Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2015

Over the next few years, the German luxury establishment--including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--is expected to launch a barrage of electric car models in a belated attempt to take on startup Tesla Motors. For some time, it's been understood that one of those models will be an all-electric SUV from Audi.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2015

It's still hard to explain to outsiders just how disruptive Tesla Motors and its electric luxury cars have been to the established German prestige automakers.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2016

Looking at their future product plans, the established German luxury carmakers have now clearly started to take electric-car maker Tesla Motors seriously. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are all expected to launch at least one Tesla-targeting electric vehicle apiece over the next few years.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We already know that in the next few years, we''ll see a slew of mid-size SUVs offered with plug-in hybrid powertrains--most from luxury brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, and Range Rover. But the German luxury marques are making plans to compete more directly with Tesla Motors and its Model S all-electric long-range luxury sedan.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2018

Renna will manage the NAR-G4 team, steering objectives for the Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) line, Volkswagen’s modular system for manufacturing electric vehicles. Renna most recently served as program manager for Model S and Model X at Tesla Motors. —Hinrich J. Woebcken, CEO of the VW North American Region.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2015

It's official now: Porsche will put its striking and all-electric Mission E concept car into production within three to five years. One of the hits of the Frankfurt Motor Show held in September, the low, sleek, four-door Mission E concept represented Porsche's take on an all-electric luxury sport sedan.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In response to the success of Tesla Motors, established German luxury automakers are getting serious about electric cars. Audi and Porsche are both planning new all-electric models, and BMW is expected to expand its "i" range with at least one new model as well.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

With European prestige-car makers scrambling to respond to the unexpected and disruptive arrival of electric-car company Tesla Motors, a host of luxury car brands have been showing off their electric concepts.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

We're back from the Frankfurt Motor Show, and we've been thinking about what upcoming German electric luxury cars mean for Tesla Motors. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We also compare some sporty compact cars, tell you about a new hatchback coming up, and lay out this month's best green-car deals.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The lithium-ion battery that energizes the vehicle is the most expensive component in an electric vehicle. The price parity between the IC engine vehicle and the Electric vehicle will happen once the battery price decreases. Tesla has already set up Gigafactories for battery research and manufacturing in the US and China.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2017

The next couple of years promise to be quite interesting for electric cars. 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.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2015

Two years ago, the launch of the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid produced the first ostensible large luxury plug-in sedan competitor to the Tesla Model S electric car. The Porsche is a plug-in hybrid, with an electric range of 15 or 16 miles; the Tesla is all-electric, with ranges of 208 to 275 miles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Tesla is hoping its new leasing strategy will help usher in a new round of early adopters into the mainstream. Read more in the article: Tesla to Offer Auto Leases. Tesla To Offer Auto Leases. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. “For people.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Rumors are circling that Tesla is preparing an IPO, although no one at Tesla is yet talking. More details at: Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. “Tesla would mark the first public offering from a U.S. automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. by Reuters.

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EV Central

MARCH 13, 2023

The Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y produce plenty of power – but not quite as much as the EV company may have you believe. Keep in mind that Tesla doesn’t quote power and torque outputs in its marketing material. READ MORE: Tesla Model 3 vs Model Y: Which is the best EV for you? It’s also got the same LFP battery pack.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

—highlights the small-but-growing phenomenon of people converting fossil-fueled cars to run on electricity. It’s also a plug-in twist on the hottest thing in car customization: “ restomods ,” which update classics with modern power trains, suspensions, and creature comforts, all hidden under their vintage skins. Automotive Design.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Brockmans electric Porsche Porsche914 : Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs Porsche 944 :JBs cool project and pusher trailer Renault12 : Darryl McMahons Electric Vehicles, nice EV history page. Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A so-called "structural battery pack" (also called "cell-to-pack" construction), touted as a Tesla innovation, is in fact already a staple of several EVs, especially in China—including General Motors' red-hot, roughly $5,000 Wuling Mini. It all sounds amazing, on paper. It's basically a giant box without dividers," Munro says.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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