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After recent price cuts in Germany, the Volkswagen e-Up! is now cheaper in the United Kingdom as well. Volkwagen calls it a ‘value boost’, and it amounts to the e-Up! being £2,935 (€3,310) cheaper. In addition, Volkswagen has included a couple additional features for the 2019 model year including height adjustment for the driver’s seat… Continue reading Volkswagen decreases price of e-Up in the UK
Fiat Chrysler announced they will be creating an all-new Fiat 500 electric vehicle, and production will be moving to Italy (from Mexico). The investment will also include 13 all-new or restyled models during the next 3 years. On November 29, Fiat Chrysler Automotive held a meeting where they announced the product plan for their Italian… Continue reading Fiat announces totally new Fiat 500 ev
We are ending production of the Volt March 1, 2019 Earlier today General Motors announced the upcoming closure of several of its production factories including the Detroit-Hamtrack Assembly plant in Detroit. That plant is the birthplace of the Chevy Volt. GM has invested heavily in ‘highly efficient vehicle architectures’ including crossovers and SUVs, and they… Continue reading Chevrolet Volt production to end March 2019
Set to be revealed in November at the Los Angeles motor show, Kia has confirmed the 2020 Soul EV will be completely redesigned. The compact crossover will arrive in the second half of 2019, and while in North America gasoline powered options will be available, in the UK only the Soul EV will go on… Continue reading New Kia Soul EV is happening after all
Hyundai Motors UK announced the KONA electric pricing and specifications for the soon-to-be-available sub-compact crossover EV. The smaller battery pack version of the Kona EV, with 39.2 kWh of capacity, will start from £29,495 – not including the £4500 plug-in car grant. The larger, 64 kWh version of the electric vehicle is available from £36,295… Continue reading Hyundai announces Kona Electric pricing for the UK
Electric cars are emerging as one of the hottest trends of 2018. In a recent AAA survey, 20% of Americans revealed they would consider choosing an electric vehicle when the time came to purchase a new car. And it’s easy to see why they would as they are considerably cheaper to run, are environmentally friendly and manufacturers… Continue reading Why 50 Million Americans Want To Get Their Hands On An Electric Car
The upcoming 2019 Hyundai Kona EV has an impressively large 64 kWh battery pack – bigger than the Chevy Bolt by a little bit, and good enough to give it 250 miles of range – more than the 238 miles you can get in the Bolt EV. Charging time for the Kona EV is right… Continue reading Hyundai Kona EV gets 250 mile range rating in the USA
Perhaps another foreshadowing of the Electric Mini that is still coming, BMW unveiled a Mini classic it converted to electric drive. Along with the images, BMW says that the classic Mini Electric is the “result of an imaginary journey through time, where the story of the classic model is extended by a consecutive chapter.” To… Continue reading BMW unveils Mini Electric modified classic Mini
Just like the Kia Niro EV, the Hyundai Kona EV will be third powertrain option for the new vehicle. First, Hyundai will sell the standard powertrain version, followed by a plug-in hybrid Kona. Then, later next year, Hyundai will release a pure electric version of the Hyundai Kona crossover utility vehicle. Original reports were that… Continue reading 2019 Hyundai Kona EV will have 2 battery pack options
Based off what GM has learned from the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the company is planning to release two more electric vehicles within the next 18 months. After that, they are planning “at least 20 new all-electric vehicles” that will launch in the next 5 years! It isn’t anything new to hear an automaker make bold… Continue reading GM to offer 2 new electric vehicles in the next 18 months
With the official announcement from Nissan, we see they are keen to keep the lead in the EV space. This upgrade did take a few years (it’s been 8 years since the first LEAFs went on sale), but since the EV market as a whole has been slow to progress, the upcoming 2018 Nissan LEAF… Continue reading 2018 Nissan Leaf pricing and specs
As with everything in life, we can’t be sure until we’re sure – so let’s just say these specs are unofficial until Nissan confirms the real specs for the 2018 LEAF electric vehicle. On August 7th, Autobytel unveiled some 2018 Nissan Leaf pricing and specifications on their website (they have since taken the page down).… Continue reading 2018 Nissan Leaf specs and pricing LEAKED!
Mitsubishi Motors North America has confirmed the lowest-range electric car will depart the USA. It was on sale before the Nissan LEAF arrived in 2010, and was launched in the USA in 2012, but it never caught on. The small Japanese KEI style car only ever sold around 2500 units in North America (it did… Continue reading Mitsubishi will stop i-Miev in US, and Outlander is coming soon…
It’s been long rumored that the next electric vehicle from BMW would be the BMW i5 – a 4 door sedan that would slot inbetween the i3 and the i8 (both in size and in price). However, new reports from BMW show they are making an electric Mini, as well as an electric version of… Continue reading BMW i5 not next EV from BMW instead, the BMW X3 EV
A recent press release from Audi reveals that the Audi e-Tron Sportback is set to begin production in 2018. Following the e-Tron Quattro, this vehicle will be called the e-Tron Sportback and will have a more sloped and sporty profile than the e-Tron Quattro. It is a 4 door SUV that is set to take… Continue reading Audi e-Tron Sportback set to launch in 2018 – compete with Model X
At the 2017 New York Auto Show, Honda unveiled the Clarity EV and Clarity PHEV. The EV is uninspiring with a 25.5 kWh battery pack that will provide around 80 miles of electric range. It is a larger mid-size sedan than most other EV offerings, but that should mean more space for a large battery… Continue reading Honda unveils Clarity EV and PHEV, replacing Accord PHEV
After 16 years with Carlos Goshn as CEO, Hiroto Saikawa took over the role in April 1. He recently sat down with Automotive News to talk about the next generation Nissan Leaf, and his plans for Nissan’s new global partner – Mistubishi Motors Corp. Nissan was essentially the first to market with a mass-produced electric… Continue reading Nissan CEO talks new Leaf EV
The 2017 Kia Niro is Kia’s new hybrid crossover with a 50 mpg rating and plenty of space for passengers and cargo. Now, Kia Motors Europe’s COO Michael Cole has stated in a recent interview that the electric Niro is coming in 2018. What first started as a concept vehicle at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto… Continue reading Kia Niro Plug-in to go on sale shortly, Niro EV coming in 2018
