Volvo’s new 360c concept car is fully electric and autonomous. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Autonomous Cars, Electric Cars, Volvo, and Tech
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Volkswagen will build two of its all-electric vehicles in the United States
Volkswagen wants to electrify the United States.
The German automaker confirmed to European car website Autocar that it will make American versions of the ID Buzz (the machine is an electric version of its iconic camper, which looks akin to the Scoob…
Volkswagen’s all-electric race car shatters records on the uphill Pikes Peak
For the last 100 years, cars have been setting records on top of Colorado’s Pikes Peak.
Another record has been broken this year, but this time it comes courtesy of a specially-designed electric race car developed by Volkswagen, the I.D. R Pikes Peak…
A Tesla Model X just pulled a gigantic Boeing airplane like it’s nothing
A 287,000-pound Qantas Boeing Dreamliner was just towed 1,000 feet by a Tesla Model X. This record-breaking stunt was the heaviest towing ever achieved by an electric passenger vehicle. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Tesla, Boeing, Guinness W…
View More A Tesla Model X just pulled a gigantic Boeing airplane like it’s nothingThis crowdfunded, low-speed, electric 2-seater is “the iPad of cars”
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Electric-vehicle manufacturer Eli Electric has created a futuristic but odd-looking electric car. You can pre-order it today on … Indiegogo?
Yes, that’s right: A crowd-funded car. That’s not something you see every day.
The Eli Zero, a two-seater electric vehicle that looks suspiciously like a go-kart with doors, has, in its first few days of crowdfunding, already surpassed its $20,000 goal.
We’ll be the first to admit that this thing looks absurdly fun to drive. Its compact size makes it ideal for zipping around the city, or for quick jaunts to the grocery store or gym. But it has a top speed of 25 miles per hour and a starting range of 55 miles, so forget driving it on the highway — or anywhere of consequence, really. Read more…
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How Elon Musk is fixing Tesla Model 3 production problems: More humans
After Tesla failed to hit its goal of producing 2,500 Model 3 electric cars a week, CEO Elon Musk says he’s figured out what went wrong: robots.
Yes, robots, which are designed to help build lots and lots of Tesla’s electric vehicle at an insane spee…
Elon Musk lets customers know when that dual-motor Tesla Model 3 will arrive
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Those Tesla Model 3 orders are taking awhile, but at least the electric carmaker’s CEO Elon Musk is keeping customers in the loop.
Over the weekend, Musk, who is apparently sleeping at the factory as he takes over production of the behind-schedule electric sedan, responded to a tweet about a dual-motor version. Musk said to expect the special dual-motor Model 3 configuration in July — the car company needs to focus on the basics first. The dual-motor design was leaked earlier this year.
We need to achieve 5k/week with Model 3 before adding complexity that would inhibit production ramp
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 8, 2018 Read more…
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There’s a glaring weakness in electric vehicles. (It’s range anxiety.)
The traffic was bad. It was raining. The windows kept fogging up. And there was no guarantee that a public charging station would be available when she got to her destination.
My cousin recently told me about the stress of taking her parents’ e…
BMW debuted an electric version of the classic Mini right before the New York Auto Show
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The future and the past are converging at the 2018 New York Auto Show.
BMW has unveiled its third concept electric Mini vehicle, this one dubbed “the classic Mini Electric.” The car is exactly what it sounds like: The company took an old version of the Mini and outfitted it with an all-electric drivetrain.
The announcement is a natural extension of BMW’s ongoing efforts to electrify many of its new concept and production cars. BMW’s earlier electric vehicles — such as the Mini E — have been based heavily on the Mini’s tiny size and excellent performance.
BMW appears to have removed the Mini badge you know and love from the hood of the car, and replaced it with the same Mini Electric logo that adorns the company’s EV Concept Car. The vehicle itself looks like a cross between an electric plug and an eagle’s head. There’s also an interesting charging port included on the passenger’s side. Read more…
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View More BMW debuted an electric version of the classic Mini right before the New York Auto Show16 automakers launch campaign to promote electric cars
Automakers around the U.S. really, really want you to drive an electric car.
A group of car companies and state governments launched a campaign Wednesday to convince consumers to consider electric cars. It’s called “Drive Change. Drive Electric…
Man builds functioning kitchen in his teeny electric car
The whole living off the grid movement has gone way too far.
YouTuber Kiwi EV adventures managed to build a fully functional kitchen inside his car. But this isn’t some cargo van or decked out pickup, it’s a teeny electric car, barely capable of …
Your iPhone is driving Apple to desperate measures in a race that’s bad for the planet
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The work is not easy at the Kamoto Underground Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where laborers — some of them children — spend long hours each day retrieving copper and separate it from the more lucrative and rare metal known as cobalt.
This mine is one of many such facilities in the DRC, an unstable country with a poor human rights record that dominates the world market for rare metals. Some of the cobalt mined in the DRC is refined domestically, and some is shipped to Asia, where it is refined into a form that’s useful for cutting-edge electronics.
And that refined cobalt is probably in your phone right now, and, if you own an electric car, it’s also in your vehicle’s battery. Read more…
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View More Your iPhone is driving Apple to desperate measures in a race that’s bad for the planet