When an electric car’s range estimate reads zero miles, there’s often still a few miles of range left. This range buffer is more than just a few miles in Tesla models, though—and considerably more than those of other makes—Edmunds found in …
Author: Stephen Edelstein
Tesla pushes court to reinstate penalties for gas-guzzling fleets
Tesla is pushing a United States appeals court to reinstate a 2016 rule enacting steeper fines for automakers that fail to meet fuel economy targets, Reuters reports. In January—just days before President Joe Biden took office—the Trump adm…
Mercedes starts making 108-kwh battery pack for EQS flagship electric sedan
Mercedes-Benz has started producing 108-kilowatt-hour battery packs for its EQS flagship sedan, which the automaker plans to unveil April 15. The packs are being made at the Stuttgart-Hedelfingen plant, part of Mercedes’ Untertürkheim complex in G…
EVs won’t completely solve LA air pollution issues, researchers suggest
Los Angeles’ infamous smog problems made it the frontline in a successful war on tailpipe emissions, but even a full switch to electric cars may not completely eliminate air pollution in the city, a new UC Berkeley study suggests. With vehicle emission…
Jaguar launches I-Pace in India—at twice the price of Tesla Model 3
The Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV is launching in India, home of Jaguar’s parent company, Tata Motors. India has ambitious electric-car plans, but the I-Pace may still be a tough sell there. That’s because the Indian-market I-Pace will start at 10.6 milli…
In pivot to electric trucks, will Detroit automakers have a manufacturing advantage?
The Tesla Model S took established automakers by surprise, allowing Tesla to carve out a niche in the marketplace. But things might be different with the upcoming crop of electric pickup trucks from Tesla and others, according to a Bloomberg analysis. …
Lightning eMotors taps Proterra batteries for commercial electric vans
Lightning eMotors, a Colorado-based company that offers electric conversions for commercial vans is partnering with electric-bus maker Proterra to electrifying commercial vans. Lightning will use Proterra batteries in re-powered Ford Transit vans, with…
BMW plans for half of global sales to be EVs by 2030, but no expiration date for ICE
BMW expects electric cars to account for half of its global sales by 2030, but doesn’t plan to stop developing internal-combustion engines, the automaker announced during its annual conference last week. BMW also said it will have a dozen all-electric …
2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid rated for 22 electric miles
The 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe may have unprecedented off-road capability for a plug-in hybrid, but it falls short on electric range. The official EPA electric-range rating for the Wrangler 4xe is 22 miles. That’s 3 miles short of what Jeep estimated when …
Rivian electric trucks head out for Amazon deliveries in San Francisco
Amazon has begun testing the first of a planned 100,000 Rivian electric vans on delivery routes in San Francisco. The city is one of 16 where Amazon plans to deploy electric delivery vehicles in 2021, according to a company press release. The rollout b…
