Simona De Silvestro, IndyCar Driver, christened the first 2014 Cadillac ELR to roll off the assembly line at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant on Wednesday. The ELR is sceduled to go on sale early next year. The Cadillac ELR is based on the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle and uses a 16.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack… Continue reading First 2014 Cadillac ELR rolls off assembly line
A reduction has been long anticipated, and now it’s official. Starting June 1st, the Honda Fit EV lease will be $259 per month rather than the previous $389 per month to better compete with the new electric vehicles in the marketplace. Both prices are based on $0 down and a 36 month lease. In addition… Continue reading Honda reduces price on Honda Fit EV lease
According to a report from Autocar, “All future Porsche models will be available with hybrid-electric drive.” More specifically, all future vehicles from Porsche will have an optional plug-in hybrid model version. “Speaking at Porsche’s Panamera Hybrid technology workshop, Daniel Semmer said a new hybrid module—which combines an electric motor and clutches in one unit—had been… Continue reading All future Porsche vehicles will have plug
Chevrolet announced pricing for the Chevy Spark EV today. The new 2013 Spark EV 1lt has an MSRP of $27,495 before tax incentives. After the full $7500 federal tax credit, the total price is $19,995 which includes the $810 destination freight charge. The pricing announcement puts the Chevy Spark EV almost $1000 cheaper than the… Continue reading Chevy Spark EV as low as $19,995 after incentives
BMW says that dealerships need to be certified in order to sell the upcoming i3 electric and i8 hybrid electric vehicles. Being certified includes specialized training and some unique service tools as well as on-site chargers. Dealers are expected to comply if they wish to sell the BMW i3 and i8 vehicles. The BMW i3… Continue reading 46 dealers in the UK are certified to carry the BMW i Sub-brand
While cousin company Hyundai is busy working on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Kia has said it will bring a battery powered full electric vehicle to market in 2014. We’ve seen the Ray EV from Kia (pictured above), but it was a limited production electric vehicle that was only available to fleets in Korea. The follow-up… Continue reading Kia Soul EV might cost $35,000, and have a range of 120 miles
It’s official. The Environmental Protection Agency has released the final ratings for the 2013 Nissan Leaf. Overall efficiency is rated at 115 MPGe, based on 102MPGe on the highway and 128 MPGe in the city. That’s up 16 MPGe from the 2012 Nissan Leaf efficiency rating of 99 MPGe. MPGe is a measure of the… Continue reading Official EPA ratings for 2013 Nissan Leaf
Mercedes-Benz USA announces they are starting to roll out the Smart Electric Drive to dealers across the country. Smart has been saying May for a while, and a few days ago they said May 15th – now it’s officially here! At just $25,000 MSRP, the Smart Electric Drive is the cheapest electric vehicle in the… Continue reading Smart Electric Drive US rollout begins today
Nissan has announced it will be testing the electric e-NV200 van in Saitama City in Japan. The electric delivery van will be used between Saitama City Hall and other municipal offices in the course of conducting regular business. The van is part of the E-Kizuna pilot project in the city. Since 2011, Nissan has been… Continue reading Saitama City starts testing the e-NV200
Within the next 3 years, Infiniti will launch a halo sports car using hybrid technology developed through the Emerg-E and Essence concept vehicles. In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, specifically premium car customers in their late 20s, likely with a single child and a high level of environmental awareness, the Infiniti sports… Continue reading Infiniti hybrid electric sports car due within 3 years
Scheduled to be released November 16th in Europe, the BMW i3 hit the Autobahn for some high speed testing. The BMW i3 will have an all electric range of more than 90 miles, and with the 2 cylinder range extender, brings the total range to around 200 miles depending on driving style. The order books… Continue reading BMW i3 on Autobahn for high speed testing
Mitsubishi is once again trying to boost sales of its Mitsubishi i electric vehicle with big rebates. Last month Mitsubishi enacted a $10,000 rebate and has decided to bring the offer back until the end of July. If dealers are willing to play (by offering the Mitsubishi i for the MSRP), that means the price… Continue reading Mitsubishi brings back $10,000 rebate on i-MiEV
Bosch Automotive Service Solution has now started offering it’s Power Max electric vehicle charging station which is the industries first level 2 stations that costs less than $450, and almost half the cost of other 240-volt EVSEs on the market. Formerly called SPX Service Solutions, Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has supplied more than 16,000 EV… Continue reading Bosch PowerMax will be cheapest level 2 EV charger
BMW will offer a range of leasing options for businesses in the UK when the BMW i3 electric vehicle arrives at the end of the year. The BMW i3 comes as a pure electric vehicle, or with a range extender which would likely be the most popular amongst fleet customers. Under BMW’s flexibility mobility vision,… Continue reading BMW i3 to be offered as fleet lease vehicle in the UK
Last month in a hackathon, BMW brought together 80 developers and computer programmers to tackle themes of sustainability and electro-mobility. BMW hosted the Sustainability Hackathon to try and deal with the problem of electric vehicles being parked at charging stations for extended periods of time even after they are fully charged. For example, if a… Continue reading BMW hosts EV hackathon to try and make charging easier
Now that Mitsubishi is confident it’s battery pack problems are behind them (read this article about the solution to the Outlander PHEV battery pack overheating), Mitsubishi is planning for increased interest in their 4wd extended range SUV. Some are concerned that the recall because of the battery overheating (which affected all 4,305 plug-in hybrids that… Continue reading Outlander PHEV production set to double
In our article discussing some of the confusing information surrounding the upcoming 2014 Chevy Spark EV, we discussed how the 400lb-ft of torque isn’t the motor rating, but the final torque after gear multiplication is factored in. InsideEVs had a lively discussion going and it attracted the attention of GM’s General Director for Electric Drives… Continue reading Spark EV 400lb-ft torque confirmed
Coda Automotive (Coda Holdings Inc.) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “After concluding a comprehensive review of our strategic options, the Board of Directors, management team and senior lending group have concluded that focusing on the Company’s energy storage business presents the best opportunity moving forward,” said Phil Murtaugh, Chief Executive Officer, CODA Holdings, Inc.… Continue reading Coda Automotive files for bankruptcy
