James covered most of the really interesting news from Tesla’s Q3 2015 conference call. If you missed those, they’re here: Positive Tesla Model X & Autopilot Reception Increasing Overall Tesla Sales Numbers Gigafactory Update — Quarter […]
There’s been a lot of speculation about the Chevy Bolt in recent days, with various predictions being made about the eventual launch of the long-range electric car. While it’s perhaps hard to make solid predictions while […]
In addition to the information on Tesla’s Quarter 3 operating and sales numbers, the most recent shareholder letter also provided some interesting new insights into the company’s plans for Quarter 4. With regard to those, Tesla […]
The recent Tesla Quarter 3 shareholder letter has, as would be expected, provided us with some new figures worth taking note of and parsing. Of particular note — other than basic revenue and profit figures — […]
Car owners everywhere who have had the unfortunate experience of being the victim of auto theft will probably like this one…. A Tesla owner in Vancouver, British Columbia, recently had her Model S stolen after accidentally […]
In a move that should be a surprise to practically no one, Tesla is going to be placing restrictions (presumably by software update) on the autopilot function to stop drivers from using the feature in “unsafe” […]
Those in the US who are planning on possibly purchasing a 2016 Nissan LEAF will be happy to know that retail pricing information has now been released. The new 2016 model year has a starting price of […]
The figures for electric vehicle registrations (a proxy for sales) in France during the month of September 2015 are now in. They don’t really provide any surprises, but they’re probably worth taking a look at anyways. Altogether, 2,709 […]
Those of you who have long wondered what the electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants that create the packs used in popular vehicles like the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, etc, are like behind the scenes may want […]
Last week, Uber drivers in Helsinki, Finland, had the opportunity to schedule test drives of the Tesla Model S via the app normally used only for scheduling rides. To be clear here, these Tesla test drives […]
The Los Angeles Police Department’s quite stylish BMW i3 electric vehicle made an appearance at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s most recent “Breakfast Club Cruise-In.” The most recent event had an Oktoberfest theme, but the cars that […]
Those in North America who have purchased a BMW i3 in recent years may want to keep a close eye on the mail that you receive over the coming weeks, as BMW will be sending out notifications to […]
People (especially advertisers) are fond of calling plug-in hybrid and long-range, fully electric cars “no-compromise cars.” In fact, there’s no such thing as a no-compromise car… and I’m a little tired of hearing the nonsensical term. […]
Well, I was hoping to get more clarity by test driving the BMW i3 and the Tesla Model S 70D one day after the other last week. Unfortunately, I walked away more undecided than before the […]
EV Obsession has long been on the forefront of electric vehicle coverage and analysis, and we have accumulated a large number of EV owners as readers, commenters, and even writers. Now we are going to have first-hand […]
