Volkswagen issued a press release on March 3 stating that the production version of the ID. CROZZ concept EV will be called the ID.4. The ID.4 is a long-range compact electric SUV, and it’s a global car that will be produced and sold in Europe, China, and North America. First launch for the VW ID.4… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.4 EV SUV set for launch in Europe in 2020
At an event earlier today at Niagara Falls, Porsche unwrapped the official production ready Porsche Taycan EV. With it, Porsche also released pricing information and long-awaited specs on acceleration and range. The launch version comes in 2 different models – the Porsche Taycan Turbo, and the Taycan Turbo S. Both of the trim levels use… Continue reading Porsche Taycan unveiling event – price and specs included
At the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours, Karma showed off the Revero GT. It was first introduced at the Auto Shanghai in April 2019, and Karma brought it to North America to announce pricing and availability. Karma released a Revero back in 2017, which was basically a re-do of the Fisker Karma from back in 2012.… Continue reading Karma Revero GT set for Q4 of 2019
The new 2020 Chevy Bolt EV gets a battery pack upgraded which will increase the overall capacity to 66 kWh, thus increasing the EPA range to 259 miles per charge. That equates to a 21 mile increase over the previous 60 kWh battery pack. The additional good news is that the price will remain the… Continue reading 2020 Chevrolet Bolt gets increase in range
Porsche announced that it’s first EV, the Porsche Taycan, will make its global debut on September 4, 2019. The event will be live streamed on Porsche’s dedicated video microsite here: https://newstv.porsche.com/en/ Other than seeing the production version in detail, we are also expecting to get Taycan pricing details as well as release dates and launch… Continue reading Porsche Taycan World Debut September 4
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
Perhaps slightly ironic, BMW released a teaser photo of their self-driving electric SUV the iNext by showing a photo of the steering wheel. And it’s a nice wheel, but I’d rather see what the outside looks like without camouflage. BMW designed the wheel to help drivers know which way it’s pointed, quickly, for when they… Continue reading BMW teased new picture of it’s iNext SUV, and it’s just a steering wheel
It’s the announcement everyone in North America who likes small cars was dreading – that Honda wouldn’t be bringing their small little electric vehicle the ‘e’ over to North America. Instead, the Honda e will be a low-volume EV available only in Europe and Japan. To lessen the blow, Honda coupled the announcement with news… Continue reading Honda e will be available in Europe, Japan only
The all-electric version of the Kia Niro is now on sale in the U.S. It took longer than Kia initially said it would, but some deliveries have already taken place. The base model of the e-Niro is the EX trim, with an MSRP of $39,495 with a destination charge. Compared to the Hyundai Kona, the… Continue reading Kia Niro EV now on sale in the USA
At the Vancouver International Auto Show, the Nissan LEAF was awarded 2019 Green Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. All of the entries in the contest are tested by more than 65 journalists across Canada, who then choose the vehicle they like best based on different road conditions throughout the… Continue reading Nissan LEAF named 2019 Canadian Green Car of the Year
This week Geely unveiled their new GE11 electric car – The GE11 is a new model and is a globally developed product that Geely plans to make as their first foray into the overseas EV markets. However, the unveiling was pretty sad as that was basically it for the announcement. Oh, they also provided detailed… Continue reading Geely GE11 EV ?unveiled? No price, range, or timeline
Back in November 2018, Hyundai announced that buyers out of the initial release area of the 10 ZEV states would be able to order the vehicle through a dealership in one of those states. However, since then, Hyundai has released official range and efficiency specifications as well as pricing for the Kona EV, and demand… Continue reading Hyundai USA backtracks on offer to sell Kona Electric to out-of-ZEV-state buyers
Late last week, Hyundai USA announced the starting price for the long-awaited 2019 Kona Electric – the vehicle Hyundai is calling a ‘convention-breaking electric crossover.’ The Kona Electric starting price is just $36,450, and after factoring the $7500 federal tax credit in, has a net effective price of $28,950 plus a delivery charge. For an… Continue reading 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric pricing confirmed for USA
Mitsubishi Canada celebrated their 5000 Outlander PHEV sold by December 2018 – that makes the Outlander plug-in the most popular hybrid vehicle in Canada. The Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid accounted for 21.4% of total Mistubishi sales for the entir brand during the year so far in Canada. Mitubishi credits the high sales volume to the… Continue reading Mitsubishi sells more than 5000 Outlander PHEVs so far in 2018
After recent price cuts in Germany, the Volkswagen e-Up! is now cheaper in the United Kingdom as well. Volkwagen calls it a ‘value boost’, and it amounts to the e-Up! being £2,935 (€3,310) cheaper. In addition, Volkswagen has included a couple additional features for the 2019 model year including height adjustment for the driver’s seat… Continue reading Volkswagen decreases price of e-Up in the UK
Fiat Chrysler announced they will be creating an all-new Fiat 500 electric vehicle, and production will be moving to Italy (from Mexico). The investment will also include 13 all-new or restyled models during the next 3 years. On November 29, Fiat Chrysler Automotive held a meeting where they announced the product plan for their Italian… Continue reading Fiat announces totally new Fiat 500 ev
We are ending production of the Volt March 1, 2019 Earlier today General Motors announced the upcoming closure of several of its production factories including the Detroit-Hamtrack Assembly plant in Detroit. That plant is the birthplace of the Chevy Volt. GM has invested heavily in ‘highly efficient vehicle architectures’ including crossovers and SUVs, and they… Continue reading Chevrolet Volt production to end March 2019
Set to be revealed in November at the Los Angeles motor show, Kia has confirmed the 2020 Soul EV will be completely redesigned. The compact crossover will arrive in the second half of 2019, and while in North America gasoline powered options will be available, in the UK only the Soul EV will go on… Continue reading New Kia Soul EV is happening after all
