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Electric Vehicle News and Reviews

Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way in a short time. Barely a decade has passed since the ambitious Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors introduced the world to an electric car capable of traveling more than 300 miles on a single charge. Since then, Elon Musk and Tesla have convinced many dubious onlookers that electric vehicles are not only here to stay, but that they can become the future of transportation.

Other automakers have joined the EV movement at very different rates. The Nissan Leaf, for example, debuted in 2010 and went on to become the best-selling all-electric vehicle in the world for a time. Competition from the BMW i3 followed, as well as the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt and its all-electric successor the Chevy Bolt EV, but only the Tesla Model 3 has been able to steal the Leaf's crown. Heading into a new decade, electric vehicles are set to go from strength-to-strength, with new models like the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV competing in the entry-level category and the Audi e-Tron, Porsche Taycan, or Jaguar I-PACE vying with Tesla at the top end of the market.

With entire classes of vehicle still lacking an electric version, such as pick-up trucks and affordable SUVs, there's huge potential for expansion and growth in the EV marketplace. For now, Tesla is still blazing the trail, but legacy manufacturers are lining up to electrify their fleets and promising startups like Rivian and Byton are waiting in the wings with exciting new electric vehicles.

The future is bright for EVs and you can keep up to date with all the latest stories right here on Torque News.

2019 Subaru Forester, new Forester, Forester hybrid
Subaru Forester Hybrid Confirmed For Australia; Why Americans Would Buy It
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru confirms they will launch their new 2019 Forester e-Boxer Hybrid in Australia. See why Americans would buy the new fuel-efficient Forester.
2019 Subaru Crosstrek, new Crosstrek, PHEV, plug-in-hybrid
Subaru Announces New Japan-Spec Crosstrek e-Boxer Hybrid
By Denis Flierl on
Subaru Corp has announced an all-new Japan-spec 2019 Crosstrek e-Boxer Hybrid model. See why it won’t see U.S. shores.
Which used car sells fastest?
Green Cars Sell Fastest On Used Car Lots, But Which Is the Fastest-Selling Of All? Here's a Hint, It's Not A Tesla
By John Goreham on
A new study finds that green cars sell the quickest in the used market. Tesla has a car on the list, but it's not the one that sells quickest. See where your favorites rank.
Tesla stock down 24% for the year.
Despite Tesla Model 3 Deliveries, Tesla Stock and Bonds Approach 1-Year Lows
By John Goreham on
Tesla's stock is taking a pounding despite Tesla having shipped significant amounts of Model 3 cars. Here's what experts say are the causes of Tesla's stock being down about 24% since this time last year and its bonds being at an all-time low.
The Sono Sion Solar BEV 4 Door Utitity $25,000 USD
Range Anxiety? What’s That? With Sono Motors Sion, It’s the EV That Recharges Itself
By Al Castro on
Sono Motors is a Bavarian startup electric car company that actually has a very good chance of making it to production being months/weeks away from making their sole solar BEV with the 7,200 orders they already have. Yes, that’s right, a BEV that has solar panels all over the car that provides a range extending 30 km or 18 miles for the 155 mile battery range a day.
Audi Q8
When Is A Coupe A Coupe? Is It Two Doors Or Four Doors? And, Here’s Audi’s Q8 Pricing, Too
By Marc Stern on
So, Audi announces the pricing for its Q8, five-door coupe and I have to scratch my chin: what exactly is a coupe? Doesn't Audi sell several coupe models such as the two-door TT? So, if it sells real coupes, how can it call a five-door crossover a coupe? It's a strange one, I'll admit.
Toyota Prius Prime is top-selling affordable EV.
Toyota Prius Prime Remains Top-Selling Affordable EV Despite Tesla Model 3 Disruption
By John Goreham on
Toyota's Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle sales continue to grow, despite Tesla's Model 3 market disruption.
2020 Ford Mustang Inspired SUV Teaser
Ford's Electric SUV Features Significant Mustang Styling
By Patrick Rall on
Ford Motor Company has released the first teaser of the Mustang-inspired, all-electric SUV coming in 2020 and when FoMoCo said that it was Mustang-inspired, they werent kidding – as some people are likely to mistake the picture above for a teaser of the legendary pony car.
Prius recalled for Fire. Not Tesla.
FIRE! Toyota Prius Recall Makes Us Think It's Just Jealous of Tesla
By John Goreham on
Some U.S. Prius cars are being recalled for risk of fire. Should we report it?
Mercedes Benz EQC400 4MATIC different views
Mercedes EQC SUV: If "the Best or Nothing" Means a Paltry 200 Mile Range, We’d Rather Have "Nothing" From Mercedes
By Al Castro on
In formulating a response to Audi’s rollout of its first BEV e-Tron very soon, more so than responding to anything Tesla, Daimler AG bizarrely unveils a whole year before its debut, its first head-on to Tesla full production BEV, a historical vehicle on its electric E-Mobility platform in CUV variant in the separate Mercedes EQ line. But they baffled the media giving it only a puzzling 200 mile range.
Ram 1500 Hybrid Gains 2-3mpg around Town and Combined, 1mpg on the Highway
By Patrick Rall on
FCA has announced the official EPA fuel economy numbers for the 2019 Ram 1500 models with the eTorque mild hybrid system and both engines pick up 2 to 3 miles per gallon in the city and combined while also improving by 1 mile per gallon on the highway and making for a smooth drive.
BMW sales drop dramatically as Tesla Model 3 sales rise.
BMW's Small Sedan Sales Drop Dramatically As Tesla Model 3 Rises
By John Goreham on
BMW's 3 Series, 2 Series, and 4 Series sales are declining dramatically. The correlation to Tesla's Model 3 production is hard to ignore.
Tesla Model 3 Fast Charging vs Chevy Bolt
Tesla Model 3 Vs. GM’s Chevy Bolt: Who is the King of Fast Charging
By Simon Barke on
Tesla Model 3 is three times better than GM's Chevy Bolt. Here is the truth about fast charging.
Tesla Model S
What a Perfect Time to Buy a Used Electric Car! A Glut of EVs on the Used Car Market Makes Them a Steal!
By Al Castro on
With the continued uptick purchases of trucks and SUVs by US consumers, while global new car sales are slowing down, and gas prices remaining low the last two years, there is now a glut of used EV cars on the market, with bargains to be had if you know where and how to find one for the right price.
Generating station
Speedy Charging Stations Have Problems Of Their Own
By Marc Stern on
If there's one thing that few electric vehicle supporters talk about it is the problems with speedy charging stations. The stations not only generate heat but there is also the potential of fires. Granted, the manufacturers will control the problems, but, how much can they do it?
Electric Cars Charging
GM's New Charging Outpaces Tesla By a Factor of Three: 180 Miles in 10 Minutes
By Armen Hareyan on
Imagine charging your electric car for 180 miles in 10 minutes. General Motor's new partnership with Delta Americas is going to be a game changer for Chevy Volt and Bolt owners as well as for all the GM electric cars.
Porsche Taycan as Mission E Concept
For a Porsche Performance Electric it’s all about the Charging
By Al Castro on
In setting up its charging network for its upcoming flagship all electric sports saloon, the Taycan, Porsche gives clues as to how premium, luxury, and performance brands outside of the Tesla universe will be treated until as such time as all brands have access to everyone eles’s networks.
Dyson boss with Dyson electric car
Dyson Shows it Means EV Business: A Nearly $3 Billion USD Investment With a $200 Million Facility Shows They’re About Cars Too
By Al Castro on
People would laugh at a vacuum company investing money and its reputation in building all electric BEV cars it’s never done before. But Dyson has something that took Tesla years to get and another thing it still doesn’t have, that gives Dyson an edge against Tesla: a manufacturing apparatus to build solid state batteries, and the key patents to make them, which are better than what Tesla is using.
Tesla goes airborne. See video.
Tesla Police Blotter - Watch A Tesla Go Airborne Before Crashing
By John Goreham on
Tesla have high insurance rates. This video helps explain part of the reason.
Ford Mustang Electric
In Making a Mustang Inspired CUV EV with Trucks and Mustang Left in Their Portfolio, Ford Risks Mustang Fatigue With Already Angry Sedan Customers
By Al Castro on
As new car sales slow down for the first time since the Great Recession, car makers have had to make key decisions about marketing and production efficiencies, and Ford is no exception. Ford may be limiting itself with choices that customers will grow tired of, if it’s all about just one car: Mustang.
Dethleffs e.Home RV
Dethleffs Pulls Another E.Home Camper out its EV Hat: A Prototype RV Trailer that Tows Itself With Power for Camp and Home
By Al Castro on
German camper manufacturer Dethleffs continues its experimentation in the EV camper market with another prototype. The last one we reported was a Type 3 RV EV camper covered head to toe with solar panels. This time it’s a EV RV trailer already in production as a conventional camper, that it’s still hitched to a vehicle, but self propels itself with two electric motors on each wheel. A large battery pack has implications for off grid camping and auxiliary home power.
Is the Prius the top-trade-in for Model 3 cars?
Is the Toyota Prius Really The Top Trade-In For Tesla's Model 3?
By John Goreham on
Perhaps the Toyota Prius is really the top trade-in for Tesla's Model 3, but the evidence is a bit thin. Here's why.
Another Tesla crashes into another firetruck.
Third Tesla Crashes Into Back of Firetruck - That's Four Crashes Into Emergency Vehicles This Year
By John Goreham on
Another Tesla Model S crashes into the back of yet another emergency vehicle.
Jaguar land Rover Old Car Restoration
Jaguar Land Rover’s Attempt Preserve its Classic Cars Erases the Problems that Came With Them
By Al Castro on
In opening the first Jaguar Land Rover Classic facility in the US, the first of its kind, JLR is cleverly taking steps to preserve its heritage with the cars already in the wild. By expanding the restoration market by offering electrification and restoration options, it also takes steps not only to help clean the environment, but also cleverly erase the mechanical troubles its cars have been known for, for decades.
Tesla's latest broken promise.
Tesla's Latest Broken Promise (Going Private With Help From Big Oil) Revealed With A Late Friday Announcement
By John Goreham on
Tesla's latest broken promise by Elon Musk revealed late Friday. Should we cheer or boo?
Kalashnikov CV-1
Russia’s Re-Volt: Their Green Response to Tesla’s Capitalistic Electric Revolution is a Soviet Retread EV
By Al Castro on
Poor Tesla: First it was the Shorts, now even the Russians are coming after them with a new Kalashnikov CV-1 electric car. Kalashnikov wants to build an electric car. But this Russian response from the inventors of the AK-47, to Tesla’s earth soothing, humanity healing, eco-conscious electric car lineup, is a retreaded 1970’s Soviet Era hatchback retro-electrified. Classic car conversion: maybe. State of the art design prototype: no. Roadware! Very nice!
Workhorse Group’s Lineup: W-15 PHEV Pickup, Surefly Drone, N-GEN Delvery EV Van
Workhorse Group Gets Ready to Fight the Fight With a Product Line That Takes on Manhattan
By Al Castro on
Ohio electric commercial mobility company Workhorse Group has been in the news lately with either new products or updates on the progress of ongoing ones. They diversified their product line by rolling out a new helicopter drone recently in Manhattan. With the recent news of Ford introducing a hybrid, and Tesla’s plans to introduce a BEV pickup, eyes are now paying closer attention to Workhorse and their new pickup.
Google billionaires drive Toyota Prius cars.
Both Founders of Google Drive a Car Without Android Auto - The Toyota Prius
By John Goreham on
According to a story this week by CNBC, both Larry Page and Sergey Brin drive Toyota Prius cars. We find that interesting for many reasons.
New 2018 Nissan Leaf costs less than $17K.
New 2018 Nissan Leafs Are Costing Customers Under $17K - Here's How
By John Goreham on
The new Nissan Leaf is dramatically better than the outgoing model. What may be most interesting though is the shockingly low cost to buy one.
Plugshare App: how to find free EV charging stations near you
A Good EV Charger Map App and Free Charging
By Al Castro on
Do you know what's the best app to find charging stations for electric cars? PlugShare seems to be the app by which all others are compared to, if you want to find free EV charging stations near you.
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