Electric cars are going to crash the grid, right? If everybody gets an EV we’ll have to build 100 more powerplants and it will cause our electric rates to triple, right? Not so fast. Over 6,000 eMotorWerks residential JuiceBox and other JuiceNet-enabled chargers installed in California now make up a 30MW “virtual battery”. Locations are […]
Author: Tom Moloughney
EV Product Review: FLO X5 Home Charging Station
Let the electrons FLO. Now that Canadian EVSE maker FLO is bringing their high-quality charging stations to the US, we thought the readers here would appreciate a hands-on review. FLO has been selling their products for two years now, and has delivered about 4,000 units to Canadian customers. There are two versions of the FLO’s […]
We Visit Volkswagen’s Dresden Factory: Get Inside Scoop On EV Plans
A site so clean and unlike any we’ve ever seen before. Volkswagen’s “Transparent Factory” located in the center of Dresden, Germany originally opened in 2002, and was responsible for manufacturing the Volkswagen Phaeton until March 2016. It then began a 13-month transformation that would see the Gläserne Manufaktur (Factory made of glass) converted into a facility […]
BMW iNEXT Concept Touches Down Around The Globe
InsideEVs was on hand to see the BMW iNEXT Concept in New York City inside a Lufthansa cargo plane. At the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, The BMW Group announced that they would have 25 electrified cars in their lineup by 2025, 12 of which would be all-electric. Since we already know the current i3 will not […]
Comparison: Tesla Model 3 vs BMW i3s – Video
An unlikely comparison, perhaps. Our friend Chuck Vossler over at BMWBLOG made a compelling video comparing the BMW i3s to a Tesla Model 3 Long Range. Chuck is an experienced EV driver, having owned a 2014 BMW i3 REx, which he replaced with a 2018 BMW i3s in January of this year. He also owns […]
Borgward Establishes US HQ In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is the place to be these days. Following the path of other Chinese startup automobile manufacturers like Faraday Future, BYTON and Lucid Air, Borgward has chosen California’s Silicon Valley to locate their North American headquarters. However, that’s where the similarities between Borgward and the others mentioned above ends. Unlike the others, Borgward isn’t an […]
Audi E-Tron Quattro Caught Testing in New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey? Who would have thought it would be a hotspot to see pre-launch EVs testing public charging stations? InsideEVs has seemed to identify one of the most-frequented charging station locations to catch prototype EVs charging during their validation period before launch. The latest catch was an Audi E-Tron Quattro as well as an […]
We Attend Formula E Season Closer In Brooklyn
The 2017 – 2018 Formula E season came to a close on Sunday in Red Hook, Brooklyn, but not without drama on and off the racetrack. The day started with a steady, but not heavy rain for a couple hours before the race started. The morning practice r…
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch Discusses Bill To Revise EV Tax Credit
Our friend Alex Guberman over at E for Electric recently scored an interview with Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) to discuss legislation that the Representative introduced two weeks ago. If Representative Welch is successful at getting this bill (H.R. 6274) p…
InsideEVs Exclusive: Porsche Taycan (Mission E) Caught Testing
There haven’t been too many spy shots of the Porsche Mission E, but we got lucky today and caught two Mission Es (production name is Taycan) testing public charging stations in Montclair, New Jersey. The Porsche folks driving the cars weren’…
