Tag: Electric Cars
Renault brand Dacia unveils most affordable electric car in Europe
Dacia, the Romania-based car maker owned by Renault, has announced its first all-electric car, the Dacia Spring. It is a 4-seat city car, meaning it is a very small car, but Dacia says those are “real seats”, which one supposes to mean they’re full size. It should have a 200…
2012 is calling wanting its all-electric Mini Cooper SE
BMW, the owner of the Mini Cooper brand, just announced an all-electric Mini Cooper that would have been utterly amazing in 2013 or so. Today, in 2020, it is still a very interesting car, but is found lacking in one key measure – driving range. Its very affordable price will…
Mayor Pete’s work at McKinsey included major study on energy efficiency and climate change
It’s the campaign season for the 2020 USA Presidential election, and of course there are some crazy things happening. Recently an issue arose over Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s work for McKinsey and Associates, and are there any skeletons in his closet because of that. Buttigieg managed to get McKinsey to release…
Ford flatters Tesla with new Mustang Mach-E
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Ford Motors is complementing the heck out of Tesla with the Mustang Mach-E. Ford has announced what some might have thought would never exist – the development of an all-electric Ford Mustang. Going by the specifications this could be an amazing car,…
GM, other automakers, side with Trump Administration in fight against California
On Monday, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota said they were intervening on the side of the Trump Administration in its fight with California over that states’ right to set its own emissions policy. Since the 1960’s California has set its own emissions policies, and has a specific allowance to…
Electric GT simplifying EV conversions with electric crate motor
What if you have a hankering for a specific car, like the 1967 Mustang, but you want it to be electric rather than powered by the 287 cubic inch gasser engine Ford sold it with. There is a whole subculture of folks converting gas cars to electric, most of whom…
Fremont Police disputes hooplah over Tesla-based patrol car running out of power
A few days ago the news was full of reporting that a Tesla-based patrol car owned by the Fremont CA police ran out of power during a hot pursuit. Apparently the story allowed news editors to push the idea that obviously electric cars aren’t suitable because they run out of…
No, another high end electric sports car will not kill Tesla Motors
We’ve seen this story come out again and again: An electric supercar comes out that is faster than the fastest Tesla car. Therefore Tesla is dead meat because this other car creams Tesla in 0-60 miles/hr times. The problem with that story line is that anybody saying this is completely…
Did Toyota spur the electrification craze? What does history say about electric vehicles?
A car-oriented news blog wrote an article claiming that Toyota “spurred a movement toward automotive electrification that can be traced directly to modern EVs like the Tesla Model Y and Rivian R1T“, and claims that Toyota is making a huge misstep, huge mistake in other words, in not currently selling…
Ghosn to be kicked out of Nissan, arrested for securities/compensation fraud
Nissan Motors has announced its former CEO and current Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, is alleged to have under-reported his compensation to Japanese authorities for years, hence committing tax and securities fraud. Subsequently he, and another Nissan board member, have been arrested by Japanese authorities, and there are allegations of similar misconduct…
Ford promises serious electric-drive intentions, teasing an Electric Mustang and more
On a newly-launched Medium publication, Ford Motors announces a new effort at electrified vehicles, and teases us with a “Mustang-inspired fully electric performance utility” vehicle with a 300 mile electric range. That’s a lot to swallow at once, so lets break it apart. Ford has launched a new Medium publication, Live Electric,…
Elon Musk Might Be A Super Villain – Elon survives the Colbert mix-master
Elon Musk is either trying to save the world or destroy it. Stephen’s not sure which one.
Is Audi’s e-tron quattro electric SUV a Tesla-killer?
Today, Audi showed us teaser images of the Audi e-tron quattro electric SUV concept. Immediately the news filled with articles claiming Audi is planning to use that car to compete with Tesla. It is true that Audi’s concept car (that shouldn’t go on sale until 2018) is an all-electric SUV with…
Audi e-tron quattro all electric SUV w/ 300+ mile range, concept car
The Audi e-tron quattro is an all-electric SUV that’s expected to have a 310 mile range. The concept vehicle is to be shown at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show, and Audi promises an “outlook on the brand’s first large-series electric car”. It’s been designed from the ground up as an…
