According to the EPA, the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric vehicle has a range rating of 83 miles (combined city and highway driving). The test drives were done only in B-Mode which is the maximum regenerative braking mode, and put the e-Golf 1 mile below the Nissan LEAF, and 1 mile above the Chevy Spark EV.… Continue reading Volkswagen e-Golf gets EPA rated 83 mile range
In an effort to become more competitive with the Nissan Leaf, the Honda Fit EV, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and the Chevy Volt, Ford has finally decided to lower their only pure electric vehicle offering by $6,000. Ford had already lowered the Focus Electric by about $4000 last year, but that still left the vehicle’s starting… Continue reading Ford Focus Electric price dropped $6000 to $29,995
In 2015, Chrysler is launching the next-generation Town & Country minivan. Shortly after that, they will be releasing a plug-in hybrid version of it as well. At the Paris Auto Show, CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed the new vehicle will arrive a year earlier than was previously mentioned. Back in May, at an investor presentation, Chrysler… Continue reading Plug-in hybrid Chrysler Town & Country coming in 2015
Earlier this week, at an investors meeting, General Motors’ global product chief Mark Reuss confirmed that GM will make a Chevrolet electric vehicle. Reuss also confirmed that this EV will be different than the Volt and the ELR, in that it will not be an extended range electric hybrid, but a full battery-only electric vehicle.… Continue reading GM to make 200 mile Chevrolet EV
Back in July, Volkswagen announced their plans to offer a plug-in hybrid version of their popular Passat sedan. That’s when we learned the Passat plug-in would have a 9.9 kWh battery pack good for 31 miles NEDC and around 22 miles on the EPA test cycle. However, Volkswagen hadn’t announced a name, and only revealed… Continue reading Volkswagen Passat GTE plug-in hybrid coming in 2015
At the recent Tesla Model S first-deliveries ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, Musk said Tesla could team up with Toyota on another joint electric vehicle in two or three years. There are no concrete plans, and Toyota has “nothing to say” about the matter. “I think that if you look out maybe two or three years… Continue reading Musk anticipates another Toyota partnership in the near future
Set to debut at the upcoming 2014 Paris Motor Show, Mitsubishi released 2 teaser photos of the Outlander PHEV Concept-S. “Two years after it premiered its successful Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid electric Twin Motor SUV/crossover at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has elected the “Mondial de L’Automobile” again – this time… Continue reading Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S
While North American buyers are still waiting at least a year for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, buyers in the UK get another model option to choose from. The 4Work model of the Outlander PHEV is simply the standard model, with the rear seats removed, put blanking panels over the rear windows, and covered the… Continue reading UK gets an Outlander PHEV ‘4Work’ panel van
This morning Volkswagen announced US price for its electric Golf that is due out in November. Volkswagen has priced it higher tha the $30,000 LEAF, and lower than the $40,000 BMW i3. Right in the middle, is the e-Golf at $35,445 plus an $820 delivery charge. In the US, Volkswagen e-Golf buyers won’t have a… Continue reading Volkswagen announces US pricing for the e-Golf
On Firday, at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, BMW delivered the first BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car to a US customer. This happened the day before the custom Concours d’Elegance was auctioned off by Jay Leno for $825,000 Among the first group receiving a BMW i8 is Roger Penske, Chairman of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive… Continue reading BMW delivers first i8 plug-in vehicles in the US
The EPA has released it’s fuel economy numbers for the BMW i8. The electric range is 15 miles, although, technically, some say it’s 0 miles since it requires 0.1 miles of gasoline per 100 miles, even in electric mode. MPGe is rated at 76 miles, and the MPG combined for gasoline power only is 28.… Continue reading BMW i8 receives EPA ratings – 15 miles electric range, 76 MPGe
After years of anticipation and build-up to this summer/fall’s release, it sounds like Nissan is getting cold feet about the electric van market in North America. In a recent article on Automotive News, Nissan’s Cheif Planning Officer Andy Palmer said the e-NV200 is undergoing trial runs with US and Canadian fleet customers. “The question is… Continue reading Nissan e-NV200 may not be a ‘good fit’ for North America
Today, Audi announced its first plug-in model, the Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron, is now available to order for customers in Europe. The vehicle is on sale at Audi’s 410 dealerships across the region. First deliveries of the A3 e-Tron are expected this winter. Discuss Audi’s first plug-in vehicle at the A3 e-Tron Forum The A3… Continue reading Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron now on sale across Europe
Mitsubishi is busy renovating their Okazaki, Japan factory in order to reduce production costs and increase production output of its vehicles. The renovations aim to cut the cost of body assembly 30 percent, while boosting the capacity there to 230,000 vehicles annually – that’s a 10 percent increase. Of course, not all of those vehicles… Continue reading Mitsubishi invest $44 million to expand production, lower costs of PHEV assembly
In a recent article on AutoCar.co.uk, Audi’s research and development boss Ulrich Hackenberg revealed further details about how the plan will be implemented. The upcoming launch of the 2015 Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron was described as a “benchmark for other plug-in hybrids” that Audi will use as it prioritizes plug-in hybrids over all other types… Continue reading Audi says EREVs are not part of the game plan
Today Porsche announced that with the U.S. launch of the Cayenne S E-Hybrid, it will become the first automaker to offer 3 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the country. Similar to the Panamera S E-Hybrid, the Cayenne S E-Hybrid will carry only a small premium over the comparable internal combustion engine version. Priced at $76,400,… Continue reading Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid pricing and details announced
Without so much as a press release, or even a balloon or two, the first 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive has been delivered to a happy owner in Studio City, California. Steve L (user stevel on the Mercedes B-Class ED forum) got the keys to his first electric vehicle on July 16th. While we (and… Continue reading First B-Class Electric Drive delivered in the US
The US has been chosen as the first country to receive the B-Class Electric Drive, and today is the day it officially launches. Does that mean some will actually be sold/delivered today? No one knows for sure, but according to InsideEVs, there are some Electric Drives sitting in U.S. ports for quite a while now.… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive launches today in US
