The Indian Mahindra e20 Plus has been fully revealed following a teaser earlier this month, showcasing an eco-friendly electric powertrain and quirky styling. The design is far more practical than the regular three-door e20, based on the old Reva electric car that Mahindra acquired rights to. There is a tidier […]
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STARD makes 760Nm fully electric rally car, world first (video)
An Austrian company has produced the world’s first all-electric rally and rallycross car, capable of unleashing 405kW. The car in question is the result of the research and development team at STARD, owned by former World Rally Champion and current Rallycross competitor Manfred Stohl. Stohl and his team utilised the […]
Tesla rates poorly in Consumer Reports reliability survey
Tesla has scored extremely poorly in terms of reliability in the latest survey published by Consumer Reports. The 2016 Annual Auto Reliability Survey was taken out by Lexus, with Toyota, Buick, Audi and Kia in the top five spots. Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Ram on the other hand – all […]
Henrik Fisker previews new EV, shows strange face
Design guru Henrik Fisker has previewed, via Twitter, the front end of his upcoming all-new electric car – an entirely separate venture from the Karma, which is now under Chinese ownership and known as the Karma Revero. The first teaser indicates the vehicle will have butterfly doors, which open up […]
2017 Honda Clarity FCV offers industry-leading range
Honda’s upcoming Clarity fuel cell vehicle has received an EPA-rated 589km range. This is the longest verified range of any zero-emissions vehicle currently on the road. The Honda Clarity fuel cell full-sized, five-seater sedan is set to launch in the US later this year. Honda will start leasing vehicles to […]
Atieva previews new model under Lucid Motors brand
The Tesla-rivalling start-up formerly known as Atieva has rebranded itself as ‘Lucid Motors’, coinciding with some teasers of a new EV sedan. The powertrain has been previewed in the ‘Etna’ prototype van, demonstrating Tesla P100D-rivalling acceleration. An 87kWh battery pack is set to be fed to 671kW worth of electric […]
NextEV spotted at Nurburgring, new Chinese EV supercar (video)
Chinese EV-producer NextEV has been spotted testing its highly-secretive electric-powered supercar around the Nurburgring. The mysterious EV, which could in fact be considered a megacar, was spotted at the famous circuit being filmed by helicopter, more than likely gathering footage for marketing purposes. While precise details are hazy at this […]
Toyota finalises its first hydrogen fuel cell bus, sales start early-2017
Toyota has announced its plans to release a hydrogen-powered bus which can double as an emergency power resource from early next year. As Japan prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, Toyota said it plans to produce over 100 fuel cell buses to serve the Tokyo area as soon as […]