Tesla delivers a record number of cars for Q2

2017 Tesla Model 3, in photo tweeted by Elon Musk on July 9, 2017Tesla posted record deliveries and production in the second quarter of 2019, according to totals that the company released Tuesday afternoon. It was a key quarter for observers, after the company's deliveries lagged in the first quarter as it began exporting its most popular Model 3 and cited delivery snags, particularly in Europe as the reason...

Electric Volkswagen Type 20 Microbus concept ties the past to the future

Volkswagen Type 20 Microbus conceptGiven the enthusiastic reception lavished on Volkswagen’s production-bound ID Buzz concept—that’s the 2022 revival of the Microbus, in all-electric form—the automaker’s transformation can’t come soon enough. So today as part of the dedication of a Silicon Valley facility focused on the future, Volkswagen decided...

New vehicles in Britain could go all plug-in by 2035

Ubitricity electric-car charging cordAs more governments sign on to ban internal combustion cars going forward, some are also pulling forward the dates they plan to implement those bans. Last week, Britain, which already had a ban on new gas and diesel vehicles without plug-in capability on the books starting in 2040, tightened its anti-global warming rules with a new measure that...

Analysis finds hybrids make better use of scarce batteries than pure EVs

Volkswagen Tiguan GTE concept,  2015 Frankfurt Auto ShowIn the face of growing shortages of batteries and battery materials for electric cars, one respected analytics firm says those batteries would do more good for the environment put to use in more hybrid vehicles rather than fewer all-electric cars. Per kilowatt-hour of battery capacity produced and installed in plug-in vehicles, hybrids deliver 14...

Mercedes-Benz A250e in the works to join plug-in hybrid lineup

2019 Mercedes-Benz A-ClassMercedes-Benz may expand its lineup of plug-in hybrids with a small A-Class sedan, called the A250e, according to a report from Britain. The A-class is the cheapest sedan Mercedes-Benz sells, starting at $33,495 with delivery. According to a report in British auto magazine Autocar, the A250e is expected to use the came a 1.3-liter gas turbo-3 as...