The list of available electric passenger vehicles is growing fast. But the fastest-growing automotive segment — believe it or not — is local delivery vehicles. That’s because global consumers are in an e-commerce frenzy of Amazon orders. Black Friday …
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LA Auto Show: Volkswagen says EV tipping point is in sight
Matthew Renna, Volkswagen’s vice president of e-mobility, told us that the pieces of the company’s EV strategy are coming together. When that happens, Renna said, “You would have to be crazy not to buy an electric car.”
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Volkswagen rolls out the 2022 ID Space Vizzion, its gazzzionlith EV concept
On the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen took the wraps off the ID. Space Vizzion, its seventh concept built off the MEB platform. VW is intent on displaying every flavor of EV concept – nearly as many as Baskin-Robbins has flavors of ice c…
Faraday Future CEO says the company has the best electric powertrain in the industry
A cadre of executives from BMW’s past EV programs has found leading roles in electric-car start-ups. Carsten Breitfeld, who led the development of the i8 plug-in hybrid, has hopscotched through the EV industry, with a stint at BYTON before landing the…
Canoo is first EV company to rethink electric cars for new era of mobility
Tesla radically transformed the auto industry by showing that EVs can be cool cars. But that notion is so 2012. While legacy automakers are just catching up to that idea (see: Mach-E), the next great innovation in electric mobility acknowledges that m…
BYTON gets California license to become an automotive retailer
BYTON, the Chinese EV maker, today announced that it has received a distributor license from the state of California. That means Byton will be a retail entity.
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Exclusive: Bill Ford at Mustang Mach-E unveil admits being on Tesla’s turf
Minutes after the official unveiling of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, we jumped into the press scrum surrounding Bill Ford. Electrek asked Ford’s chairman, and Henry Ford’s great-grandson, if he knew the introduction was taking place one block from Tesla’s…
Unveiled: Ford Mustang Mach-E is first meat-and-potatoes EV for American heartland
The massive global transition to electric vehicles entered a new phase 30 minutes ago. That’s when Ford unveiled its Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV. The significance of the moment has little to do with a high-tech breakthrough or stroke of innovation…
2019 LA Auto Show promises big Ford and Tesla EV reveals, startup news
The list of EVs getting unveiled in Los Angeles this week is not as long as in previous years. But the importance of that shortlist of vehicles is extraordinary. The week starts with the wraps coming off the Ford Mustang Mach-E. And it ends, post-show…
Buying a Polestar EV happens in gallery spaces with fixed prices and a giant tabletop screen
It’s been three weeks since the opening of the world’s first so-called Polestar Space, where the Swedish brand will sell electric performance vehicles. A couple of new (rough) videos like this one reveal the customer experience, which Polestar CEO Tho…
