During a speech in Münich, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, the Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen AG, said that VW would introduce
its first electric car in 2013 and that it will be based on the same as
Today, I'll discuss my initial impressions after two whole days of owning
the first electric car in the U.S. to be fitted with an optional range extender — unlike the Chevrolet Volt, Fisker Karma, and Cadillac ELR, in which the range - extending engine comes standard.
«Our Audi e-tron will be starting out in 2018 —
the first electric car in its competitive field that is fit for everyday use,» Audi chairman Rupert Stadler explained at the Shanghai show.
It should be noted that Hyundai plans to launch
its first electric car in India by 2019.
The Sonata Plug - in Hybrid, which offers 24 miles of all - electric range, will become Hyundai's
first electric car in the U.S. when it goes on sale this fall.
Volvo announced this week that it will build
its first electric car in China and that it will offer the vehicle globally.
Not exact matches
Tesla's Model 3 production problems were
first revealed
in early October when the automaker reported it had produced just 260 of its new Model 3
electric cars in the third quarter and delivered only 220.
Freeman Shen of WM Motor says the firm is aiming at the «middle» of the
electric car market
first in China and then globally.
In 1997, when the first Toyota Prius went on sale in Japan, Conceptromec president and founder Stéphane Bégin wasn't worried how electric cars would affect his compan
In 1997, when the
first Toyota Prius went on sale
in Japan, Conceptromec president and founder Stéphane Bégin wasn't worried how electric cars would affect his compan
in Japan, Conceptromec president and founder Stéphane Bégin wasn't worried how
electric cars would affect his company.
Not only was
electric automaker Tesla — the brainchild of iconic entrepreneur Elon Musk — on the list for the
first time, but more traditional
car manufacturers Ford and BMW ranked
in the top 10.
The company filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, putting itself
in prime position to become the country's
first mainstream
electric car company.
Dyson, the company famous for see - through vacuum cleaners and inscrutable public bathroom hand - dryers, says it is plunging into the
electric car business, releasing its
first model
in 2020.
The U.S. pioneer
in luxury
electric cars charged by batteries was one of the
first companies to offer steering that could be operated hands - free, one of the
first steps to full self - driving that industry experts say may be available by 2020.
HITTING THE SKIDS: Tesla tumbled 6.6 percent to $ 281.86 after the
electric car maker said it lost $ 745 million
in the
first quarter as it is still struggling to produce more of its lower - cost Model 3 sedan.
Manufacturers of fully
electric and plug -
in hybrid vehicles will be the
first to benefit, starting this year, followed by makers of commercial vehicles
in 2020 and the wider
car market by 2022.
Tesla raised the profile for
electric cars in 2008 with the release of its
first sports
car, the Roadster.
Companies like General Motors and Toyota were also investing
in electric vehicle technology, but Tesla was the
first to show that a battery - powered
car could be sexy.
The
electric car company had its
first profitable quarter
in 2013.
It's a jaw - dropping new benchmark for cheap range
in an
electric car, and it's just one of several surprises Tesla had
in store as it handed over the keys to its
first 30 customers.
People doubted that when we
first came out with the Roadster eight years ago, but given the success of Model S and Model X, the overwhelming interest
in Model 3, and the fact that other
car companies are finally starting
electric vehicle programs of their own, no one should doubt that anymore.
A year later, he founded Tesla Motors, a Palo Alto, California - based company that produced the world's
first all -
electric, zero - emission sports
car in 2010, the same year the company sold shares
in a public offering.
Musk had said
in October that Tesla has been «deep
in production hell» making the Model 3, its
first attempt to cross over from being a niche maker of high - end
electric cars to a mass manufacturer or more midpriced vehicles.
The
electric -
car maker on Wednesday reported a loss of $ 710 million
in the
first three months of the...
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) earnings will also be
in focus after Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday cut off analysts asking about profit potential
in the company's
first - quarter's earnings call, sending shares down 4 %
in after - hours trading, despite promises that production of the troubled Model 3
electric car was on track.
In August, the
electric vehicle manufacturer began production of its
first - ever mass market
car, the Model 3.
Despite the fact that General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) will be the
first to put out an
electric car in the $ 30,000 price range and the Model 3 could easily end up rolling out at a later date and at a more expensive price than current estimates, Stratechery's Ben Thompson believes the...
The
first electric cars were produced
in the 1880s.
Faraday Future has a promising view of high tech, state - of - the - art future
electric cars as it breaks ground on its
first production plant
in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
First off the mark is Tesla [TSLA - NASDAQ], a fledgling California - based company that has grown from a niche manufacturer of an
electric sports
car to the largest North American auto manu - facturer, by market capitalization,
in less than 10 years.
When the Tesla Model S P100D
first dueled the Dodge Demon
in a street race, the
electric car completely decimated the gas - guzzler...
Porsche's decision comes as the company sets out targets of launching its
first range of
electric road
cars, following on from the Mission E concept,
in the near future.
Tesla said it had produced almost 10,000 Model 3
electric cars in the
first three months of 2018, a significant increase from the fourth quarter of last year but still short of the goal that investors hoped the company would reach.
It's no more surprising to see
in this recent times under current NDC administration, more teachers and other government workers been empowered to own properties like houses, lands, private and commercial
cars, motor bikes,
electric gadgets and several other properties with their «never satisfying» income UNLIKE some eight years and beyond ago under the NPP administration where a newly trained and posted teacher was unable to buy a brand new 21» inch sanyo TV from Melcom with his
first monthly income.
6 The
first documented auto fatality
in the United States was H. H. Bliss of New York City, who was struck by an
electric taxicab on September 13, 1899, while alighting from a trolley
car.
Although ORNL's proposed system would allow PHEV - makers to leave out the onboard charger that they currently install
in their
cars, the
first - generation PHEVs are not intended for high - speed charging, says Frank, who is also founder of Efficient Drivetrains, Inc., a U.C. Davis start - up that designs energy - management systems for
electric vehicles and hybrids.
IN WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST attempt at an electric car, Scottish inventor Robert Anderson built a «crude electric carriage» in the mid - to late 1830
IN WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE
FIRST attempt at an
electric car, Scottish inventor Robert Anderson built a «crude
electric carriage»
in the mid - to late 1830
in the mid - to late 1830s.
In 2011, Science's editors will be watching a smaller detector at the Large Hadron Collider called LHCb, which will study B mesons in great detail; new techniques that should lead to the discovery of many more genes contributing to adaptation; an ignited fusion burn at the National Ignition Facility; broadly neutralizing antibodies, which are capable of disabling a wide range of viral variants; the first plug - in hybrid electric cars whose batteries are charged from a wall socket go on the market; and the results of the first phase III trial of a malaria vaccin
In 2011, Science's editors will be watching a smaller detector at the Large Hadron Collider called LHCb, which will study B mesons
in great detail; new techniques that should lead to the discovery of many more genes contributing to adaptation; an ignited fusion burn at the National Ignition Facility; broadly neutralizing antibodies, which are capable of disabling a wide range of viral variants; the first plug - in hybrid electric cars whose batteries are charged from a wall socket go on the market; and the results of the first phase III trial of a malaria vaccin
in great detail; new techniques that should lead to the discovery of many more genes contributing to adaptation; an ignited fusion burn at the National Ignition Facility; broadly neutralizing antibodies, which are capable of disabling a wide range of viral variants; the
first plug -
in hybrid electric cars whose batteries are charged from a wall socket go on the market; and the results of the first phase III trial of a malaria vaccin
in hybrid
electric cars whose batteries are charged from a wall socket go on the market; and the results of the
first phase III trial of a malaria vaccine.
As an example of the aqueous zinc battery's power and safety, Fei Wang, a jointly appointed postdoctoral associate at UMD's Clark School and ARL, and
first author of the paper, cites the numerous battery fire incidents
in cell phones, laptops and
electric cars highlighted
in recent media coverage.
Infrastructure limitations may prevent manufacturers at
first from rolling out fuel cell
cars on the same wide scale as
electric vehicles, but they will be on the streets
in increasing numbers by 2015.
The challenges that need to be overcome to make its vehicle the
first electric car to crack 400 mph are described
in the latest issue Scientific American.
In a
first step, the
electric car is intended to learn to find a parking space and to park without a scratch.
Nissan LEAF One of the
first fully
electric vehicles offered
in the United States by a mainstream
car company.
Lithium - ion batteries could change future generations of
electric cars, but significant scientific hurdles must be overcome
first, said Dr. Michael Thackeray at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Frontiers
in Materials Sciences Seminar Series.
Ford, the second largest U.S. automaker, showed off its Fusion Energi plug -
in hybrid and promised to start production of a new Focus EV that it expects to be «the
first five - passenger, all -
electric car to achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel efficiency rating.»
THE KAVLI FOUNDATION: At the end of 2011 there were several news stories about how a battery
in the Chevy Volt, GM's
first mainstream
electric vehicle since the EV1, caught fire several weeks after the
car was subject to crash testing.
At the same time, it marks one of the
first pairings of an
electric motor with a gasoline engine
in a mainstream
car.
The performance hybrid technology that we
first saw
in the P1 will find its way into future McLarens, an
electric supercar is
in the works, and the next generation of
cars will offer some driver assist features.
At some point, it will be replaced with a battery -
electric powered Chevrolet Bolt competitor, a
car I
first reported on back
in March 2015.
We'll have to wait until we get to have a go to see if these upgrades make the i3s any more fun to drive than the standard i3, but with the increased popularity of
electric cars and the advancement
in battery technology, this might be the
first look at what we can expect from a hot hatch of the future.
«I'm looking forward to seeing a full grid of I - Pace race
cars in late 2018, soon after the
first I - Pace road
car hits the streets
in Europe,» said Mäuser, adding, «Ultimately, this innovative series will serve to enhance the technology used
in our future
electric vehicles and benefit our customers.