's the best app to find charging stations for electric cars? PlugShare seems to be the app by which all others are compared to, if you want to find free EV charging stations near you.

Rumor Says Cadillac Will Have a Flagship EV in 3 Years

By Armen Hareyan on August 21, 2018 - 10:50PM

We haven't yet seen the fruits of the significant directional shift that involves almost every aspect of Cadillac. But Cadillac is on an offensive and may introduce an electric passenger car by 2021. Cadillac EV does sound good and it's very realistic if according to the Cadillac Society.

Elon Musk discusses $25K Tesla electric car.

The $25K Battery Electric Car: Tesla's Elon Musk Talks The Talk As GM and Nissan Walk The Walk

By John Goreham on August 21, 2018 - 3:48PM

A recent interview by Tesla's Elon Musk highlights the divide between fantasy and reality in the affordable battery electric car market.

Now You Want One as They’re Getting Rid of Them: the Manny Tranny: The Lazy Driver vs. EVs

By Al Castro on August 21, 2018 - 1:07PM

We have no one to blame for the destruction of the manual transmission except for the few of us that were gifted to know how to use it. If we only knew how few of us existed, maybe we could have coordinated consumer demand to prevent the inevitable from happening. Electrics would have sealed their fate anyway.

Two of Tesla's Largest Shareholders Sold Before Musk's "Going Private" Announcement Fiasco - What Did They Know?

By John Goreham on August 20, 2018 - 3:05PM

Two of Tesla's largest institutional investors, Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price Group sold off a significant portion of their stake in the luxury car maker before Elon Musk's comments about going private. What did they know that the public did not?

The Ultimate Tesla Irony – Helping Saudi Arabia Greenwash Oil Money To Stay Afloat

By John Goreham on August 20, 2018 - 12:38PM

Is Tesla becoming funded by big oil? Tesla’s environmental moral high ground goes right out the window if Saudi oil money is used to keep the money-burning luxury electric vehicle company afloat.

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