Electric Cars

  • Scene from 2017 Karma Revero television spot

    Karma has aired the first television spot for its Revero extended-range electric sedan ahead of the start of deliveries in May. The spot made its debut on Sunday during the broadcast of the 2017 U.S. Open Polo Championship which Karma is a sponsor of. It shows the Revero being delivered to locations in California and Florida, two key states for sales of the stylish sedan which has been priced at $130,000. In case you were wondering, Karma is the Chinese-backed automaker born out the bankrupt remains of the original Fisker. And confusing the matter further, Fisker has also been reborn and is...

  • Teaser for Tesla semi truck debuting in September
    Elon Musk teases Tesla semi truck, reveals tunnel-boring plans

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details on the company’s upcoming electric semi-trailer truck as well as his plans for a separate tunnel boring company aimed at alleviating traffic. During a TED talk held Friday in Vancouver, Musk presented the first image of the new Tesla truck which...

  • AT-EV Nissan Leaf prepped for the Mongol Rally
    Nissan Leaf taking on the Mongol Rally

    The Mongol Rally is a grueling vehicular trek that takes its participants from the United Kingdom all the way to Mongolia. It's a 10,000-mile journey that runs through multiple countries, harsh road conditions, and lasts for three to four weeks. You need a tough vehicle to make it all the way. One...

  • Pininfarina H2 Speed concept, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Mahindra mulls turning Pininfarina into premium EV brand

    Having acquired Pininfarina in late 2015, Indian auto giant Mahindra is now considering turning the Italian design firm into a premium electric car brand. The information was revealed by Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra to MarketWatch during last month’s 2017 Seoul auto show. He also said the...

  • 2019 Iconiq Seven
    NEVS to develop electric cars with Chinese automaker Iconiq

    NEVS, the Chinese-backed electric car brand born out of the bankrupt remains of Saab, has announced it will develop cars with Chinese electric car startup Iconiq. The two firms are forming a joint venture to develop as well as manufacture electric cars for their respective brands at a plant...

  • Tesla Model 3 design prototype  -  reveal event  -  March 2016
    Tesla taking a huge risk with Model 3 production

    Tesla is often known as an unconventional automaker, which can be traced to many facets of its operations. However, the electric car company's unconventional procedures surrounding the much-hyped Model 3 represents a major gamble. It turns out Tesla will skip the normal production procedure of...

  • Lilium Jet VTOL concept

    While the practical challenges to a flying car are countless, there are numerous startups attempting to be the first in the world to sell one to the public. Most are essentially small planes that can fold their wings and drive around like a regular car, while some feature more creative designs and even promise autonomous flying capability. The latest company with a promising prototype is Germany’s Lilium which has come up with an electric airplane capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It’s not designed for driving on public roads, but with its wings folded it could...

  • 2019 Borgward BXi7
    Borgward confirms electric SUV, German plant

    Revived German car brand Borgward, backed by state-owned Chinese automaker BAIC, unveiled its first model in almost 50 years during the 2015 Frankfurt auto show. The model was a mid-size SUV called the BX7 that Borgward started selling in China in 2016. The BX7, which is also built in China, has...

  • Qoros Model K-EV concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Qoros K-EV concept previews Tesla Model S rival due in 2019

    Chinese automaker Qoros unveiled an electric sport sedan concept on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The concept is called the Model K-EV and is said to preview a production model coming in 2019. Qoros says it’s already testing prototypes for the production model and will show one of...

  • Audi e-tron Sportback Concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show    [photo:Ronan Glon]
    e-tron Sportback concept previews Audi electric car coming in 2019

    Audi revealed the new e-tron Sportback concept on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The concept previews an electric car to join the Audi lineup in 2019, one year after the automaker introduces its e-tron electric SUV. You can think of the car as being a more coupe-like alternative to the...

  • 2017 Tesla Model S
    Tesla Model S, Model X 100Ds see price hikes

    Customers mulling over the purchase of one of Tesla's performance-oriented 100D and P100D models best act quickly. The automaker has confirmed it will be increasing prices for the Model S and Model X range-toppers. The price shuffling follows Tesla decision to decrease the price for its base Model...

  • Hybrid Kinetic K550 concept by Pininfarina, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Hybrid Kinetic presents pair of Pininfarina-styled electric SUVs in Shanghai

    Chinese battery company Hybrid Kinetic is looking to branch out into auto manufacturing and has rolled out two new concepts previewing models it plans to put into production early next decade. They’re a pair of extended-range electric SUVs that Hybrid Kinetic presented on Wednesday at the...

  • Nio EP9

    Chinese electric car startup Nio has announced a second production run for its EP9 supercar. Nio made the announcement on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show where the company also previewed its first mainstream model, the ES8 seven-seat SUV. Originally, Nio built just six EP9s and sold them to early investors. Due to popular demand, the company has decided to build an additional 10 examples and is currently accepting orders. The starting price is a cool $1.48 million. That may be steep but you’re getting some serious performance for the money. The two-seat, carbon fiber supercar...

  • Volvo CMA modular compact car platform in electric configuration
    Volvo’s first electric car will be built in China

    Volvo will launch its first electric car in 2019. The car will be based on the Compact Modular Architecture designed for smaller cars and offer a range of 250 miles or more. The battery will be placed in the vehicle floor and an electric motor will be at the front axle. At the 2017 Shanghai auto...

  • 2018 Buick Velite 5
    Chevy Volt transformed into Buick Velite 5 for China

    Buick will add an extended-range electric car to its lineup in China later this year. The vehicle, labeled a Buick Velite 5, is a rebadged Chevrolet Volt and was revealed to the world on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. The news isn’t a complete surprise as we’ve known since...

  • 2018 Nio ES8
    Nio ES8 is first mainstream model from electric car startup

    Nio only appeared on the scene last fall but the electric car startup is already introducing its second model. The latest addition to the lineup is the NS8, a seven-seat SUV that for now has only been confirmed for sale in Nio’s home market of China. The vehicle was unveiled on Wednesday at...

  • MG E-Motion concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    MG E-Motion electric sports car concept revealed, could be production-bound

    Remember MG? The British brand known for its spritely roadsters has long been out of the Brits' hands, as it's been owned by Shanghai, China-based SAIC Motor since 2006. Since then, we're sad to say, MG's offerings have been a far cry from what the brand was always known for. Things may be starting...

  • Volkswagen ID Crozz concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Volkswagen ID Crozz electric SUV concept debuts in Shanghai

    The third member in Volkswagen’s series of I.D. concepts has been revealed. The concept is the I.D. Crozz, and it makes its world debut on Wednesday at the 2017 Shanghai auto show. It follows on from the I.D. Buzz minivan unveiled at the 2017 Detroit auto show and I.D. hatchback unveiled at...

  • 2016 Tesla Model S

    The second half of 2017 will be busy for Tesla as the company reveals two new products and starts production of one of them. The first to arrive will be the highly-anticipated Model 3 sedan. It will be revealed in July, the same month the first customer examples are scheduled to roll off the line at the plant in Fremont, California. In September, Tesla will take the wraps off a semi truck that the company first detailed in July 2016 in part two of its overarching product strategy known as the Tesla Master Plan. The latest timing details were revealed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in his...

  • 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
    Honda Clarity family grows with plug-in, electric models at 2017 NY auto show

    Honda’s Clarity Fuel Cell will soon be joined by plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Japanese automaker unveiled the two new variants on Wednesday at the 2017 New York auto show. The cars are known as the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and Clarity Electric, with the Clarity Plug-In...

  • Kreisel Evex 910e
    Kreisel blends old with new for first turnkey electric car

    Kreisel has announced its first turnkey car, and it’s not what you’d think. The Austrian firm on Thursday announced it will start selling a replica Porsche 910 powered by its electric car technology. Kreisel calls the car the Evex 910e and will offer it at a starting price of 1 million...

  • Porsche Mission E concept electric car
    Audi, Porsche collaborate on next-gen platform

    Audi and Porsche may both be brands in the Volkswagen Group, though they’re staunchly independent. In fact, up until last year were even competing against each other in top-level motorsport. Nevertheless, they also collaborate on projects when it suits them. This has involved the sharing of...

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    Report: Genesis aspires to take on Tesla’s tenure as an EV powerhouse

    Hyundai Motor Group is going all in with its Genesis luxury brand, following in the footsteps of Honda and Toyota’s success with Acura and Lexus, respectively. But it’s not the 20th century any more, as it was when the Japanese luxury marques began to surge in the sales charts. Genesis...

  • 2016/2017 Formula E Hong Kong ePrix
    Ferrari boss drops more hints about Formula E involvement

    Ferrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne a year ago said the idea of an electric Ferrari was “almost an obscene concept.” But last November he conceded that Ferrari entering the Formula E electric car racing series is a possibility. Now he’s on the record as stating that Ferrari being...

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