You’ve likely seen or heard about the massive fleets of rental electric scooters that have been taking over US cities. Even if you don’t have the rental electric scooters in your city yet, you’ve probably seen the news coverage, espec…
Jaguar I-PACE Ready For Luxury Chauffeur Service
Jaguar I-PACE attracted another fleet customer. After an order of up to 20,000 units for Waymo, up to 200 will be ordered by WeKnowGroup for zero-emissions luxury chauffeur service running to and from Heathrow Airport in the UK. The service will be lau…
Porsche reveals Mission E name: Taycan
Porsche has announced the name of their first fully electric serial model, which was previously known as the concept Mission E. The first e-Porsche will be named the Taycan; which means “spirited, young horse” according to the manufacturer, leveraging Porsche’s main emblem. The technical details surrounding the vehicle scheduled for 2019 release have also been […]
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Watch This Tesla-Powered Electrocet Tackle A Wet Track
Tesla power in a lightweight package! There are many ways to achieve Zen. One could sit at the mouth of a mountaintop cave, crossed-legged with palms outstretched chanting “Ohm”, but that’s probably out of reach for most of us with st…
Exploring And Understanding The Fire Risk For Electric Cars
“A battery-powered vehicle having a fire incident is newsworthy. A gasoline-powered vehicle having a fire is newsworthy only if it stops traffic.” Above are the words of Steven Risser, a leading expert in electric vehicle fire risk and seni…
Mission E To Become The Porsche Taycan
Series production of the first purely electric Porsche Mission E is set to begin next year. In preparation, the vehicle previously operating under the working title “Mission E” has now been given its official name: Taycan. The name can be roughly…
DoE – U.S. Plug-In Electric Cars Consumed 2 TWh Of Electricity In 2017
According to the Office Of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, plug-in electric vehicles consumed nearly 2 TWh (2,000 GWh) of electricity last year in the U.S. The amount of electricity consumed during charging increases every year as there are m…
Electrek Podcast: flurry of Tesla news, Daimler’s response to Tesla Semi, Jaguar starts pushing the I-Pace, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a flurry of Tesla news from the shareholder meeting, Daimler unveils new electric trucks in response to Tesla Semi, Jaguar s…
Renault e.dams Co-Owner To Exit Ahead Of Nissan’s Entry Into Formula E
Renault e.dams co-owner Alain Prost is leaving the French squad ahead of its takeover by Nissan, team founder Jean-Paul Driot has confirmed. Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost has been part of Renault e.dams since the inception of Formula E…
Breaking – Porsche Mission E To Get Official Name Of Taycan
It now has an official name, thus moving it one step closer to reality. Word has slipped that the official name of the Porsche Mission E, when it enters production, will be the Porsche Taycan. Taycan has a meaning. It’s “lively, young horse…
