Ford Mustang Mach-E Revealed To The World Ahead Of Schedule

Leave it to Ford to break the info to the world. The Ford Mustang Mach E is going to be officially unveiled this coming Sunday evening, but due to some super sleuthing by a member of the Mach E forum, the cat horse is out of the bag. At least, large parts of it are,… Continue reading Ford Mustang Mach-E Revealed To The World Ahead Of Schedule

VW ID.3 Electric Motor Is So Compact That Fits In A Sports Bag

From 2023 on, Volkswagen intends to produce 1.4 million of similar electric drive units annually. Volkswagen recently showed an electric motor, the first in a family, compact enough to fit in a sports bag, despite delivering more than 200 horsepower. That’s the beauty of an electric drive. ” It’s not only less complex than a… Continue reading VW ID.3 Electric Motor Is So Compact That Fits In A Sports Bag

NCM 811 Almost Account For A Fifth Of EV Li-Ion Deployment In China

China is well advanced in switching to the NCM 811 type of lithium-ion cathode for EV batteries. The new NCM 811 lithium-ion battery chemistry takes the Chinese passenger xEV (BEV, PHEV, HEV) market like a storm. According to Adamas Intelligence, In September, NCM 811 was responsible for 18% of passenger xEV battery deployment (by capacity).      The… Continue reading NCM 811 Almost Account For A Fifth Of EV Li-Ion Deployment In China

Tesla Trademarks Cybertruck And CYBRTRK For Electric Pickup Truck

But which name will be applied to the actual truck still remains a bit of a mystery. We’ve just uncovered a Tesla trademark filing for the upcoming Tesla pickup truck. Two names were registered: Cybertruck And CYBRTRK. Which will it be? More Tesla Truck News The reveal of the Tesla truck is set for November… Continue reading Tesla Trademarks Cybertruck And CYBRTRK For Electric Pickup Truck

BYD Scored New Largest Electric Bus Order In The U.S.

130 BYD K7M buses were ordered by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. BYD happily announced that the Los Angeles Department of Transportation ordered 130 of its battery-electric K7M buses, which is the new largest single order for EV buses in the U.S. (by number of vehicles). The K7M model is a short one –… Continue reading BYD Scored New Largest Electric Bus Order In The U.S.

Ford Officially Confirms Its Electric SUV Will Be Called Mach-E

The company will take reservations for it after the November 17 official presentation. Autocar was almost right: the Mustang-inspired electric SUV Ford will start delivering next year will be called Mach-E. A hyphen was missing. Joking aside, we could not expect the British magazine to get that sort of minutiae from a chat with Darren… Continue reading Ford Officially Confirms Its Electric SUV Will Be Called Mach-E

California Reshapes EV Rebate Program; Excludes EVs Over $60,000

High-income earners need not apply. As of December 3rd, 2019, California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) is undergoing some significant changes. EV Incentive News The reshaping makes it pretty clear that the goal is to use the available funds to better serve low to moderate-income individuals and families, while reducing the number of rebates issued… Continue reading California Reshapes EV Rebate Program; Excludes EVs Over $60,000

Watch World’s Wackiest, Lightest, No Body Tesla Model S Drive By

Lightweighting taken to the extreme. And then some. This video features the craziest Tesla Model S we’ve ever seen. It lacks a body and has virtually no interior, yet it still drives and maintains the old school Tesla nosecone. See it in motion right here.   Ray4Tesla asks: “What’s this guy done to his Tesla… Continue reading Watch World’s Wackiest, Lightest, No Body Tesla Model S Drive By

Germany Sets Huge All-Time Plug-In EV Car Sales Record In October

Almost 12,000 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered and most of them were PHEVs. Last month was a really big one in Germany as plug-in electric car sales reached new records and brought a tremendous surprise from plug-in hybrids. Let’s start with the overall number of new passenger plug-in registrations – 11,926 (up 121%… Continue reading Germany Sets Huge All-Time Plug-In EV Car Sales Record In October

Parallel Parking Gone Wrong: Pickup Truck Backs Into Tesla, Flees

The truck driver parked the vehicle just fine, but then backed the truck into the parked Tesla and fled. Parallel parking a pickup truck isn’t easy. It’s even harder when there’s a big hitch out back and a box van next to you. This truck driver back into a parked Tesla and then fled. But… Continue reading Parallel Parking Gone Wrong: Pickup Truck Backs Into Tesla, Flees