Late yesterday, BMW cleared the i3 Rex for delivery and BMW dealerships received a ‘release hold’ order. That means the first BMW i3 Rex orders will occur today! In other i3 news, the EPA has finished rating the i3 Rex. The electric range is 72 miles, with a total range of 150 miles. For efficiency,… Continue reading BMW i3 Rex cleared for US deliveries, receives EPA rating
Mitsubishi Motors Corp says that new U.S. regulations, in California specifically, are delaying the launch of the Outlander plug-in hybrid until late 2015 or early 2016. This announcement comes after last October’s news that battery supply constrictions would delay the North American release of the Outlander PHEV from 2014 to 2015. The new regulation requires… Continue reading California regulations delay Outlander PHEV even further
Kia Motors Corporation has announced that it plans to sell 5000 Soul electric vehicles each year worldwide. Kia expects the US to be the largest market for the automaker’s first electric vehicle. The Kia Soul EV uses a 27 kWh lithium ion battery to power the 81 kilowatt electric motor, and powers the vehicle from… Continue reading Kia says US will be Soul EV’s top market
Earlier this week, Nissan started production of its second all electric vehicle in Barcelona, Spain. Nissan’s Chief Planning Officer Andy Palmer said “This is a great landmark day for Nissan, starting production of our second electric vehicle” Just as with the Nissan Leaf, the number of markets will grow after the first launch as production… Continue reading Nissan start e-NV200 production in Spain
Sales of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive will start in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2015. Since the B-Class EV is first launching in the US in ‘select states’, many are concerned this will be another compliance electric vehicle. This announcement is further proof that the B-Class Electric isn’t merely a compliance… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive launches in the UK at the start of 2015
The EPA has released it’s ratings for the 2014 BMW i3 electric vehicle, and it comes out on top! The official US EPA efficiency ratings for the BMW i3 are 138 MPGe on the highway and 11 MPGe in the city, with an overall rating of 124 MPGe. That puts the i3 above the Chevy… Continue reading BMW i3 receives EPA rating
