Electric commuter vans are suddenly becoming all the rage since Elon Musk declared them to be part of his Secret Master Plan Part Deux. Since then, Mercedes-Benz has graced us with its drone-tastic Vision Van concept, with promises of an electric next-gen Sprinter. Now Volkswagen, keen for any and every […]
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Tesla software 8.0 announced, in Australia in a “few weeks”
Tesla has released software version 8.0 for its Model S and Model X electric vehicles, with safety updates and a few cool new features. The US-based EV-maker bills it as “the biggest UI (user-interface) revamp since the launch of the Model S”, and is proud to liken its products to […]
Chinese LeEco raises $1 billion to develop new EV
Chinese electronic giant LeEco has announced it has successfully raised more than $1 billion in capital aimed at kick-starting its EV program for the Chinese market. Last year LeEco released photos of its LeSEE EV concept (pictured), which was accompanied by almost zero technical details and the looming question of […]
Updated Renault ZOE EV to debut at Paris show, with 350km range?
Renault’s existing entry in the EV market, the Zoe, may be about to come in for a significant upgrade, with a 354km range possibly bowing at next week’s Paris Motor Show. This would represent a 114km boost over the current car’s 240km range, which was upgraded from 210km in 2015. […]
Volkswagen confirms EV concept for Paris, teasers included
Volkswagen has teased the harbinger of its new era, one that will propel it away from the smoggy cloud that has so dogged it in recent times. Scheduled to debut at the Paris Motor Show, the concept previews a production car scheduled for 2019, on VW’s new electric architecture (MEB). […]
Proterra Catalyst E2 is a 660kWh EV bus with 560km range
US company Proterra has released details of a radical new electric bus design, largely constructed from carbon fibre and powered by a 660kWh battery pack. What could genuinely turn out to be the future of buses, the Catalyst E2 prototype has a claimed range of 563km in real-world driving conditions, […]
Paris-bound Volkswagen ‘Nuv-e’ concept to preview future plans
Volkswagen is planning to unveil the forerunner of its promised EV expansion plan at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, complete with a 600km range, according to reports. Auto Express is reporting the upcoming EV will be priced similarly to its petrol- and diesel-powered equivalents. It’s expected to take the form […]
2017 Chevrolet Bolt rated 383km range by US EPA
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt has topped the Tesla Model 3 in range according to the latest official estimated range handed down by the US Environmental Protection Agency. While it may come as a shock to some, one of Tesla’s biggest competitors on the lower-end of its product offerings comes in […]