The 2024 edition of the South African Festival of Motoring was recently held at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg. What stood out for me was the increasing number of electric vehicles on show as well as available for test drives. I really like these exhibitions. These kinds of exhibitions … [continued]
The second generation Porsche Taycan is focused on better efficiency, more performance, and faster charging.
I was on Google News and I saw a headline “8 Electric Cars to Avoid Buying.” I couldn’t help myself, of course. I shouldn’t have clicked it, but I had to. I don’t recommend reading it separate from this article, but here’s the link if you want to. Apparently, it … [continued]
Electric cars are now being discounted by dealers as supplies have caught up with demand after Covid supply chain issues.
The US electric car market continues to grow strongly. Yes, Tesla still dominates (that’s not changing anytime soon), but several other automakers are also seeing fast-growing full electric vehicle (BEV) sales, and the number of BEV options on the market has exploded in recent quarters. Overall (lacking just a little … [continued]
The US electric vehicle market has been growing strongly year after year. Sales in the 1st quarter of 2023 are more than double sales in the 1st quarter of 2021, and they are more than 5 times what they were three years ago. In the grand scheme of things, according … [continued]
Electric vehicles have already started to post some pretty impressive speeds, even as the new technology has just begun to pique the public’s interest. Some of the fastest EVs on the market today come from Tesla, Lucid Motors, and traditional automakers like Audi and Mercedes, offering consumers a wider selection … [continued]
Update: According to our calculations, approximately 5.7% of US car sales were fully electric car sales in 2022. That’s up from 3.2% in 2021, 1.7% in 2020, and 1.4% in 2019. Tesla continues to dominate the US electric car sales market, which can make it seem as though not much … [continued]
One of the great things about connected and computerized vehicles is the potential for software updates. At their best, these software updates come via over-the-air (OTA) updates, and no visit to the dealer is needed to get bug fixes, some recalls, and even new features. Even when these updates require … [continued]
Volkswagen aims to become the top selling electric automaker in the world. It’s got a steep hill to climb to get there, but the German auto giant has made a lot of progress in the past year. Tesla intends to reach 1.4 million BEV deliveries this year. Volkswagen Group is … [continued]
