News: FedEx To Add 1,000 Chanje Electric Vans
FedEx Corp. announced this week that it will be expanding its fleet of alternative fuel delivery vehicles in California by adding 1,000 Chinese-built Chanje electric vans to its fleet.
Flash Drive: 2019 Jaguar I-Pace
The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace is a Jaguar first and an electric car second. Ensconced inside the leather- and metallic-filled interior of the I-Pace, there’s no clear hint of its all-electric powertrain.
Coming Event: Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel—Monday, Oct. 1
The event, the 10th Annual Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel presented by Western Automotive Journalists and the Autotech Council, will take place Monday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
Event: World Premiere of the Audi E-tron
he Audi E-tron follows the mold of the Mercedes EQC by presenting itself as a conventionally styled car, in contrast to the more radical styling of BMW and Tesla.
News: Volkswagen e-Delivery Trucks Accelerate in Brazil
Volkswagen Caminhões e Õnibus, one of the biggest truck and bus manufacturers in South America, plans to build the first Volkswagen e-Delivery trucks in its plant in Resende, Brazil.
News: 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS Adds 48-Volt System
Mercedes has introduced its style flagship, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS to the media prior to its arrival in dealerships this fall. The sleek four-door coupe marks the move by Daimler, Mercedes parent, into electrification.
News: Top Five Trade-ins for Tesla Model 3
During the recent quarterly earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned the top five trade-in cars that are being traded in by buyers of the new Model 3.
News: Tesla Hits 200,000 Sales Mark
As expected, Tesla announced right after the start of the third quarter (July 1) that it has hit the magic cumulative sales number of 200,000 units—the combined total of Roadsters, Model S, Model X and Model 3 units it has sold.
News: Tesla Hits Production Milestone with Model 3
Today, Tesla announced it actual production and sales numbers for the quarter and most analysts commented, in so many words—not so fast. Tesla built 28,578 Model 3s for the quarter and delivered 18,440 to customers.
Personal: More Nissan Battery Complaints
As a result of its recent stories outlining Nissan’s response to consumer complaints about Leaf battery degradation, Clean Fleet Report has received a variety of communications from Nissan Leaf owners.