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Tesla Model 2 abandoned? Multiple sources say $25,000 electric car dead, Elon says it’s all lies

EV Central

Top selling electric car slashed up to $8500; could it outsell the Ford Ranger? Reuters says the affordable EV was canned in late February when the engineering team contacted suppliers involved in the Model 2’s development and told them to hold off on any further investments. READ MORE: Tesla Model Y cheaper than ever!

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The all-new Porsche Macan Electric get over 500 km of range for all variants

Electric Cars Report

Porsche is putting the prototype of the all-electric Macan through an exacting and gruelling test programme to prepare the follow-up to the successful SUV for its upcoming world premiere. Porsche’s engineers have spared no expense during its development and testing. The vehicle is a completely new development.

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Report: Aston Martin Actually Won’t Be Going All Electric

The Truth About Cars

Despite previously having vowed to offer an entirely electric lineup by 2030, Aston Martin has decided to continue selling internal-combustion vehicles beyond the next decade. Company chairman Lawrence Stroll now believes that there will always be demand for combustion engines. None of this means Aston is abandoning electrification.

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£600M investment for all-electric MINI production in the UK

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group will invest more than £600 million (US$751 million) in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon for all-electric MINI production. With this new investment we will develop the Oxford plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future.

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Norway again shows the all-electric car future is closer than people think

Electrek

Norway is again showing that the all-electric car future is closer than people think, as November car sales in the country see internal combustion engine car sales crumble. more… The post Norway again shows the all-electric car future is closer than people think appeared first on Electrek.

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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.

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Ford Reveals All-Electric Explorer SUV For The European Market

Electric Cars Report

Ford today revealed the new electric Explorer – a bold new all-electric vehicle that combines German engineering with striking American style. Explorer is the first in a wave of innovative new electric vehicles from Ford and forges the way for a complete reinvention of the Ford brand in Europe.