If December will bring at least 272,000, total sales in 2018 will be 2 million November 2018 was another great month for plug-in electric car sales around the world. A new all-time record was set the third time in a row, and we are waiting for the fourth in December. EV Sales Blog estimates that, […]
Month: December 2018
Arcimoto Gets $4.5 Million In Funding For Electric Trike
The electric trike manufacturer plans to begin full-scale production in early 2019. The charge into the future continues. Arcimoto has announced receiving a $4.5 million investment in the company to amp up production of its FUV electric trike for early 2019. The FUV, which is an acronym for “Fun Utility Vehicle,” is another three-wheeler that toes the increasingly […]
The 2018 Cars Technica cars and SUVs of the year
More Arsians joined the reviewing fun, and the death of the sedan was prematurely announced.
Consumer Reports Calls Tesla’s Direct Sales Model An Inspiration
CONSUMER REPORTS: TESLA’S DIRECT SALES MODEL IS AN ‘INSPIRATION’ FOR AUTO BIZ Buying a car can be a grueling process. Keith Barry writes in Consumer Reports, “In an era of online shopping and instant gratification, the traditional way of buying a car can seem like a painful throwback. Some dealers are still doing business the old-school way: […]
Tesla Model 3 AWD haunts muscle cars and tuned imports in multiple drag races
There is no doubt that the Tesla Model 3 is a quick car. Thanks to the instant torque provided by its electric motors, even the vehicle’s most conservative variant — the Mid Range Model 3 RWD — boasts acceleration that’s in the same ballpark as entry-level muscle cars like the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost. The […]
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Mining company says first autonomous freight train network is fully operational
The system reduces the number of times a train has to stop for engineer shift changes.
BMW: 5th Generation Electric Drive To Be Extremely Compact
Compact drive systems are the way to go According to latest interview with Stefan Juraschek, Vice President Development Electric-Powertrain at BMW, the crucial advantage of the upcoming fifth-generation drive system is high integration of electric motor, transmission and power electronics into single component. The 5th generation drive system to be more capable in terms of […]
US All-Electric Car Sales Charted: November 2018
All-electric car sales highly increased in the second half of 2018 The ramp-up of the Tesla Model 3 changed the image of pure electric car sales in the U.S. The volume not only reached new records (around 33,700 in September), but BEVs finally went truly mainstream (Model 3 is one of the most popular passenger cars). Let’s check […]
The hype around driverless cars came crashing down in 2018
Big companies struggled but small ones moved forward.
The hype around driverless cars came crashing down in 2018
Big companies struggled but small ones moved forward.