The Frankfurt International Motor Show is scheduled for September 10-22, 2019, and Mercedes will be showing off some of their electric vehicle plans. Of course, most of the recent press release talks about their gasoline powered vehicle, but there are 2 electric vehicles mentioned. Mercedes-Benz will present a new show car that will “celebrate the… Continue reading Mercedes Benz EQV and new EQ Concept headed to Frankfurt 2019
At the New York Auto Show, Genesis (the luxury brand for Hyundai) unveiled a small 2-seater EV concept called Mint. During the presentation, Hyundai commented on how they wondered why luxury city cars always come with lots of power, as well as their take on bumper-to-bumper parking. Their solution is the small, city runabout car,… Continue reading Genesis Mint EV Concept
At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Fiat unveiled the Concept Centoventi vehicle. Since it’s a city car, and it’s electric, it could be a preview of a future Fiat Panda EV. The Fiat Centoventi concept EV has the ability to change the range from 100 km (62 miles) to 500 km (310 miles) depending on… Continue reading Fiat Concept Centoventi previews possible Fiat Panda Electric
It’s been long rumored that the next electric vehicle from BMW would be the BMW i5 – a 4 door sedan that would slot inbetween the i3 and the i8 (both in size and in price). However, new reports from BMW show they are making an electric Mini, as well as an electric version of… Continue reading BMW i5 not next EV from BMW instead, the BMW X3 EV
This weekend Volkswagen announced their new 7 passenger Atlas SUV. It’s the largest SUV Volkswagen has made and is specifically targeting the U.S. market. The plan is to build it in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alongside the Passat. The Atlas is significantly larger than the Gold, but both vehicles are built on the same MQB architecture. Volkswagen… Continue reading Volkswagen announces Atlas 7-seat SUV with plug-in hybrid version likely
CEO Andy Palmer (if the name sounds familiar it’s because he used to be with Nissan) says that Aston Martin may build an electric version of the Rapide sports car in two to three years. The Rapide EV would be part of a plan to overhaul the companies lineup and add several new models. Aston… Continue reading Aston Martin may build electric Rapide sports car in 2-3 years
The Mini Superleggera was unveiled last summer at the 2015 Villa d’Este concours d’elegance, and it sent EV cyberspace into orbit as people everywhere urged BMW to produce the vehicle so they could buy one! Well, CarMagazine UK is reporting that BMW’s board has approved the Superleggera roadster for production in 2018. Mini is simplifying… Continue reading Mini Superleggera approved for production, might not be an EV when launched
BMW’s first plug-in hybrid SUV made its world debut on Sunday – what exactly that means, we aren’t sure – BMW has released photos and production specifications for the upcoming X5 eDrive SUV. With permanent all-wheek-drive and BMW EfficientDynamics eDrive technology, the x5 has a total of 313 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque that… Continue reading BMW x5 eDrive40e Plug-in Hybrid World Debut
This year, the BMW 3 series is getting a facelift. More exciting is that BMW is introducing the 3-series plug-in hybrid. For the North American market, BMW will offer the 328e plug-in hybrid model in late 2015. The 3-series plug-in hybrid sedan uses a 4 cylinder gasoline engine, and an electric motor mounted on the… Continue reading BMW 328e plug-in hybrid to start production in November 2015
Jaguar plans to introduce an all-electric vehicle, and it will likely be based on the all-new 2016 F-Pace vehicle. The all-electric version will only arrive in 2018, or possibly even later. Jaguar cites 2 reasons for creating a pure-electric vehicle – growing Zero Emission Legislation across North America, as well as rising demand for luxury… Continue reading Jaguar working on 300 mile electric crossover for 2018
At a special breakfast this morning, kicking off the start of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show media days, Vice President of General Motors North America, Alan Batey, made an announcement confirming the production of the 200 mile electric vehicle based on the Bolt EV concept unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. “The message from… Continue reading Chevrolet Bolt confirmed for production
The Wall Street Journal has access to some insiders – and the word from them is that Chevrolet will be debuting a 200 mile electric vehicle this coming Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. We’ve known for some time GM has been working on a pure EV, and it’s been speculated… Continue reading Chevrolet Bolt – 200-mile, $30,000 EV expected to debut on Monday
BMW is preparing a more ‘potent’ version of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar for the company’s centenary celebrations in 2016. In a recent article by Autocar, the new model, which is rumoured to be called i9, will use the same carbon fiber chassis as the i8, but will receive more aggressive styling (is that even… Continue reading BMW i9 will be a modified i8 with more power
Hyundai Motors has announced it will release it’s first all-electric vehicle in 2016. A contract with LG Chem will have them supplying batteries for the new mid-size sedan until at least 2018. “Hyundai’s first pure EV will be a mid-sized sedan. Equipped with improved batteries, enhanced system management and lighter materials, the upcoming model will… Continue reading Hyundai commits to launch first electric vehicle in 2016
Audi’s A7 Sportback H-Tron plug-in hybrid fuel cell electric vehicle was unveiled at the 2014 LA Auto Show. Just a concept for now, the vehicle uses an AC charging inlet to recharge an 8.8 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. The battery pack gives the vehicle an electric range of 50 kms, and in addition to the… Continue reading Audi unveils A7 H-tron hydrogen plug-in hybrid at 2014 LA Auto Show
In a recent press release from BMW, the automaker outlined it’s plans for a BMW 3 Series e-drive plug-in hybrid vehicle that will launch in early 2016. The vehicle will use the similar technology to the X5 eDrive. Power comes from a 4 cylinder TwinPower Turbo engine from BMW’s Efficient Dynamics engine family. Combined with… Continue reading BMW schedules 3 Series eDrive plug-in hybrid for early 2016
Just a concept for now: At the LA Auto Show, Audi unveiled the A7 plug-in hybrid fuel cell electric vehicle.The ‘h’ in h-tron stands quite obviously for hydrogen. By plugging this vehicle into an AC power supply, the 8.8 kWh batter pack can be charged up enough to provide around 31 miles of all-electric driving.… Continue reading Audi A7 H-Tron Plug-in Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicle unveiled at LA Auto Show
In a recent interview with Autocar and Jaguar Land Rover group’s engineering director Wolfgang Ziebart, Ziebert hinted at plans to produce an electric Range Rover to compete in the luxury vehicle segment with Tesla. The all-electric Range Rover would come in a lower roofed crossover style vehicle and would be marketed towards inner city wealthy… Continue reading Ranger Rover Electric Utility Vehicle to challenge Tesla Model X
