HAGERTY: THIS DECADE’S ‘GREATEST CAR’ IS THE TESLA MODEL S If you’re a collector of classic cars, you’re probably familiar with Hagerty. Started in 1984, this industry leader protects over one million vehicles — insuring s…
Nissan LEAF Is #1 Selling Electric Car In Europe
The second-generation Nissan LEAF is second to none in Europe in terms of plug-in electric car sales, regardless of type (all-electric or plug-in hybrid). The Japanese manufacturer says that it sold in the first six months of 2018 more than 18,000 copi…
Tesla is ‘aggressively ramping’ up its solar and energy products, says CTO JB Straubel
Ever since Tesla took over SolarCity to become part of Tesla Energy, the deployment of solar power has been slowing down gradually for a series of reasons ranging from a restructuring to market changes.
Now Tesla is looking at a shift as it claims that…
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review, Lexus F hybrids, and big oil skepticism of electric cars: Today’s Car News
We review the fuel economy of the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Lexus mulls hybrid systems for its F-series performance cars. Big oil refineries voice skepticism over electric cars. And the results are in from our latest Twitter poll. All of this and…
ZapGo’s Carbon-Ion tech combines power density of supercapacitors and energy density of batteries
Williams Advanced Engineering has selected ZapGo, a spinout of Oxford University, to join a consortium working to develop next-generation battery systems for EVs (part of the UK government’s Faraday Battery Challenge). ZapGo’s Carbon-Ion technology, based on carbon nanomaterials including graphene, is intended to combine the power density of supercapacitors and the energy density of rechargeable… Read more »
Longer range Nissan LEAF E-Plus confirmed for 2019
Following the long awaited LEAF 40 kWh launched earlier this year, Nissan have confirmed that a longer range and higher power LEAF EV is due in 2019. As reported on Autoguide, Nissan’s head of EV marketing, Brian Maragno, corroborated recent rumours th…
Tesla is currently ‘aggressively ramping’ energy business, says CTO JB Straubel
Amid rising competition in the residential solar market from rivals such as SunRun, Tesla CTO JB Straubel stated that Tesla is ramping up its efforts to bolster its energy business. According to Straubel, the reception of the public to products like the Powerwall 2 and Solar Roof tiles has been similar to the Model 3. […]
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Watch As Tesla Paint Gets Put To The Test
Does Tesla paint suck? There’s definitely a whole lot of negativity surrounding just about every aspect of Tesla vehicles. Conversely, most Tesla owners absolutely love their cars, along with just about everything the company is about. Not to men…
Lexus may add hybrid power to future, high-performance F Sport models
Tesla shook up the luxury car world by showing that performance cars could be electric. After the German brands followed suit, Lexus could be the latest automaker to follow suit. In an interview at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, brand CEO Yoshi…
Oil refiners express skepticism, worry over electric cars
A recent survey by the World Refining Association shows some oil industry executives are becoming concerned about how the proliferation of electric cars may affect their business. A core of respondents, however, seem unconvinced that electric cars are …