– Audi is getting a bit ahead of itself in its quest to deliver an all-electric SUV. The production version of the new stand-alone Audi e-tron crossover won’t arrive for another year or so, yet Audi is already showing us what its “SUV coupe” derivative will look like with this… Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz, with the introduction of an entire new sub-brand called EQ—teased by this Generation EQ concept from the Paris auto show earlier this fall—is committing to electric vehicles for the long haul. The launch of Mercedes-Benz’s first EQ model won’t happen until calendar year 2019—almost three years out. In the meantime,… Continue reading
Today, at a launch event at the Saatchi Gallery in London, ?K, electric car company NextEV unveiled its brand, NIO. This visionary electric car brand will help users rediscover the ‘joyful lifestyle’ of car ownership by creating inspiring vehicles that deliver superior performance, a new benchmark for aesthetic design and… Continue reading
-Ford’s announcement that the 2017 Focus Electric will sport an EPA-rated driving range of 100 miles couldn’t have come at a less opportune time: Here we are driving and testing a ’16 model with a range of 76 miles when, in only a few months, it will be obsolete. Old… Continue reading
– “Wants to take on Tesla” is quickly becoming an overused cliché in automotive journalism. But it’s impossible to look at this battery-electric concept car, the Thunder Power Sedan, and not think of Elon Musk’s fastback four-door. In proportions, promised performance, and presentation overall, it’s clear that this previously unheard-of… Continue reading
Apple’s mysterious minivans have been in the news the past few days, and a major report suggests the Cupertino-based company is looking to expand far beyond its consumer technology base. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is planning to get into the electric car game with a “minivan-like vehicle” with a… Continue reading
The future does not seem so amazing here, parked behind a grocery store in suburban Toledo, Ohio. It is raining, and without a canopy of protective solar panels over this particular Tesla Supercharger station, the one closest to our Ann Arbor, Michigan, office, we are resigned to sitting in the… Continue reading