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Six Problems With Electric Cars That Nobody Talks About
Six Problems With Electric Cars That Nobody Talks About

18 Oct 2016, 15:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Electric vehicles are the topic of choice for most automakers when it comes to "future mobility." We tried to look the other way, and we saw the bad side of EVs

 
Volkswagen Beetle Replacement Could Be an Electric Vehicle
Volkswagen Beetle Replacement Could Be an Electric Vehicle

24 Oct 2016, 09:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Beetle's dwindling sales in the USA are making the car costly for the automaker. VW is already considering a Golf-sized EV, and it might be the next Beetle

 
Mercedes-Benz' EQ Line of Electric Vehicles Could Get Maybach Versions
Mercedes-Benz' EQ Line of Electric Vehicles Could Get Maybach Versions

20 Oct 2016, 15:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz is preparing a sub-brand focused on electric vehicles. Since the AMG division does not want to get involved, Maybach could make special versions

 
Albanian Police Gets Electric Cars, But There's No Recharging Spot In The State
Albanian Police Gets Electric Cars, But There's No Recharging Spot In The State

5 Oct 2016, 17:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Albania's Police Force has a small fleet of electric vehicles, in the form of Volkswagen eGolf cars. Unfortunately, they don't have a charging network for them

 
Mercedes-Benz GP Considers Formula E Entry In 2018-2019 Season
Mercedes-Benz GP Considers Formula E Entry In 2018-2019 Season

4 Oct 2016, 15:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz GP, the motorsport branch of the German brand, has announced it can be one of the 12 teams in season 5 of Formula E. It will decide next year

 
Faraday Future Confirms Supply Agreement with LG Chem
Faraday Future Confirms Supply Agreement with LG Chem

3 Oct 2016, 17:52 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Faraday Future, the American company focused on electric cars, has officially confirmed a battery supply deal with LG Chem. The

 
Volkswagen I.D. Concept Revealed In Paris, Showcases VW's Electric Car For 2020
Volkswagen I.D. Concept Revealed In Paris, Showcases VW's Electric Car For 2020

29 Sep 2016, 11:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has unveiled the I.D. Concept in Paris today, and we have a big photo gallery of the exhibit. It showcases an autonomous electric car for 2020

 
Volkswagen's Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Concept Unveiled By Sketches
Volkswagen's Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Concept Unveiled By Sketches

23 Sep 2016, 17:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen announced it will show a design study at this year's Paris Motor Show, and it was described to be as revolutionary as the first Beetle. Here it is

 
Venturi Sets New Land Speed Record With An Electric Vehicle - 341 MPH
Venturi Sets New Land Speed Record With An Electric Vehicle - 341 MPH

23 Sep 2016, 08:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Venturi's Buckeye Bullet 3, a 3,000 HP electric vehicle, set a new land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats last week. It was driven at 341 mph

 
LG Chem Might Be The Battery Supplier of Choice For Faraday Future
LG Chem Might Be The Battery Supplier of Choice For Faraday Future

21 Sep 2016, 15:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Korean battery maker LG Chem might be the supplier for Faraday Future's batteries. For now, it is just a rumor, but it might have more than an ounce of truth

 
Tesla Model S Holds Value Better Than Any EV, Beats Regular Cars As Well
Tesla Model S Holds Value Better Than Any EV, Beats Regular Cars As Well

19 Sep 2016, 17:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Research firm Autolist has made an in-depth study on resale value, and it focused on the Tesla Model S. It turns out that it beats other EVs and regular cars

 
Gender Prejudice Is One More Thing Electric Cars Have to Fight with
Gender Prejudice Is One More Thing Electric Cars Have to Fight with

14 Sep 2016, 09:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A new study reveals that men tend to stay away from the so-called "green products" because they fear they would affect their projected masculinity

 
Daimler Is Planning A Lineup of Six Electric Cars
Daimler Is Planning A Lineup of Six Electric Cars

5 Sep 2016, 11:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler, the corporation that owns Mercedes-Benz and smart, is planning to have at least six electric cars in its portfolio. Four EVs from Mercedes are expected

 
Audi And Porsche Will Not Share Electric Vehicle Platforms
Audi And Porsche Will Not Share Electric Vehicle Platforms

2 Sep 2016, 19:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi and Porsche have received approval from Volkswagen Group's leaders to develop separate platforms for their EVs. Each electric model will have an identity

 
The Most Disruptive Carmaker From 2020 Onward
The Most Disruptive Carmaker From 2020 Onward

26 Aug 2016, 18:00 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A lot of people are betting on Tesla, since it has achieved so much in so little time, but there are plenty other carmakers that could end up at the top

 
Daimler Introduces Denza 400 EV, A China-Only Electric Car
Daimler Introduces Denza 400 EV, A China-Only Electric Car

23 Aug 2016, 13:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler has an ongoing partnership with BYD and the Denza 400 is an improved version of an earlier model. It comes with tech from previous B-Class

 
Volkswagen Brand Boss Announces Near-Production EV Will Be Shown This Fall
Volkswagen Brand Boss Announces Near-Production EV Will Be Shown This Fall

17 Aug 2016, 16:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's brand boss Herbert Diess has revealed that the company will showcase a Golf-sized electric vehicle set for production in 2019, but it's no e-Golf

 
Subaru Reportedly Planning To Launch All-Electric Crossover By 2021
Subaru Reportedly Planning To Launch All-Electric Crossover By 2021

12 Aug 2016, 13:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to company insiders, Subaru is planning to launch an AWD EV by 2021. The model will be a crossover, but it has not been officially confirmed

 
Karma Showcases The Revero Before Public Unveiling, It Still Looks Like A Fisker
Karma Showcases The Revero Before Public Unveiling, It Still Looks Like A Fisker

12 Aug 2016, 07:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Karma, the company that used to be Fisker Automotive, is preparing to launch the Revero. The car looks like an updated Fisker Karma, but has a few tweaks

 
Mercedes-Benz's EV Sub-Brand Might Be Called "EQ"
Mercedes-Benz's EV Sub-Brand Might Be Called "EQ"

12 Aug 2016, 06:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning to sell a range of electric vehicles under a sub-brand. Recent patent filings have revealed the brand has trademarked "EQ"