Beyond Going Green, Here’s Why You Should Buy An EV

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:18:13 +0000

Many consumers are considering buying electric vehicles, whether to generate zero tailpipe emissions or to save money on maintenance and fuel. But beyond these reasons, one publication recently pointed out four other reasons for buying an EV, after the writer got hands-on experience with dozens of them. In a recent feature, Business Insider’s Tim Levin […]

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“Electric Vehicles Are Gay”

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:30:53 +0000

Electric Vehicles are gayKav, call sign “Havok,” rides a Harley-Davidson. His wife drives a Tesla Model 3 LR. She also rides a Kawasaki Vulcan 650. When he told his biker mates that she was getting an electric vehicle, they said: “Electric vehicles are gay, mate!” We met for coffee this morning in the Brisbane CBD so that Kav […]

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Kia EV6 Introduction

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:13:57 +0000

Kia EV6 GT and Kia Stinger GTSIn our ongoing review of top electric cars available in Europe, here’s a short summary of the Kia EV6 and its specs. Intro Long, long ago in a country far, far away, two carmakers believing in fairytales about the future of the automotive industry (like all other carmakers were) designed a new platform for their […]

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World BEV Sales Now 10% Of World Auto Sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:22:13 +0000

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 49% in February 2023 compared to February 2022. There were 812,000 registrations, representing 14% share (9.7% BEV share) of the overall auto market. This means that the global automotive market is in the Electric Disruption Zone. Year to date, the market share is now at 13% (8.7% BEV). Fully electric […]

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Tesla Master Plan 3 — Doing The Right Thing Will Cost Less Than Business As Usual Approach

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:17:41 +0000

TeslaOn April 5, 2023, Tesla published Master Plan 3 — Sustainable Energy For All The Earth. It’s 41 pages long, which is exactly 40 pages more than Master Plan 1 and Master Plan 2. We won’t republish the whole thing here, as we know you will want to study it at your leisure. Suffice to […]

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Tesla Model Y Wins UK Bestseller Spot In March, Record BEV Volumes

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:37 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% share YoY. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]

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2023 — An Uphill Battle For Italy’s EV Market

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 06:53:44 +0000

Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s road to electric mobility has been featuring substantial setbacks in recent months, and the start of 2023 was no different. With the rest of Europe firmly progressing in its upward trajectory, the land of the most famous supercars seems yet undecided as to its future. January blues This year began […]

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Will The Retrofit EV Conversion Industry All End In Tears?

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:24:41 +0000

From Ewan McGregor to Harry & Meghan, classic cars converted to electric are becoming all the rage. And why not? So many vintage vehicles are beautiful but unreliable. Remove a smelly, expensive engine and replace it with a smooth electric motor and battery pack. You give the car another 50 years of life, what’s not […]

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