Making things easier to do always helps with public acceptance and EV charging giant ChargePoint has added a “tap-to-charge” payment function to its network of more than 40,000 public plug-in vehicle chargers in the U.S. and Canada. The company hopes…
Finally, a Porsche EV. The German automaker plans to launch its first all-electric model, a street version of the Mission E concept, in 2019. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 30 seconds.] In an interview with Car Magazine, Porsche CEO Oliver…
It’s looking as though the scales finally are tipping toward vehicle electrification. As the Frankfurt Motor Show gets underway this week, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz have announced that they soon will provide electric or hybrid internal combustion-electric versions of most of…
If start-up EV maker Bollinger Motors is successful in its fund-raising and starts production as planned in 2019, a Bollinger 4-door electric sport truck will join the original 2-door in a new market segment – battery-electric trucks optimized for…
[Updated 8/6/17 with information re parking assist and availability of long-range model.] See our 2018 Nissan Leaf First Drive Review The 2018 Nissan Leaf EV made its debut this evening as Nissan took the wraps off a redesigned, re-engineered compact…
Took a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan for several drives earlier this month. I understand the value of minivans and their appeal to families and those, including tradespeople, businesses, outdoor adventurers and the like, who have loads of stuff –…
We don’t usually cover flights of fantasy, but once in a while something comes along that’s either so audacious, or so breathtaking, that we can’t ignore it. That’s the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 Cabriolet, a 750-horsepower, all-electric, two-seat ragtop concept car…
After teasing us with concept showings for months now, Volkswagen has finally confirmed that it will build a retail version of its I.D. Buzz all-electric miocrobus for the U.S. market. The Buzz will hit U.S. dealerships sometime in 2022, the…
Plug-in and hybrid-electric cars and crossovers, including a “long-range” luxury EV intended to compete with the Tesla Model S, will form the backbone of the Hyundai green car strategy in coming years, South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group said…
Volkswagen has been showing a number of concept electric vehicles using the “I.D.” model nomenclature. They include a crossover called the ID Crozz, an updated microbus called the ID Buzz and a subcompact simply called the ID. The automaker is…