This year at the Geneva Motor Show, Land Rover unveiled 7 electrified Land Rover Defender research vehicles. The Land Rover Advanced Engineering team replaced the diesel drivetrain in the 110-seeries Defender with an electric motor that can put out 94 horsepower and 243 lb-ft of torque. The power runs through a single speed transmission, and… Continue reading Land Rover unveils Electric Defender research vehicle
The Ford Fusion Energi joins the Focus Electric and the C-max Energi as HOV-qualified vehicles in the State of California. In order to qualify for single occupant access to HOV lanes, vehicles need to be classified by the California Air Resource Board as super ultra0low emissions and be certified by the EPA to offer at… Continue reading 2013 Ford Fusion Energi approved for HOV access in California
BMW’s pioneering i3 electric vehicle is shaping up to be one of the most exciting EVs of 2013. It employs BMW’s trademark sporty rear wheel drive which helps it stand out from the rest of the electric vehicle crowd. The BMW i3 is also a fresh start – its a completely designed electric vehicle chassis,… Continue reading BMW i3 Electric Car Test Rides
Back in 2011 at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda revealed the EV-STER, and then again at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Now in 2013, Honda has again pulled back the curtain on the rear wheel drive electric vehicle concept, this time at the Chicago Auto Show. One can only assume that Honda is very… Continue reading Honda EV-STER revealed in US, again
Oxford University in the UK is testing out a driverless version of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle controlled from an Apple iPad mounted on the dashboard. The Leaf is guided by a low cost system that uses cameras and lasers hidden in the body of the car to gauge its surroundings. The iPad flashes and… Continue reading Self driving Nissan Leaf controlled by ipad
Ford Motor Co. is expecting lukewarm sales of the Ford Focus Electric in the coming year, even despite an extra 700 dealers who will soon be certified to sell Ford’s only all-electric vehicle. Mostly to grow the footprint of the Fusion Energi and C-max Energi plug-in hybrids, Ford is widening its dealer network to 900… Continue reading Ford predicts slow sales climb for its Focus EV
The plug-in hybrid Audi A3 E-tron is headed to the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Featuring a total of 204 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, the A3 E-tron is, according to the automaker, a true Audi, sprinting from 0-110 km/h in 7.6 seconds and a top speed of 222 km/h. The E-tron uses a 1.4… Continue reading Audi A3 E-tron headed to Geneva Motor Show next month
Nissan is currently running test in Japan of a New Mobility Concept electric vehicle – its a rebadged Renault Twizy. Possibly due to the popularity of the Twizy, which sold over 9,000 in Europe in 2012, Nissan is expected to make it available to the mass population in Japan in 2015. “This kind of vehicle… Continue reading Nissan New Mobility Concept being tested in Japan
The Chevy Spark EV is currently entering production in South Korea, and will go on sale their shortly. The US and Canada are also confirmed to receive the Spark electric vehicle, as well as selected markets throughout Europe. However, InsideEVs found out some interesting information at the Canadian International Auto Show this week. According to… Continue reading Chevrolet Spark EV coming to Canada as fleet only for now
When talking annual sales of an electric vehicle, it can be risky to give specific numbers as Nissan and Chevy have learned. So instead, Smart took to giving predictions, but vague predictions. Smart Managing Director Annette Winkler has stated that “demand is strong” and Smart expects its total global sales to be in the “very… Continue reading Smart ForTwo Electric Drive sales predicted for 2013
Through the registrations claimed against UK’s Plug-in Car EV rate program, which is good for up to £5,000 in rebates per vehicle, we can see that plug-in vehicle interest is really spreading. Of the 3200 grants that have been claimed, less than 1,000 of those were claimed prior to 2012. That means that 2012 saw… Continue reading UK announces more funding for chargers
Starting in the spring of 2013, Honda has said the Accord plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will enter the Canadian market for viability testing. Honda doesn’t specify what Canadian markets it’s destined for, or how many will be offered. At the International Auto Show in Toronto on Valentine’s Day, Honda unveiled the 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid… Continue reading Honda Accord Plug-in headed to Canada to test market
Mitsubishi has announced that next month at the Geneva Motor Show they will debut two brand new concept vehicles indicating where they thing the future of plug-in electric vehicles is going. Adding to the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV that is already on sale in Japan, Mitsubishi says the GR-HEV concept would be an ideal addition to… Continue reading Mitsubishi will debut 2 plug-in concepts in Geneva
Chevrolet Europe announced yesterday that Europe would get to see the Chevy Spark EV for the first time at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Susan Docherty, President and Managing Director of Chevrolet and Cadillac Europe says “The Spark EV is a fun-to-drive zero-emission city car with intelligent connectivity. We believe it will resonate particularly well… Continue reading Chevy Spark EV will be sold in Europe too
The Fiat 500e is Chrysler’s California ‘compliance’ vehicle to meet the CARB mandate. According to Consumer Reports, however, unlike some other electric vehicles, Chrysler didn’t just pump out an EV, they “sweated the details and came up with an EV that’s fun and appealing.” The Fiat 500e has a 24 kWh battery pack located under… Continue reading Consumer Reports reviews the Fiat 500e
Now that Cadillac as unveiled the production version of the ELR, they need to make sure all of the ELR’s systems are fine tuned and ready for mass-production. Cadillac engineers took the ELR plug-in hybrid to Michigan for some cold weather, extreme driving testing. GM’s goal is to bring the Cadillac ELR to market in… Continue reading Cadillac ELR does winter
Thanks to a keen eyed reader, Inside EVs was tipped off to a change in Ford’s corporate inventory search function. In the past, when searching for inventory of the Ford Focus, the sub model would include 6 choices, one of which was the ‘Electric’. Now, the Focus sub model list includes 7 options, 2 of… Continue reading Ford Focus Electric with cheaper trim level?
Originally expected to debut at the Frantfurt Motor Show in September of 2013, BMW has announced that their range extended BMW i3 will make its official debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March 2013. At the Detroit Auto Show BMW displayed the i3 Coupe Concept and BMW’s head of R&D Herbert Diess said… Continue reading BMW i3 Rex will debut next month
