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Electric Cars May 21, 2018

Consumer Reports won't recommend Tesla Model 3 (Updated)

Update: This article has been updated to reflect a Twitter response from Elon Musk, saying that if the company verifies the braking problem with the Model 3, the company will fix customers' cars...

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Prince Harry and new wife Meghan Markle in the Jaguar E-Type Zero concept

Electric Jaguar E-Type whisks royal couple from Windsor Castle

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. All were rolled into one gorgeous bauble leaving Saturday's royal wedding. The light-blue metallic Jaguar... read more May 21, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Elon Musk announces Tesla Model 3 AWD, performance Model 3 specs

It wasn't quite a message in a bottle, but Tesla boss Elon Musk tweeted Saturday night some specifications and a ballpark price for his company's long-awaited all-wheel-drive... read more May 20, 2018 by Aaron Cole

Building the eRoad Arlanda outside Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden builds life-size slot-car track for long-distance electric-car charging

Like so many things, Sweden is taking a different approach to charging electric cars for long trips. The country has built a 1.2-mile-long slot-car track into a road near... read more May 20, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 rated and updated, two new hybrids, Canadian Bolt EVs, and more Superchargers: The Week in Reverse

Which new hybrid started production this week in the United States? What electric car is back-ordered for a year? What systems of the Tesla Model 3 did the insurance industry... read more May 19, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Supercharger expansion, EPA comments on emissions, and Bitcoin mining: Today's Car News

Tesla is continuing to expand its network of Superchargers rapidly as the Model 3 electric car rolls out. The EPA inspector general believes more can be done to improve... read more May 18, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Volkswagen TDI diesel cars stored at Pontiac Silverdome (Photo by Jalopnik)

EPA watchdog calls emissions testing improved, says more could be done

The EPA's Office of the Inspector General, the internal agency watchdog, said this week that improvements to the agency's emissions testing since the Volkswagen diesel... read more May 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Supercharger site in Rocklin, California, before expansion [photo: George Parrott]

Tesla expands Supercharger network as Model 3 rolls out

As Tesla works to ramp up Model 3 output to two-three times the levels of its previous models, the company is apparently anticipating the need for more Superchargers to... read more May 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Shell Airflow Starship fuel economy record truck

Shell Airflow Starship semi truck leaves San Diego on record fuel-economy run

Truck driver Bob Sliwa hit the road on Thursday night in his carbon-fiber-bodied, diesel-powered semi truck, as he attempts to set a fuel economy record for big rigs by the... read more May 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model S purchased with Bitcoins from Lamborghini Newport Beach

Bitcoin processing uses more power than Teslas do, for now

One criticism that doubters level at electric cars is that the electric grid may not have enough power to run them, at least in some places. While those concerns haven't... read more May 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

IIHS rates Tesla Model 3 automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning

After a spate of crashes involving drivers using Tesla's Autopilot system, the press is awash in speculation about its effectiveness. Now the IIHS, which rates accident... read more May 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla heads for China, BMW iNext concept, and Volvo ditches diesel: Today's Car News

The IIHS has rated the automatic emergency braking system on the Tesla Model 3, while Tesla has taken the first steps to set up shop independently in China. BMW has teased... read more May 17, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Volvo ditches diesel, but will half its cars be electric by 2024?

Volvo says it is going all-in on electric cars in an effort to turn the company into something of a Tesla alternative. To that end, the company has announced that half its... read more May 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

BMW reveals its self-driving, electric iNext vision for the future

At BMW's annual shareholders' meeting in Germany on Thursday the company released a teaser image of its future iNext electric car. The image shows an SUV silhouette similar... read more May 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Report: Tesla moves to set up operations in China

Following a report last year that Tesla has received approval to build a factory in Shanghai, the company is setting up independent operations in China. According to a Wall... read more May 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

2019 Honda Insight, 2018 New York auto show

Honda Insight production, electric car advertising, and Tesla AutoPilot sensors: Today's Car News

Honda has begun production of the new Insight hybrid in Indiana. Tesla reportedly rejected additional driver sensors for its Autopilot system. Are automakers actually... read more May 16, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

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