The Jaguar I-PACE will finally be fully unveiled on March 1st — via a global, online broadcast to begin at 19:00 CET — a new press release has revealed. Accompanying this will be the opening of ordering and the official announcement of pricing.
A study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory finds the existing grid can cope with the needs of electric cars until they represent 25% of all cars on the road. But clusters of EVs in one neighborhood may overload existing transformers or shorten their useful life. Coordinated charging using smart grid technology will be necessary in the future for grid resiliency,
The UK-based electric motor manufacturer YASA will be increasing its production capacity 50-fold over the coming months. That is, it will be increasing from a production capacity of 2,000 units a year to 100,000 units a year. The increase is in anticipation of a surging market for electric vehicles in coming years, company execs have revealed.
The Electric GT Racing Series — a racing series slated to make use of modified Tesla Model S sedans — is now officially sanctioned by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), the governing body of the Formula One and Formula E racing series.
London, UK (February 2nd, 2018) – Today, the new Nissan LEAF marked its official UK ‘on sale’ date, parked at the crossroads of London’s first electrified street and one of its most polluted*, Electric Avenue and Brixton Road in Lambeth.
On January 17, I received a text from my wife: “Did you get the invitation for the Tesla (Model) 3 in Aventura mall?” My response: “?!?!?” Tesla sent her an email for an invitation-only event to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Aventura store in Miami, guest starring Model 3. Needless to say, I was extremely excited to check it out.
Bills have been introduced in the legislatures of Wisconsin and Nebraska that would carve out an exception so Tesla could sell its electric cars direct to the public. Franchise dealer groups, predictably, are vehemently opposed to such foolishness.
Those living within the areas governed by the Hackney and Islington councils (in the UK) who are interested in seeing a proposed near-zero-emissions zone imposed in parts of Shoreditch now have a chance for their voices to be heard — with a public consulting period on the matter now ongoing until February 14th.
Annual reports filed with the California DMV show Waymo leading all other autonomous car companies in most miles driven and least number of “disengagement events.” Tesla reported if conducted no autonomous driving testing on public roads in California last year.
Building on its earlier announcements relating to the release of a hydrogen fuel cell powered Class 8 semi truck, and also reservations, Nikola Motor Company has now unveiled plans relating to the development of a $1 billion manufacturing facility near Phoenix, Arizona.
