Is it time to replace the diesel heavy-duty trucks with electric? The Fast Lane Truck continues its No, You’re Wrong! series with another episode concerning electric drive as an answer. This time, the questions are: Are diesel HD trucks dead? Will electric pickups replace them? Raising such questions indicates that electrification matured enough to draw
Long-range versions now available in China Tesla expanded its online design studio for the Chinese market by adding the rear-wheel-drive Model 3, which means that the price starts now around $10,000 lower – about $64,000. There is not a hint about the Mid-range RWD version, while the base Standard battery versions are to be produced
Is it real, or is it vaporware? While electric motorcycles offer amazing performance, the major strike against them is their limited range. It’s usually too short to be used for anything more than short trips, and it takes hours to recharge for another go. Vigo promises to change that, if only it can find the funding. - says RideApart.com
Hyundai quietly upped the price of its IONIQ Electric Just a week ago, Hyundai began selling its 2019 IONIQ Electric in other CARB states, rather than just California. According to a recent story by CarsDirect, within three days of the sales expansion, the automaker bumped up the EV’s price by more than $500. The IONIQ
The order guides for the 2019 Volkswagen e-Golf in the U.S. indicate upcoming changes in prices and standard equipment. According to CarsDirect, the base price will go up by $1,400. Here are the details: (thanks Insideevs for share) Base SE trim: 2018 – $31,390 ($30,495 MSRP + $895 D&H) 2019 – $32,790 ($31,895 MSRP +
Nissan LEAF is the no.1 car in Europe Also this car is the one and only electric car to crack the 40,000 mark in Europe Nissan just released the final numbers of Nissan LEAF sales in Europe for the past 2018 year . And its amazing figures – 40,699 were sold. LEAF never was selling
Colombia sets an example for North America and South tho.. BYD won its largest order for electric buses in Colombia, and the second-largest fleet in Latin America. The city of Medellín will get 64 BYD’s 12.5-meter K9G buses in August. According to the press release, the buses will be capable of covering more than 300
The automotive market is changing towards electrification Iceland is the 2nd-ranked country in the world (after Norway) with the highest plug-in electric car share in new sales. As of the end of 2018, Iceland closed with a record 3,439 sales (up 15%) and 19% average share! The share is growing not only because plug-in car
GWM plans 20 new models and 60% of them will be electric This automaker released the “Haval 5-2-1” Strategy, aiming to develop Haval into the “world’s No.1 professional SUV brand” with annual sales up to 2 million units globally over the next five years, according to Wei Jianjun, chairman of Great Wall Motor. Under the
Renault ends 2018 with style - record sale for this manfuacturer in December The end of the year for Renault was pretty significant as French manufacturer reports sales of 7,000 all-electric cars in December, which is not only77% more than a year ago, but also an all-time record – over 500 higher than previous from November. Outstanding results are the fruit
