One of the biggest missing features on the Tesla Model 3 is arguably the lack of an official towing capacity – even for a small trailer.
That might change now that a Model 3 test mule has been spotted testing towing capacity with a U-Haul trailer…
Month: July 2018
Car Sharing EV Style: It’s All the Rage These Days
A look at car sharing in the era of EVs With car sharing being all the rage these days, established industry leaders like Uber and Lyft are leading this new transportation paradigm. Other methods of getting around include mass transit via buses and trains and electric scooters and bicycles. The goal is to reduce single […]
Faraday Future Reveals First Body-In-White FF91
Faraday Future claims that its FF 91 is on track for first deliveries in December of this year. The proof of that is this first completed structural frame of FF 91 (also referred to as Body in White) made at the new Hanford factory, slightly ahead of schedule. According to FF, key suppliers are working side-by-side […]
UPS partners with startup Thor to build two new electric trucks
UPS has so many electrification programs at this point that it is hard to keep up and yet, it is adding another one today.
The parcel delivery company is partnering with Los Angeles-based startup Thor to build a new electric truck. more…
Toyota introduces second hydrogen fuel-cell powered semi working in Los Angeles
Toyota is going big on fuel cells. Its latest effort expands on the Mirai sedan by converting semitrucks to hydrogen fuel-cell power. The company has been testing a fuel-cell powered semi for more than a year at the Port of Long Beach, California, ferr…
Faraday Future reveals first production FF91 body
After two years in the development wilderness, Faraday Future is marching forward toward producing its first ultra-luxury electric SUV. The company announced Monday that it built its first “body-in-white” of the FF91, the basic body structure of its up…
Porsche Taycan specs, Faraday Future builds a car body, and Toyota Project Portal: Today’s Car News
Porsche teases the Taycan electric car’s specifications. Faraday Future builds its first production car body. Toyota’s Project Portal 2.0 fuel-cell semitruck heads to Los Angeles. And the results are in from our latest Twitter poll. All of this and mor…
July 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales: What To Expect?
Will July 2018 be the new breakout month for U.S. electric car sales? July will mark the 34th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Every month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker and brand. To say that 2018 has been an interesting year would be a massive understatement. January came and […]
Tesla (TSLA) is about to release its second quarter 2018 results – here’s what to expect
Tesla (TSLA) is set to release its second quarter 2018 financial results on Wednesday, August 1 after market close. As usual, the release of the results will be followed by a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management at 2:30pm Pacific Time (5…
Uber’s controversial self-driving truck division shuts down
Uber paid hundreds of millions of dollars for the unit in 2016.
