Global November Sales: New Record Of Over 237,000 Electric Cars

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, […]

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 […]

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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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 […]