Electric Cars Not Coming Soon Say Major Industry Suppliers
The heads of major parts suppliers to the auto industry remain skeptical about electric cars. They think conventional cars will be with us for a long time yet.
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The Toyota Prius Prime Hints At The Electric Future Of Toyota (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
As the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime rolled up, I was skeptical. I had owned a Prius for 6 years, and this was just a newer Prius with fancier screens, cleaner carpets, and no melted crayons in the back seat. Boy, was I wrong.
BMW Electrified Vehicle Sales Top 50,000 (2017 Sales Through July)
With a fairly broad “green” array — eclectic blend of attractive electrified vehicles — the BMW Group is apparently the world’s 3rd biggest plug-in car manufacturer. With the best ever July for BMW Group, the company’s total plug-in car sales through July surpassed 50,000. “Year-to-date electrified sales increase 74.8% to 50,711,” a press release from the Bavarian auto manufacturer stated.
7 Countries That May Ban Gas & Diesel Cars
“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Nicolas Hulot, France’s new ecology minister, said last month, adding that the move was a “veritable revolution.” It looks like England may follow suit. Jesse Norman, from England’s Department for Transport has announced, “a manifesto commitment for almost all cars and vans on our roads to be zero emission by 2050. We believe this would necessitate all new cars and vans being zero emission vehicles by 2040.” How many countries are actually moving in the direction of eventual gas and diesel car bans?
Auto Giants — Behind The Scenes, EV Movement Is Slower Than You Think (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
An alternative title to the above was: “Slow & Steady Is A Recipe For Disruption.” But the story is still a little more complicated than that.
Tesla Model 3 vs Competitors … Model S P100DL Crushing It … Kreisel Electric Win…
The top 20 CleanTechnica articles of the week are below, with little surprise that Tesla is again on top. We’re not sure why. From the enlightenment we’ve received from some commenters, Tesla’s cars are crap, Kool-Aid powered, and certainly not worth anyone’s sustained attention. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tesla Model 3 vs 22 Competitors (The Straight Specs)
Now that we have several official specs for the Tesla Model 3, I wanted to do a thorough update of how the Model 3 competes against comparably priced offerings from BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, Toyota, Acura, and Jaguar. Last week, I commented at length about subjective features of the Model 3 that I think will make it a much more attractive offer for drivers and passengers — openness, torque, serenity, and 21st century controls. I honestly think these are the core factors (along with the convenience of home charging) that will lead to the Model 3 dominating its market segment. However, I know many people just want to see the numbers and I am sometimes in search of specific numbers for various comparisons, so this article is primarily aimed at providing several key specs across a few variations of the Model 3, the Tesla Model S, and 22 gas-powered competitors.
Kreisel Electric Wins Frost & Sullivan EV Award Thanks To “Lightest” Battery
Kreisel Electric recently won the 2017 European Electric Vehicle Technology Leadership Awards from Frost & Sullivan for having the “lightest” battery on the market. This is a high honor. This also confirms that although breakthroughs and innovations are great, squeezing more performance and efficiency out of what we have today (lithium-ion batteries) is key to a wide and mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV).
Specially Equipped Volvo XC60 PHEVs Will Film Solar Eclipse In America
Volvo will use a fleet of specially equipped XC60 SUVs to film the solar eclipse in America on August 21 to make a 360 degree virtual reality presentation of the event.
A Funny Story — Used Tesla Model S vs Toyota Prius Prime
As many of you know, we’re trying to get an electric shuttle startup (Tesla Shuttle) off the ground in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). We recently held a test ride event to attract customers, perhaps attract investors, and just generally EVangelize. To organize the event, we partnered with a fleet industry magazine, Menadżer Floty. I was surprised to find out that they actually had a Toyota Prius Prime to bring to the event.
