Will cheaper gas slow Tesla’s surge?

2020 Tesla Model 3One good reason to buy an electric car is to save money on fuel, so will low gas prices slow down Tesla sales? Wall Street, it seems, says "no." In a recent Barron's article, two Wall Street analysts said they believe electric-car adoption is now largely decoupled from gas prices. While some customers may be turned away by cheap gas, "the overall...

Fast-charging method claims to help electric-car batteries last longer

BMW i3 and Volkswagen e-Golf electric cars using Combined Charging System (CCS) DC fast chargingHeat is the enemy of electric-car battery packs. And while high-performance driving might heat up the packs momentarily, few things you can do to the pack come close to the potential wear and tear inflicted by the kind of charging you’d need to use on a highway trip: DC fast charging. Using what they term “the same industry...

Bollinger Motors teases commercial potential of its electric truck chassis

Bollinger Motors E-Chassis  -  March 2020Bollinger Motors has been in a different category all along versus Rivian or other electric trucks—not only because it plans to keep the operation low-volume, but because it has focused on developing its B1 SUV and B2 pickup as Class 3 vehicles—trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVRW) of more than 10,000 pounds and up to 14,000...

Study: Particulate emissions from tire wear is higher than from tailpipes

Michelin X-Ice winter tiresTire and brake wear could be the next front of emissions testing, according to Emissions Analytics, an organization that conducts independent emissions tests. Emissions Analytics found that emissions of particulate matter from tire wear can be 1,000 times worse than from tailpipes. Particulate matter refers to solid material emitted by vehicles...

Tesla is looking for a US location to build Cybertruck—and more Model Y

Tesla Cybertruck prototype  -  Nov. 2019Tesla’s reservation page for its eagerly anticipated Cybertruck still indicates that the company plans to begin deliveries of at least one version in late 2021. And yet the company has just revealed one of the first concrete indications that it’s homing in on a production location for the new product. CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday...

This Tesla Model 3 sounds like a gasoline car

Milltek Sport Active Sound ControlWhen it comes to electric cars, one of the hardest things for automotive enthusiasts to get over is the lack of engine noise. But even if an electric car doesn't have a sonorous V-12 or a bellowing small-block V-8, that doesn't mean the owner has to drive along in silence. UK-based Milltek Sport, which currently makes exhaust systems for...