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Electric Cars January 23, 2019

From a global view, going electric could hike up small-car prices

As soon as 2024, electric cars are expected to reach price parity with gas-powered cars, largely due to the falling costs of battery packs. Volkswagen’s chairman Hans Dieter Pötsch...

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Electric Cars January 23, 2019 Tesla may use new battery supplier for cars made in China factory

2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody

Chrysler to electrify the next Dodge Challenger, boot the V-8?

American muscle may never be the same. When the iconic and popular Dodge Challenger is redesigned sometime before the mid-2020s, the new version may come with an electrified... read more January 22, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Pininfarina's Italian design may be good Karma for plug-in carmaker

Fisker, the luxury plug-in hybrid car company that went bankrupt in 2013, was founded by a car designer. Henrik Fisker, the brand's namesake was a designer at BMW before... read more January 22, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

More about Byton, tamer BMW electrics, Toyota batteries, more chargers: Today's Car News

BMW says it plans to make its electric cars look more mainstream to move beyond sales to early adopters. Toyota and Panasonic could be teaming up to produce electric-car... read more January 21, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Byton concept, 2018 Consumer Electronics Show

Beyond the Big Screen: How Byton is developing three electric vehicles at once

In the U.S. and other global markets—and to its investors—the fledgling China-based startup all-electric carmaker Byton has a lot to prove. Over the past year... read more January 21, 2019 by Bengt Halvorson

BMW i Vision Dynamics concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

BMW plans to tone down styling of its electric cars

To stand out, or not to stand out. That is the question many electric automakers are asking as electric cars transition from being something new and different to being just... read more January 21, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Chevy Bolt EV fast-charging at EVgo station before trip across Maryland [image: Brian Ro]

If you can charge them, they will come; Maryland plans 5,000 EV chargers

Maryland plans to deploy a new tool in the race to get automakers to sell more electric cars in states outside California: The state plans to install 5,000 electric-car... read more January 21, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 owns the EV market, outsells all other plug-ins combined in the fourth quarter race

Last year, Tesla changed the game for plug-in and electric-car sales as it ramped up production of its relatively affordable Model 3 to almost 5,000 cars a week. As we noted... read more January 20, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Cadillac electric crossover SUV based on GM BEV3 modular platform

Tesla layoffs, US-built VW electric car, an electrified Detroit: The Week in Reverse

Which Chinese automaker showed an electric minivan in Detroit? What upcoming SUV will underpin a new "elegant" electric from Lincoln? This is our look back at the Week In... read more January 19, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 all-wheel drive Performance rolls off a new assembly line in a temporary structure

Tesla layoffs, Hyundai Ioniq updates, Mercedes-Audi SUVs: Today's Car News

The Hyundai Ioniq hybrid and plug-in hybrid Prius-fighters are already set for a refresh. Mercedes-Benz and Audi are working on smaller electric SUVs. And Colorado took the... read more January 18, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Smaller electric SUVs coming from Audi, Mercedes-Benz

German luxury automakers Audi and Mercedes-Benz plan to be in the vanguard in launching new electric SUVs in 2019. For the U.S, the long-awaited Audi e-tron quattro is slated... read more January 18, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

2017 Tesla Model 3, in photo tweeted by Elon Musk on July 9, 2017

More cars, fewer workers in Tesla's latest layoffs

Tesla, it seems, is not out of the woods yet, despite selling almost 250,000 electric cars last year. Even as the company continues to try to ramp up production of its most... read more January 18, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

2020 Hyundai Ioniq [2020 Euro-spec model]

2020 Hyundai Ioniq: First look at refreshed interior, new features

Although the Hyundai Ioniq lineup of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric models has only been for sale in the U.S. for about two years, this rival to the Toyota Prius... read more January 18, 2019 by Bengt Halvorson

Volkswagen turbodiesels await their fate near Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado Springs

Colorado takes first step toward California electric-vehicle mandate

Electric cars aren't just for the coasts anymore. Colorado took its first step Thursday toward becoming the 10th state to follow California's zero-emissions vehicle mandate... read more January 18, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Electric Ford F-Series, Lincoln crossover, Tesla charger, Chinese minivan: Today's Car News

Ford plans to build an all-electric F-series truck. Lincoln's making electric "elegant." Tesla has released a new portable Level 2 home charger. And Chinese automaker GAC... read more January 17, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

GAC Entranze concept, 2019 Detroit auto show

GAC Motor shows electric three-row minivan concept, delays US brand launch to 2020

China’s GAC Motor introduced a California-designed electric concept vehicle called the Entranze earlier this week in Detroit, at the 2019 North American International... read more January 17, 2019 by Bengt Halvorson

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