News: Porsche Taycan Is Name of First Electric Porsche
Porsche turned its 2015 Mission E concept EV into a real car when it named it the Porsche Taycan in a formal announcement at the company’s 70th birthday bash.
News: Daimler’s Freightliner Takes The Covers Off Electric Trucks
Daimler, the world’s biggest truck-maker best known in the U.S. for its Freightliner brand, unveiled two new battery-powered models as it looks to protect its market dominance. One, an all-electric Class 8 big rig called the Freightliner eCascadia, will compete directly with Tesla’s semi-truck, the Semi.
News: Zero-Emission Bugatti Chiron Goes on Sale
This week a more environmentally friendly version of the Chiron was introduced by Lego Technic—a 1:8 scale plastic model that contains 3,599 pieces. The Lego Bugatti Chiron model will stand five inches tall, 22 inches long and nine inches wide when it’s assembled.
News: Consumer Reports Flips Tesla Model 3 Rating
In the automotive equivalent of pulling a rabbit out of a hat, Tesla has magically transformed its rating from the powerful product testing magazine, Consumer Reports, from a “not recommended” to a “recommended buy.”
News: Honda Fit EV Returning In 2020 Priced Under $20,000
Honda is teaming up with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest battery maker, to bring back the Honda Fit EV. It will have a targeted price of $18,305.
News: Royal Wedding Highlight—A Classic Jaguar EV
Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works aims to take the looks, handling and performance of this Sixties icon and updates it with a state-of-the-art electric powertrain, creating the Jaguar Concept Zero.
News: Tesla’s Model 3 Brakes Stop Consumer Reports Recommendation
Consumer Reports, the consumer product testing magazine, won’t recommend the Tesla Model 3 because of the electric car’s long stopping distances and difficult-to-use controls.
News: Subaru Crosstrek Plug-in Hybrid To Arrive by Year’s End
In a brief press announcement, Subaru said a 2019 Crosstrek plug-in hybrid crossover SUV would arrive at U.S. dealers “near the end of the year.”
News: Buick’s Electric Car Explosion
Buick is showing it wants to take the lead in China by unveiling three electrified cars at last month’s Auto China 2018 in Beijing.
10 Arguments For/Against Electric Trucks
The non-profit North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) is all about pushing environmentally beneficial, cost-effective efficiencies in the trucking industry, which they back up with deep research and real-world data. After studying the developing battery electric (BE) truck market, they came up with a balanced list that gave plenty of ammunition for both sides of the big rig EV discussion.