Electric Cars
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At the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Chinese startup Techrules shocked with its Ren supercar. The extended-range electric supercar boasted a central seating position, 1,287 horsepower, and looks designed by none other than famed Giugiaro. At the 2018 Geneva show starting Tuesday, we'll see this more hardcore version designed strictly for track use. Called the Ren RS, the track-focused version ditches the previous road car's 3-seat layout for a single seat, and it also benefits from a stiffer body with extra cooling apertures. Techrules envisions offering the Ren RS in two guises. The...
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Pagani drops first details on Huayra successor, EV plansEven an automaker as small as Pagani, which churns out just a handful of cars per year, isn't immune from the forces reshaping the automotive landscape, namely automation and electrification. In an interview with elTresTV (via AutoDato) published last month, Pagani CEO and founder Horacio Pagani...
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Ian Callum explains the design of the Jaguar I-PaceJaguar's I-Pace is finally here, and as expected the vehicle is an almost exact carbon copy of the concept bearing the same name that we saw unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. Responsible for the design is Jaguar design director Ian Callum who took inspiration from the Jaguar C-X75...
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Rimac's next electric supercar almost fully revealed in new teaser videoWhen Rimac first turned up at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show with the Concept_One electric supercar, few could have guessed at the time that less than a decade on there would be a race among the major automakers to electrify their lineups. Now Rimac is ready to unveil its successor to the...
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Hyundai Kona Electric revealed, promises 292 miles of rangeMeet the new Kona Electric, a pint-sized electric crossover SUV from Hyundai that promises up to 292 miles of range on a single charge. That figure is for the Kona Electric's long-range option, which comes with a 64-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery and 201-horsepower electric motor. The base Kona...
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Giugiaro Sibylla concept recalls the past and looks to an electric futureGiogietto Giugiaro and his son Fabrizio have revealed the latest vehicle penned inside the walls of their recently established design studio GFG Style: the Sibylla concept. GFG revealed the concept vehicle, an electric sedan, on Tuesday ahead of its debut on March 6 at the 2018 Geneva International...
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The current portfolio of Volvo engines will be its last. The Swedish luxury brand confirmed it's finished with gasoline-powered engines as it paves the way for a fully electric future. At the Volvo V60's reveal, the brand's CEO Håkan Samuelsson and other executives told Road & Track, in a report published last Friday, that its current engines are, indeed, the end of the road. There are no future budget allocations for gas-powered engines, but that's not to say its current engines won't continue to serve a purpose. Volvo's plan to electrify every one of its models introduced in 2019...
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Mini plans to build electric vehicles in ChinaBMW Group, Mini's parent automaker, has signed a letter of intent to initiate a joint venture with China's Great Wall to produce battery-electric Minis in the country. Currently, the Mini plant in Oxford, England, is set to produce an electric Mini in 2019. The German automaker said production...
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Ex-Williams F1 engineer designs Perrinn 424 electric LMP1Thus far, Formula E is the only major motorsport to embrace totally electric powertrains for racing, but this all-electric LMP1 racer may have something to say about that. Nicolas Perrinn, an ex-Williams F1 engineer, has developed an all-electric LMP1 racer called the Perrinn 424. The powertrain is...
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An electric Koenigsegg could be in the brand's futureKoenigsegg CEO and namesake Christian von Koenigsegg has peered into his company's future and an electric supercar could be part of it. The CEO, whose daily driver is a Tesla Model S, told AutoGuide in an interview published Friday that his company is incredibly interested in electrified...
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VW ID Vizzion could be an early look at the next PhaetonVolkswagen will reveal the fourth member of its ID family of electric concept cars during next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The new concept is called the ID Vizzion, and in addition to be electric the concept is also fully automated. In fact, it doesn't even have a steering wheel...
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Aspark Owl electric supercar does 0-60 in under 2 secondsThere's a new electric supercar brewing in Japan, and during testing one of the prototypes managed to accelerate from 0-62 mph in 1.92 seconds. The car is the Aspark Owl, which was rolled out in concept form during the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, and importantly it's performance gives credence to the...
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British household appliance company Dyson last fall confirmed it was working on an electric car for launch by 2020. No specifics were given at the time apart from a commitment from Dyson founder and chief engineer James Dyson to spend $2.7 billion on the project and build up a team of over 400 staff. The Financial Times (subscription required) has since published a report detailing in greater depth Dyson's plans, which are said to include at least three cars. According to the report published Wednesday, Dyson's first model could be limited to fewer than 10,000 units. The company is said to be...
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Mercedes says first EQ electric car will debut in GenevaMercedes-Benz will unveil the first electric car from its recently established EQ sub-brand for electrified models at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The identity of the vehicle hasn't been revealed but there's a good chance it's the EQC we've been spying as a prototype for the...
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First EVs on Audi and Porsche's PPE platform coming in 2021Audi will introduce its first volume electric car this year in the form of the e-tron SUV. Fellow Volkswagen Group member Porsche will follow in 2019 with its own electric car in the form of the production version of 2015's Mission E concept. The two cars ride on distinct platforms developed...
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Faraday Future teases second SUV at supplier meetingFaraday Future on Wednesday gave a preview of a model to follow the FF91, which the company remains hopeful of getting into production by the end of 2018. The preview came in the form of a design sketch shown briefly to attendees at a supplier meeting. The electric car startup held the meeting with...
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BMW i8 Roadster priced at $164,295, will be most expensive Bimmer sold in USBuyers looking to drop the top with a 2019 BMW i8 Roadster will be met with a $164,295 price tag when the car launches this spring. That makes it the most expensive BMW sold on these shores. Pricing for the roadster and coupe was confirmed through BMW on Tuesday, after an initial report by BMW...
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Faraday Future receives $1.5B lifelineFaraday Future's vision hasn't exactly panned out as once imagined, and serious financial problems have ensued. However, a Hong Kong-based entity has thrown the struggling electric-car maker a $1.5 billion lifeline to keep the lights on. Business Insider reported on Tuesday that the unnamed entity...
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Polestar was only spun off from Volvo last October but the performance brand for electric cars already has a plant under construction in China and now a headquarters being readied in Sweden. Expected to be completed in September 2018, Polestar's headquarters will resemble a cube carved out of snow. One of its unique design features will be a white facade made entirely in glass to let around 60 percents of the sun's light permeate its way through. Responsible for the design is Swedish architectural firm Bornstein & Lyckefors. The headquarters is located at the same site as Volvo's...
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Ares previews a stylish Tesla Model S convertibleAlthough consumers have largely fallen out of love with convertibles, there's still something about a drop-top that stirs up feelings. Ares Design, based in Modena, Italy, has something cooking that certainly strikes directly at said feelings. The firm hasn't provided any details but it did release...
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Tesla reveals 2017 financial results, records near $2B lossInvestors have rallied around Tesla, riding high on a wave of future promises from the electric car company. Tesla's 2017 financial results released on Wednesday still show the company has a long way to go, however. Tesla lost a total of $1.96 billion in 2017 and posted its worst financial quarter...
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Australia plans "virtual" power plant of distributed solar panels, Tesla batteriesHaving built the world's biggest battery in the Australian state of South Australia a year ago to provide energy to the grid in the event of a supply shortage, Tesla is now involved in the state's next energy security plan by helping to create what's known as a “virtual power plant.”...
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Polestar 2 coming in 2019 followed by Polestar 3 in 2022Volvo last October spun off its Polestar performance arm into a standalone brand for high-performance electric cars and revealed the first model in the form of the plug-in hybrid Polestar 1. But Polestar isn’t taking the slow road to success. The brand is already constructing its own plant in...
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SpaceX sends Falcon Heavy rocket to Mars carrying Tesla Roadster payloadHats off to Elon Musk because he's done it. He and his team at SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched the Falcon Heavy rocket on a mission to Mars—with a Tesla Roadster strapped to the nose. This is a test run for what's likely to be more missions to Mars, and it's being used to gather data...
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