The 2019 Milan Design Week will be held from April 9 to April 14 and if you happen to be in Milan during that time, you might check out the Honda e Prototype which will be exhibited there. This is Honda's first exhibit ever at the Milan Design Week and it will be based in the Tortona design district. The "Honda experience - Casa Connessa Tortona" exhibit will present an environment inspired by the design concept of...

19 March 2019

Well, we hoped to get more information that would be proper for an actual announcement, but here it is. Fisker has unveiled an official render of its yet unnamed all-electric SUV. The car will arrive in the second half of 2021 for a price of less than $40,000. The battery will have a +80kWh capacity ensuring around 300 miles of range. The model will have a four-wheel-drive drivetrain. Sales will be direct and...

18 March 2019

China-based Hezhong New Energy operating as Hozon released teaser images of its pure electric crossover SUV. The car will be unveiled on March 21st and will be showcased at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. This new vehicle definitely draws on the design of the Hozon Eureka 01 concept car and will most probably be the production version of the Eureka N03 car. It will be provided with L2.5-class intelligent driving...

18 March 2019

Bordrin a.k.a. Nanjing Bojun New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. has unveiled official renders of its upcoming all-electric car, which is set to be a direct competitor of Tesla's Model 3 in Bordrin's home grounds China. The car is conceived as a medium-sized SUV with a 5-seat layout and a wheelbase of 2900mm. It should offer a range of 550 km in the NEDC cycle and will have automated driving capabilities above the L2...

18 March 2019

Model 3 Mid Range RWD is one of the very short-lived trims of Tesla cars as it has been launched in October 2018 and has been discontinued as of today, March 17, 2019. The reasons could be many and the most logical one seems that the company does not need such a car in its lineup with the Model 3 Standard Range and Standard Range Plus now in place and with the Model Y also available for pre-order. You can check out...

17 March 2019

Porsche has released new images of the Porsche Taycan this time in heavy camouflage with the model's #SoulElectrified hashtag imprinted on the windshield. The images are part of an interview with Stefan Weckbach, the production manager of this model, who knows what challenges the first Porsche electric car is facing. He said, "As the first all-electric Porsche, the Taycan has to show that it is a full member of the...

16 March 2019

After the Model Y unveiling, Elon Musk teased on Twitter that "There was something, but no one caught it." Last night, Mr Musk said what was it - a teaser image of the upcoming Tesla Truck, and shared it on his Twitter. This image was flashed during the Model Y show on the screen at the back of the stage and, obviously, no one has noticed. In the tease, Elon Musk referred to the vehicle as a "cyberpunk truck" and in...

16 March 2019

The Model Y is now listed on Tesla's website. The three versions that are available for design and order now are the Long Range RWD, the Long Range AWD and the Performance AWD. The Standard Range RWD production is scheduled for early 2021 as per Tesla's website. The other three variants will enter production late next year. So here's a short overview of the Model Y lineup and basic specs. Model Y Standard Range RWD...

15 March 2019

The Model Y unveil event starts with an overview of what Tesla has been doing through the years accompanied by the information that Tesla has made 550,000 cars up to now. First off in the overview is the 2008 Tesla Roadster, followed by the Model S, which was launched back in 2012 and was a powerful statement that "we can go electric". Logically, there are a few words about the Model X - a car in which "Fabergé...

14 March 2019

In five days, Fisker will present a "close to $40,000" electric vehicle. This has been announced by the company's founder and CEO Henrik Fisker. Mr Fisker is a renowned designer and his EV startup company has been trying to launch an electric vehicle ever since 2013 but to no avail. Last year, Fisker presented the EMotion with a claimed range of 400 miles. Another Fisker claim is a solid-state battery that promises...

13 March 2019

In a quite expansive press release covering all aspects of Volkswagen Group's steps towards its "pact for the future", the company mentions in one sentence that "the launch edition of the ID." based on its MEB platform can be pre-booked from May 8. The vehicle will be presented at the IAA. VW Group once again pledges its commitment to e-mobility stating that in the next 10 years, it will manufacture over 10 million...

13 March 2019

SAIC General Motors in China has unveiled its new car plan for the 2019-2023 period. The company has the ambition to launch 60 all-new or redesigned models in the next five years in Chine. These will include 9 new BEVs and PHEVs such as the Buick Velite 6, which will have a PHEV and a BEV version that has been launched today. Chevrolet, a part of GM, will also launch a new pure electric model this year. Buick Velite...

12 March 2019

It looks like Volkswagen see a bright electromobility future ahead as the company has released a press release in which it ups the plans and expectations about its electric fleet for the next 10 years. For starters, VW plans to launch 70 new electric models by 2028 instead of 50 as originally planned. Hence, the projected number of vehicles to be built on the VW Group electric platforms in the next decade will...

12 March 2019

In an interview with autogazette.de published on Porsche's Media Portal, the company's CEO Oliver Blume opens up with interesting information about the Porsche Taycan and Porsche's plans for the future of its electric vehicles. First off, he said that despite the fact that the Taycan is not finalized and it will be ready for an official announcement in September, there are "more than 20,000 potential buyers...

11 March 2019

Elon Musk has already announced that Model Y will be unveiled on March 14th at the LA Design Studio. Now the Tesla website is updated and a Model Y page is added stating not only the specific date but also the specific time of unveiling - 8 PM PST. This translates to 4 AM GMT and 5 AM CET. The upcoming SUV is 10% bigger than Model 3 and will cost 10% more while having a slightly shorter range. It shares 75% of its...

9 March 2019