What do you first think when you see a picture of a burning car on Twitter? Tesla of course, since that’s the public service announcement the media has drilled into our head. Also, you know, a gas tank can’t catch fire and blow up. And even if gas was flammable, cars wouldn’t be catching on fire every day, ya know?
The latest word on the Chrysler Portal electric minivan is that it will go into production in 2020. If the production car stays true to the concept, it could be a welcome addition to electric car motoring.
August was a big and wild month for electric vehicles, especially for Tesla. Scroll through the summary below to get your monthly dose of the biggest changes and trends in the electric vehicles industry.
California governor Jerry Brown tells the LA Times Donald Trump is sabotaging the US auto industry with his anti-EV policies. Is he right?
In the electric car category, there is one that stands out, if anyone can actually ever get it. The low VIN, original Tesla Roadster that was shot into space. If anyone ever snags that and brings it back, only billionaires need show up at the auction.
A 100% electric autonomous shuttle will be used on roads in Candiac, Quebec, in a long-term demonstration project. It is a collaboration between the shuttle’s manufacturer, NAVYA, Keolis Canada, the Quebec government, and Propulsion Quebec. From fall to winter, the shuttle will provide free service between the park-and-ride lot and André-J.Côté Park.
NIO is one of the electric vehicle (EV) startups we’ve been most eagerly watching over the past couple of years. It has the backing of some solid Chinese billionaires, has presented an attractive vehicle design in the car class humans now love most, and has ambitious autonomous and connected vehicle plans.
The California legislature has approved a bill that will add $830 million in incentives to add behind the meter storage for homeowners and small businesses over the next 5 years.
We really just have to laugh at the absurdity of the coverage of Tesla lately. While the Tesla Model 3 is the 5th best selling car in the US in terms of unit sales (1st in terms of revenue), it poised to climb the ladder even higher. Nonetheless, rather than cover these tremendous milestones, the old media is largely creating hundreds of stories about Musk smoking weed while ignoring the current success of the Model 3.
Volkswagen is a fascinating case when it comes to the electric transport transition. With some interesting news coming in this week, we are revisiting some of the key facts and forecasts we have from the company.
