Electric Car News Link Bomb (Tesla Model X Love, Chevy Bolt Test Drives, Porsche 911 Plug-In…)

As with the renewable energy news link bomb I just published, here’s another one dedicated to electric car news:

Tesla Motors Stuff

1. Tesla Autopilot Performs Flawlessly During Motley Fool Highway Test
2. GM Has Lobbied Against Tesla’s Direct Sales Model In At Least Five States
3. Tesla Fights On In Utah And Connecticut
4. Blogger Says Tesla Is Building Throwaway Cars
5. Only Place in the World Where Model S Has a Tax Surcharge
6. Pacific Crest Analyst: Model S May Be Approaching Its Run-Rate Ceiling
7. Short People Got No Reason To Live
8. Time for Some Re-Thinks
9. Driving the Model S for Uber + Lyft
10. Pros & Cons of CPO Signature
11. Preowned Things To Look Out For?
12. What VIN Comes with 3G vs 4g LTE?
13. Tesla Roadster vs Tesla Model S
14. The Tesla Roadster Turns 10 This Year
15. You Might Be A Tesla Owner If…
16. Tesla Model S P85D Summon Via Apple Watch
17. Tesla’s Summon Feature Now On Android App
18. Tesla’s New AutoPark Feature Shown Off By Pro Skateboarder Mike Mo Capaldi (Video)
19. Can Someone Explain The Autopilot “Learning” Algorithm?
20. How To Build an Ultrasonic Tesla Garage Parking Sensor
21. Tesla P90D Versus 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
22. P90D (Insane) is Quicker than P85D — Review
23. Tesla’s Response To Me Leaking Info About The P100D?
24. Tesla Model X P90D Ludicrous 0-60 3.4s
25. Vegan Model X Now An Option
26. Launch Mode On The X
27. DYI Ads Abound For Model X
28. Model X Is Ruining My Model S
29. Video: Falcon-Wing Doors Explained By Mark Templeton
30. To Elon Musk, Highly Suggest Two-Wheel-Drive Tesla Model X
31. What I Learned From Tesla Sales About The Model X Options
32. Model X Tax Incentive Questions Regarding Purchase For Business
33. European Tesla Referral Contest Won By Bjørn Nyland For The Second Time
34. Repairing a Salvage Tesla Model S Due to Flood Damage
35. How Fast Can a Supercharger Charge?
36. The March Of The Tesla Superchargers Continues
37. Tesla Motors Identifies Cause of Model S Fire
38. Tesla Motors Electric Motor vs. YASA Electric Motor & What Is Important For EV
39. After Years Of Passive Aggressive Contempt, German Companies Now Trying To Take Credit For Tesla’s Success
40. Don’t Like The Tesla Model S Interior? Take A Look At What This Guy Did
41. Got This Email From Tesla Regarding The New 19 Inch Wheels
42. Bulletproof Tesla Model S Now Being Sold By International Armoring Corporation
43. Crazy Story Involving A Buyer, An Inventory Car, & Elon Musk, Suggests That Tesla Has Some Work To Do On Customer Service…
44. Elon Musk Song
45. Largest Tesla Gathering In The World, If You Show Up

Other EV Manufacturers

1. Chinese Company “Techrules” Unveils Hybrid Powertrain Technology Reportedly Allowing For Fuel Consumption Rating Of ~1,569 MPG
2. NEVS in Strategic Cooperation with China’s State Grid for EVs
3. Mercedes-Benz Lifecycle Analysis For GLE 500e PHEV Released
4. Mercedes Aims For 60 Mile Range From Its Plug-in Hybrid Cars
5. Veemo Hybrid Tricycle Could Be Answer To Urban Congestion
6. Volvo R&D Vice President: Standardize EV Charging Infrastructure
7. How I Got a New 2015 Nissan Leaf Electric Car for $16,000 Net: Indecision
8. Nissan LEAF Recall To Fix Brake Issue Announced
9. Nissan Leaf Security Flaws Leaked
10. Nissan LEAF Charging Off Hours
11. Solar + Electric Cars — Herons’s House
12. BMW i8 Is Best Selling Hybrid Sports Car In The World
13. BMW Substitutes Cameras For Side View Mirrors On i8 Concept
14. Feature Comparison Between A 2015 BMW i3 And 2012 Chevy Volt
15. Porsche Engineering Chief Says Plug-in 911 Coming In 4 Years
16. 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid To Lose Quick-Charging Port In U.S.
17. Hyundai Releasing All 3 IONIQ Variants (EV, PHEV, Hybrid) In The US
18. Audi Electric SUV Still Slated For 2018
19. Volkswagen Wants Category For Electric Cars In World RallyCross Racing
20. Why Lutz Dissed Tesla
21. Car Reviewer Buys ELR
22. Cadillac CT6 Hybrid Powertrain (Details)
23. Autoline.com’s McElroy is Sold on the Bolt
24. The Verge’s Bolt CES Test Drive Video & Article
25. Bolt Test Drive Video from CES with Pam Fletcher — Ars Technica
26. Exclusive Interview with Chevy Bolt EV Chief Engineer
27. Bolt EV = 2017 Cruze
28. Carlos Ghosn Not Too Happy After Seeing Bolt In Person
29. Nissan Gives IDS Concept Its US Debut
30. Carlos Ghosn Is Optimistic About The Future Of Electric Cars
31. A Great Video Of The Build Quality Of The Chevrolet Volt
32. LG Chem To Supply Lithium-Ion Battery Packs For Chrysler Pacifica PHEV Minivan
33. Zotye Zhima E30: A New Contender for 2016?
34. Test Driving The Energica Ego Electric Motorcycle (Video)
35. Toyota Tells Dealers: Stop Mirai Deliveries!
36. 2050 Motors Introduces Ibis Electric Sedan
37. Acciona First 100% Electric Car To (Almost) Complete Dakar Rally
38. 5 Years In The Making, Rimac Concept_One Goes On Display In Geneva

Other EV Stuff

1. Report: EV Market Set To Grow At “Breakneck Speed”
2. EV Living: Having To Drive An ICE For A Day
3. Dealership EV Habits
4. AlphaElectric — Alphabet’s EV Fleet Selection & Management Service
5. The Country’s Cleanest Yellow School Bus Is All-Electric
6. Electric Car Sales Surge In Norway During 2015
7. Nissan-Renault Expects China To Be The Top EV Market In The World By 2020
8. All Those Plug-In Hybrid Models? They’re For China, More Than The U.S.
9. Taking A Look At EV Sales In Canada
10. When Electric-Car Incentives Return: British Columbia Case Study
11. Billions Riding On The Proper Way Forward For Electric Cars
12. EV Owners Expect Battery Upgrades
13. Electric-Car Battery Energy: Why Waste It On Cabin Heating? (Video)
14. Electric Cars to Stabilize the Grid
15. Are Utilities the Key to Kick-Starting Electric Vehicle Sales in 2016?
16. Electric Cars: Some Love ‘Em, Others Leave ‘Em
17. Electric Cars Won’t Save Us Or Our Cities
18. What This Washington Post Column Gets Wrong About Electric Cars
19. California Considering Unlimited Carpool Lane Access For PHEVs
20. AeroVironment TurboCord Dual Plug-In EV Charger Is A Finalist For 2016 Automotive News PACE Awards
21. England Lake District Rents Electric Cars Painted To Look Like Sheep
22. Oakridge Battery Breakthrough Appears To Be Vaporware
23. Pollen Grains As Carbon Architecture Basis For Lithium-Ion Anodes
24. Amnesty International Documents Child Abuse In Cobalt Supply Chain
25. National Labs Researchers Find Simple Procedure to Improve Performance of NMC Cathodes in Li-ion Batteries
26. German Team Reconfigures Li-S Battery for Improved Performance; New Porous Conductive Separator Coating
27. Hemp Makes Better Supercapacitor Electrodes
28. DOE Launching $80M Supertruck II Initiative; 55% BTE; Awards $12M for 3 Medium- and Heavy-Duty Plug-In Projects
29. Who Should Pay For Electric Car Charging Infrastructure?
30. City Of Oxford Launching EV Charging Infrastructure Buildout
31. Anyone Else Noticed that Some Prius Owners are Gettin’ a Bit Defensive?
32. SPI Energy Expanding EV Rental Business In Hainan, China
33. Solar Makes EV Battery Support for the Grid Complicated Financially
34. A Swarm of EVs for the Grid
35. Woman Who Built LSR Electric Motorcycle Tells Her Story
36. The 2,782 Mile Three Week Electric Car European Road Trip
37. Buckeye Bullet 3 Targets LSR This Summer
38. Hydrogen Fuel Cells Less Likely Than Electric Cars: Daimler CEO Zetsche
39. Scientists Say New Hydrogen Process Is 100% Efficient
40. GKN eAxle Brings Supercar Technology To Plug-in Hybrid Cars
41. Evatran Opening Office In California’s Bay Area
42. Electric Airplanes Getting Closer To Reality
43. RAND Electric Boat is Unsinkable, Self Bailing, And Fun!
44. Formula E Approves Power Boost In Seasons 4 And 5
45. Formula E 2016: Paris Racecourse Revealed
46. Formula E Tech Could Mean 1000 HP F1 Cars
47. FIA Seeks Proposals For Formula E Battery And Chassis In Season Five
48. Bill Nye The Science Guy Wants NASCAR To Go Electric

Loosely Related Stuff

1. Volkswagen Mess Turns Ugly As Shareholders Sue Company
2. Tested: Fiat Emissions Up to 2200% Over Legal Limit
3. Diesel Dilemma Defies Description In Deutschland
4. Are Automakers Pushing Back Against US Fuel Economy Standards?
5. BP Energy Outlook Sees The World Through Oil Colored Glasses
6. Which States Are Raising The Gas Tax?
7. Who’s Prepared for Autonomy? Nobody.
8. Mobileye & Nissan Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Integrate Road Experience Management Technology For Autonomous Driving Into Nissan Fleets
9. Nissan: Renault-Nissan to Launch More than 10 Vehicles with Autonomous Drive Technology over the Next 4 Years
10. nuTonomy Recieves $3.6M To Add Autonomous Advancements
11. Autonomous Cars Might Actually Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12. Dealer Suit Rattles FCA Shareholders
13. Uber, Lyft, The Second Amendment, And You

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