More good news for the electric vehicle world. Porsche plans to electrify the second generation Macan crossover when it debuts in 2021, and Volvo next year is launching Polestar 2, an “avant garde” 5-door EV. The Polestar appears to be…
(Updated 3/1/19 to include Leaf Plus pricing and base Tesla Model 3 comparative data.) It’s taken a while, but Nissan finally has joined the 200-mile EV club with its 2019 Leaf Plus. The Leaf Plus adds 50 percent more battery…
(Originally posted 2/21/19; updated 3/4/21 with active link for VIN listing of stickers issued prior to 2017 and a DMV phone number for checking on stickers issued in an after 2017.) The question’s become a burning one since California kicked…
We started hearing late last year about a possible electric VW dune buggy for the automaker’s new I.D. line of EVs. Now it is getting closer to reality. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 min., 30 sec.] The company said it will…
The upper trim levels of the upcoming long-range Nissan Leaf Plus will deliver about 11 miles less range than the 226 miles previously announced for the base model. The Leaf Plus SL and SV trims, will deliver a manufacturer-estimated 215…
Hyundai Kona EV pricing will top out at $45,695 for the fully-loaded Ultimate. The mid-trim Limited starts at $42,195 while the base SEL carries the previously announced $37,495 sticker price. Those prices – particularly for the upper trims – sound…
Here’s some EV charger news for the many, many Californians living in planned developments with homeowner associations. State law presently says you have the right to put a plug-in vehicle charger in your assigned parking space or garage. Beyond enforcing…
Ford Motor Co. plans to add an all-electric F-150 to its best-selling pickup family. Timing hasn’t been addressed, but Ford has promised a redesigned F-150 – the 14th generation of the truck – for 2020. A hybrid F-150 is on…
The 2019 Hyundai Kona EV crossover and its gasoline-only stablemate have been named the 2019 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The 2019 Kona and Kona EV beat out Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace and the redesigned, gas-only Acura RDX in…
Nissan says it will bring its new, longer-range version of the Leaf EV to the U.S. this spring as the 2019 Leaf Plus. The car is expected to win an EPA rating of an estimated 226 miles of range from…