Green Car Reports
MARCH 2, 2017
A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors. The list includes two affordable 200-mile electric cars: the second-generation Nissan.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.
Green Cars News
JUNE 11, 2009
The future is green for Tesla Motors and its partner Daimler AG, as they plan to launch two plug-in electric vehicles in the near future. In an interview with the Green Car Advisor , Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk also said that Tesla would be replacing its current generation Roadster with a larger, four-seat sports car in 2013.
EV Central
MARCH 13, 2023
As owners of older US-made Model 3s know, the original version of the most affordable Model 3 (previously known as the Standard Range Plus) had more power. In other words, it doesn’t matter how much power the motor is rated to make, if the battery can’t supply the power, then it won’t happen.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
And where current Tesla packs feature what Munro calls "a crappy cooling design" with thermal channels between cells—superfluous, because most heat is concentrated at cell ends—Munro says 4680 cells will rest atop a liquid-cooled thermal plate that's become a staple of EVs from GM, Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche, or Rivian.
Cars That Think
APRIL 23, 2022
Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. The Rover’s axles and driveshafts are beefed up to withstand the electric motor’s immense power and torque. Some major automakers are even getting in on the act.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 23, 2023
However, until mainstream public confidence reaches the point where the perceived combination of risks of a battery electric vehicle purchase (range, affordability, reliability and behavioral changes) match that of an ICE vehicle, then EV purchases are going to be the exception rather than the norm. How much range is enough?
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