Electric : Car News And Reviews

Right now if you own an EV, you have to leave it plugged in for hours and hours to get the battery charged. EV startup nanoFlowcell has envisioned a world where rather than plugging into the electric grid to charge your car, you’d simply fill up tanks of electrolyte liquids used to make the electricity for the car to move.…

When you think about automakers that make plug-in electric vehicles and hybrids, the name Chevrolet might not be the first to come to mind. You might first think about Tesla, Toyota, or even Nissan.…

The NSX has an impressive legacy, with fifteen years in the marketplace from 1990 to 2005, with help from none other than Ayrton Senna. After a decade-plus-long hiatus from the marketplace, the 2017 Honda NSX (badged as an Acura NSX in the States) returns as a hybrid sports car with a mid-engine 3.5-liter twin turbo V6 good for 500 horsepower.…

Both the Selfridges department store and automotive manufacturer Morgan were founded in 1909. To celebrate that coincidence the two UK firms are teaming up to offer an exclusive car that will be available only via the iconic department store.…

Automotive journalist and car modifier Jonny Smith has taken what started as an 8 horsepower British electronic vehicle from the Seventies and turned it into the world’s quickest street legal EV.…

Electric powertrain maker ABB has landed a contract from Transports Public Genevois, the public transport operator for Geneva, Switzerland to install a dozen of its fully electric buses.…

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a very odd little vehicle that is designed specifically for golfers to drive on the green. The car is called the Mercedes-Benz Style Edition Garia Golf Cart.…

BMW has unveiled a new version of its 7-series, called the 740 iPerformance. It can be had in a standard wheelbase version (740e) or a long wheel base version (740le) with more rear-seat legroom.…

Tesla just made the price of entry for their model X SUV $9,000 cheaper, which is a good thing. They way the company went about this is with a new version of the Model X called the Model X 60D selling for $74,000.…

Mercedes-Benz wants to compete with Tesla in the premium electric game, and to kick things off, it will show off a new EV at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.…

I don’t get why you would want to spend thousands of dollars more on a hybrid if the fuel economy savings aren’t that significant. I think this maybe why Nissan silently slid the new 2016 Murano Hybrid into place without much fanfare.…

Tesla has announced that it has significantly ramped up production of its EVs, with 18,345 vehicles produced in Q2 2016. That marks a 20% increase in production compared to Q1.…

Tesla has launched a new update for its Model S and Model X EVs that brings the system software for the EV to version 8.0. According to the company, this is its biggest update so far, bringing a UI refresh, new autopilot features and more.…

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of track day cars like the Ariel Atom and KTM X-Bow. A new car of that sort has turned up from a Swiss firm called Kyburz.…

If you don’t live in the mid-Atlantic region, you may not be familiar with the Sheetz restaurant and gas station chain. Word has turned up that Sheetz and Tesla are in talks for something that could drastically change how EV drivers get around in the region.…