The Frankfurt International Motor Show is scheduled for September 10-22, 2019, and Mercedes will be showing off some of their electric vehicle plans. Of course, most of the recent press release talks about their gasoline powered vehicle, but there are 2 electric vehicles mentioned. Mercedes-Benz will present a new show car that will “celebrate the… Continue reading Mercedes Benz EQV and new EQ Concept headed to Frankfurt 2019
Perhaps slightly ironic, BMW released a teaser photo of their self-driving electric SUV the iNext by showing a photo of the steering wheel. And it’s a nice wheel, but I’d rather see what the outside looks like without camouflage. BMW designed the wheel to help drivers know which way it’s pointed, quickly, for when they… Continue reading BMW teased new picture of it’s iNext SUV, and it’s just a steering wheel
It’s the announcement everyone in North America who likes small cars was dreading – that Honda wouldn’t be bringing their small little electric vehicle the ‘e’ over to North America. Instead, the Honda e will be a low-volume EV available only in Europe and Japan. To lessen the blow, Honda coupled the announcement with news… Continue reading Honda e will be available in Europe, Japan only
The all-electric version of the Kia Niro is now on sale in the U.S. It took longer than Kia initially said it would, but some deliveries have already taken place. The base model of the e-Niro is the EX trim, with an MSRP of $39,495 with a destination charge. Compared to the Hyundai Kona, the… Continue reading Kia Niro EV now on sale in the USA
At the New York Auto Show, Genesis (the luxury brand for Hyundai) unveiled a small 2-seater EV concept called Mint. During the presentation, Hyundai commented on how they wondered why luxury city cars always come with lots of power, as well as their take on bumper-to-bumper parking. Their solution is the small, city runabout car,… Continue reading Genesis Mint EV Concept
At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Fiat unveiled the Concept Centoventi vehicle. Since it’s a city car, and it’s electric, it could be a preview of a future Fiat Panda EV. The Fiat Centoventi concept EV has the ability to change the range from 100 km (62 miles) to 500 km (310 miles) depending on… Continue reading Fiat Concept Centoventi previews possible Fiat Panda Electric
At the Vancouver International Auto Show, the Nissan LEAF was awarded 2019 Green Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. All of the entries in the contest are tested by more than 65 journalists across Canada, who then choose the vehicle they like best based on different road conditions throughout the… Continue reading Nissan LEAF named 2019 Canadian Green Car of the Year
This week Geely unveiled their new GE11 electric car – The GE11 is a new model and is a globally developed product that Geely plans to make as their first foray into the overseas EV markets. However, the unveiling was pretty sad as that was basically it for the announcement. Oh, they also provided detailed… Continue reading Geely GE11 EV unveiled No price, range, or timeline
Back in November 2018, Hyundai announced that buyers out of the initial release area of the 10 ZEV states would be able to order the vehicle through a dealership in one of those states. However, since then, Hyundai has released official range and efficiency specifications as well as pricing for the Kona EV, and demand… Continue reading Hyundai USA backtracks on offer to sell Kona Electric to out-of-ZEV-state buyers
Late last week, Hyundai USA announced the starting price for the long-awaited 2019 Kona Electric – the vehicle Hyundai is calling a ‘convention-breaking electric crossover.’ The Kona Electric starting price is just $36,450, and after factoring the $7500 federal tax credit in, has a net effective price of $28,950 plus a delivery charge. For an… Continue reading 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric pricing confirmed for USA
Mitsubishi Canada celebrated their 5000 Outlander PHEV sold by December 2018 – that makes the Outlander plug-in the most popular hybrid vehicle in Canada. The Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid accounted for 21.4% of total Mistubishi sales for the entir brand during the year so far in Canada. Mitubishi credits the high sales volume to the… Continue reading Mitsubishi sells more than 5000 Outlander PHEVs so far in 2018
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
New research suggests that electric vehicles could cost 35% less to maintain than combustion vehicles. In fact, despite the initial cost of electric cars, they are not only cheaper than “fuel,” but also cost 25% less than the average gas counterpart to maintain. But as we slowly transition to EV models, does that mean we… Continue reading How Much Maintenance Will Your Electric Vehicle Require After An Accident?
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
There are more EVs than ever on the market; in fact the annual growth rate of the industry has gone up by 19%, to $231 billion in the last 7 years. Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to introduce limits on carbon dioxide emissions, so there has never been a better time to think… Continue reading Is An Electric Car In Your Budget?
