Faraday Future Spending $1 Billion On US Manufacturing Facility In Preparation Of EV Launch

The electric vehicle startup Faraday Future will be investing $1 billion into the creation of a US manufacturing plant, according to recent reports. As far as where this manufacturing facility will be located, that has yet […]

Nissan’s Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Seen Behind The Scenes

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 […]

No Such Thing As A “No-Compromise Car”

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. […]

Tesla Model S 70D Review (Exclusive)

I’m really eager to test the Model S 70, 70D, 85, 85D, P85D, 90, 90D, and P90D back to back in one day… but that is clearly a fantasy, and I wouldn’t be surprised if not […]

Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Review (Exclusive)

The Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid was the third high-end, high-performance electric car I drove in Florida last week. I drove the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid almost immediately after the Tesla Model S 70D, a day after the BMW i8, […]

Cadillac ELR Review (Exclusive)

As I just noted, I was lucky enough to test drive several high-end, high-performance cars while in Florida last week. I expected the ELR to be the luxury queen of the bunch. It turned out that […]

Volkswagen To Focus More On EVs + PHEVs & Slash Overall Spending, Following On Diesel Scandal

With the blowback from the Volkswagen diesel scandal still ongoing, the company has apparently decided to greatly cut capital investments, as well as to invest more into electric vehicles, according to recent reports. To be more […]

Nissan Building Smaller, Cheaper LEAF For India

The Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric car. The words behind the acronym fit it — Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car. Many of us are waiting eagerly for another version of the LEAF, with a […]

Nissan Leaf & Chevy Volt Switch Places At #1 For 6th Time In 2013

At the beginning of October, I noted that the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt had just switched places at the top of the monthly US plug-in car sales for the 5th month this year. They […]

Tesla Dumb At Making Cars, Says Elon Musk (Podcast)

I think the most hilarious (and humble) thing Elon said during Tesla’s 2013 Quarter 2 Financial Results Q&A was that Tesla is “dumb” at making cars. If anyone else said it, it’d warrant a whole swarm of […]