Tesla Model X Reservations Twice What Model S Reservations Were?

Some serious crowdsourcing by members of the Tesla Motors Club (and, most specifically, Model X reservation holders) and some nice sleuthing by Fred Lambert reveal that there seem to be about twice as many reservations for […]

Tesla Gigafactory Ahead of Schedule, Model X Production Line Has Several Times More Robots

A couple of quick updates on Tesla Motors* manufacturing have come through the wires in recent days. First of all, a Nevada economic development official said last week that the Tesla Gigafactory is actually ahead of schedule. […]

Car & Driver Calls Tesla Model S 70D “Car Of The Century”

In a recent article, the highly regarded and long-respected industry magazine Car & Driver gave pretty high praise to the recently upgraded Tesla Model S 70D — even going so far as to referring to it as […]

Nissan-Renault Alliance Sells Its 250,000th Electric Vehicle

More than 250,000 electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold to date by the Renault-Nissan Alliance — making the alliance far and away the world’s top seller of EVs. For those with a sense of curiosity to […]

PSA Peugeot Citroën & Bolloré Partnering On Bluesummer EV Production + Distribution & Carsharing

The Bolloré Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën are partnering to help each other on the path to becoming leading players in the carsharing market, according to recent reports. The two companies signed a strategic cooperation agreement […]

BMW Still Aiming For “All” Models To Go Electric Over Next Decade

BMW is still pursuing its previously revealed plan to convert all of its various model platforms to electric drivetrains (this includes range-extending engines and plug-in hybrids, of course) over the next decade or so, according to recent […]

UK EV Registrations For January–May 2015 Roughly Equal To 2014 Total

Electric vehicle (EV) registrations in the UK between January and May of 2015 are already roughly equal to total EV registrations in 2014, based on the most recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and […]

1st BMW Sales Facility Based Entirely On Electric Vehicles Now Open In California

The first BMW sales facility focused entirely on the company’s electric “i series” recently opened up in Santa Clara, California. The new Stevens Creek BMW in Santa Clara facility is now well stocked with both the […]

Fraunhofer’s New Overhead Electric Bus Fast-Charging Technology Outperforming Expectations

Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI — along with various partners, including the EDDA Bus project — somewhat recently revealed a new overhead fast-charging solution for electric buses that promises to provide a new […]