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The Week In Reverse October 20, 2018

Tesla Model 3 shuffle, Jaguar I-Pace delivery, and Hyundai first drives: The Week in Reverse

Will Tesla see a groundswell of interest in its new, $45k Model 3 Mid Range, and is it doing the right thing in (perhaps temporarily) dropping the Full Self-Driving option from the configurator? And...

Electric Cars October 20, 2018 Tesla removes Full Self Driving option from website for all models

Electric Cars October 19, 2018 Short(er)-range Tesla, Porsche Taycan wagon, U.S. cuts CO2: Today's Car News

Electric Cars October 19, 2018 BMW sets up end-to-end battery recycling in Europe

Electric Cars October 19, 2018 Porsche adds wagon to upcoming Taycan electric lineup

2019 Jaguar I-Pace, photographed outside Tesla Store, Mount Kisco, NY

2019 Jaguar I-Pace gets official range, MPGe ratings

Now that it has finally delivered the first retail example of its I-Pace, Jaguar has released official range and MPGe estimates for this new luxurious electric crossover. As... read more October 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla secures site for Chinese factory

In the midst of escalating trade wars, Tesla is moving ahead with its plans to build a factory in China. The company announced on Wednesday that it signed a "land transfer"... read more October 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Electrify America 350 kw chargers at Home Depot in Chicopee, Mass.

Google Maps adds electric-car charging locations

In a banner day for electric-car drivers, Google announced on Wednesday that it will add electric-car charging stations to Google Maps. The app will now show Tesla... read more October 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

BMW i Vision Dynamics concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

BMW i4 will resemble 4-Series Grand Coupe–with big battery

BMW plans to launch perhaps its most mainstream electric car, the i4, in 2021, about a year after the iX3 electric crossover utility goes on sale. BMW chairman Harald... read more October 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Long-range Nissan Leaf, Tesla chip, and charging locations: Today's Car News

Tesla plans to roll out its new Autopilot chip in six months and give it to some drivers for free. Order guides show the new long-range Nissan Leaf will go into production in... read more October 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Documents: 60-kwh Nissan Leaf pricing aligned with Chevy Bolt EV

Even before the second-generation Leaf was introduced last year, it was an open secret that Nissan planned an extended-range, 60-kwh version of the Leaf. Now our friends... read more October 17, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson

2014 BMW i3 REx fast-charging at Chargepoint site, June 2016 [photo: Tom Moloughney]

ChargePoint users can now access networks in Canada, Europe

Plugging in an electric car should be as easy as making a call on a cell phone—only it isn't always. Now a series of new agreements—similar to cell-phone roaming... read more October 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Electrify America DC fast chargers in Gulfport, Mississippi

Where would you like to see more public chargers installed? Twitter poll results

Our readers seem to think charging networks are doing just fine with their plans to build out additional public charging stations. Several networks have recently announced... read more October 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 dashboard in Autopilot testing with IIHS [CREDIT: IIHS]

Teslas to get new self-driving, Autopilot chip in spring 2019

Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk took to Twitter Tuesday to announce that owners will get a new Autopilot chip in about six months that will be much more powerful and... read more October 17, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric car (crossover SUV)

Tesla settlement, Jaguar I-Pace arrival, Hyundai Nexo drive: Today's Car News

A judge approves the settlement with the SEC involving Tesla and Elon Musk. We drive the 2019 Hyundai Nexo; Jaguar delivers its first electric I-Pace; Britain cuts incentives... read more October 16, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Judge approves Tesla SEC settlement

A federal judge in New York gave final approval Tuesday to the $40 million settlement between Tesla, its chief executive officer Elon Musk, and the SEC over Musk's tweets... read more October 16, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

First Jaguar I-Pace U.S. retail delivery - October, 2018

Jaguar delivers first I-Pace electric crossover in North America

Jaguar confirmed its first retail delivery of the I-Pace electric crossover Monday, a few weeks ahead of the company’s early November target for retail sales. The... read more October 16, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson

Shell charging station in Britain (higher res)

Britain cuts incentives for electrics, hybrids

Britain will end purchase incentives for plug-in hybrids and reduce them for pure electric cars after November 9. In a move that looks like replacing carrots with sticks, the... read more October 16, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

2019 Hyundai Nexo, Topanga Canyon, CA, Oct 2018

2019 Hyundai Nexo: first drive of 380-mile fuel-cell crossover utility

Pretty much any story on a new vehicle these days notes that new-car buyers are snapping up utility vehicles, while traditional sedans languish on sales lots. That puts... read more October 16, 2018 by John Voelcker

2019 Hyundai Kona Electric, Tesla board, long-range Mercedes plug-in: Today's Car News

We got a chance drove the 238-mile Hyundai Kona Electric and came away mostly impressed. Mercedes-Benz announced a truly long-range plug-in hybrid. Hot seats lead to a recall... read more October 15, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

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