Tesla’s new navigation system will roll out this weekend

Owning a Tesla comes with plenty of perks, but there is still one major pain point for most Tesla owners: navigation. Even though these cars feel like they’re from the future, the navigation systems on board look like any old navigation system you might have seen in a car or on a smartphone, with some… Continue reading Tesla’s new navigation system will roll out this weekend

Pagani Huayra successor to offer electric & manual option – report

The founder of ultra-desirable supercar manufacturer Pagani has revealed details, via an Italian report, about two upcoming vehicles that should have purists and electric car enthusiasts alike very excited indeed. Horacio Pagani started his company 20 years ago, with the debut of the gorgeous Zonda – a car which was still produced as late as… Continue reading Pagani Huayra successor to offer electric & manual option – report

UPS adds battery energy storage for 118 electric vans in UK

Follow John Prototype plug-in electric delivery van with fuel-cell range extender to be tested by UPS in 2017 Enlarge Photo Electric vehicles are not only zero-emission and quieter and more pleasant to drive, they also clearly lower emissions of the carbon dioxide linked to climate change under most circumstances. For fleet operators who recharge large… Continue reading UPS adds battery energy storage for 118 electric vans in UK

BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells

Follow John BMW sold more than 100,000 cars with plugs last year, adding together its battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. That’s roughly on a par with Tesla, and ahead of both General Motors and Nissan, two other pioneers in modern electric cars. The company has put far more plug-in cars on the road to date… Continue reading BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells

Matrix Partners co-leads $473m round in China’s electric car maker CHJ Automotive

March 23, 2018 Chinese electric car startup CHJ Automotive has pocketed Rmb3 billion ($473 million) in its Series B funding round led by Matrix Partners China and Shougang Fund’s new energy fund portfolio, according to Chinese media reports. CHJ Automotive, described by Western media as a Chinese rival to Tesla, said the funding round was… Continue reading Matrix Partners co-leads $473m round in China’s electric car maker CHJ Automotive

Tesla says its giant battery is not getting paid correctly because it sends power too quickly

Earlier this year, Tesla’s giant Powerpack battery system in South Australia has proven to be able to react to crashed coal plants in milliseconds and send power to the grid. The battery system is stabilizing the local grid, a service reportedly worth millions, but now Tesla says that it is not being paid correctly because its battery is… Continue reading Tesla says its giant battery is not getting paid correctly because it sends power too quickly

Mobility: BMW wants to introduce iX3, iNext and other electric cars 2018

BMW i Vision Dynamics as a model for the i4 (Image: BMW) Since the launch of the i3 in 2013 has BMW no purely electrically powered vehicles presented more. Now comes the second wave of electromobility from Bavaria, as company boss Harald Krüger has announced. BMW will introduce several new electric cars. This announced company… Continue reading Mobility: BMW wants to introduce iX3, iNext and other electric cars 2018

UPDATE 3-Tesla shareholders approve CEO Musk’s $2.6 bln compensation plan

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc shareholders approved a compensation package potentially worth $2.6 billion for Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday in a test of their confidence in the leader of the electric car company. Elon Musk speaks at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Tesla shareholders approve CEO Musk’s $2.6 bln compensation plan