Faraday Future's story starts with a disappointment: FF implied it would show
its first electric production car at the last CES only to rush out a nonfunctional concept that cost the company $ 2 million.
Not exact matches
CEO Elon Musk is under pressure to ramp up
production of the Model 3 sedan, Tesla's
first mass - market
electric vehicle.
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.
And with traditional automakers slow to cannibalize their combustion engine vehicles, he thinks it's going to be hard for them catch up to on
electric, despite the
production problems plaguing Tesla's new Model 3 sedan, its
first vehicle aimed at the mass car - buying market.
«Tesla is making the
first real
production electric car.
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.
In a press event at CES 2017, Faraday Future finally unveiled its
first production electric vehicle, named the FF 91.
In light of that, it makes the record of being the
first production electric vehicle to go more than 300 miles.
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.
Prophecy Resource (TSX.V: PCY) has begun
production of its
first 10,000 tonnes of coal as a trial run of supply to be taken by rail to
electric power stations in Darkhan and Erdenet, Mongolia's second and third largest cities after the capital, Ulaanbaatar.
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.
HK) and is due to release its
first mass
production car - the ES8 pure -
electric, seven - seat sport - utility vehicle, next month.
Ford's routines are particularly rigorous, calling for moms to boost breast milk
production by using an
electric breast pump two or three times a day during the
first two months in addition to their regular breastfeeding sessions with their baby.
Tesla will be without two important executives just as the
electric - car maker struggles to boost
production of its
first mass - market vehicle and faces doubts about its ability to raise cash.
That's because this is the Tesla Roadster, the
first all -
electric production sports car of the century.
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.»
Blackway is the
first theatrical release from
Electric Entertainment, the independent film and television
production company headed by veteran producer Dean Devlin.
Not only does the Generation EQ promise to usher in a new sub-brand of
electric Mercedes on a dedicated new platform, but when the
first production version arrives in U.S. showrooms, it'll look damn close to the crossover we've seen in Paris.
It will be the
first all -
electric series -
production Audi, and judging by the pace at which Tesla is delivering on promises for introduction of the Model X, it might night be too late to the party, either.
It also will be the
first production hybrid for Ferrari, with an
electric motor adding 120 hp and 220 lb - ft of torque to the 800 - hp, 6.3 - liter V - 12.
Honda introduces the EV Plus, the
first all -
electric production vehicle powered by advanced nickel - metal hydride batteries.
VW promises that the
production car will be recognizable from «twenty meters» away as an EV but at the same time makes clear its aims to produce a refined compact car
first, and an
electric car second.
It's the
first production electric car from Morgan, but don't expect it to be the last — the firm recently announced # 6 million in funding from the UK's Advanced Propulsion Centre, with a view to creating an entire range of
electric and hybrid vehicles by the end of the decade.
The
electric championship's newly - unveiled BMW i8 is equipped with the world's
first 7.2 kW wireless charger, the Qualcomm Halo, and arrives with the objective that the technology will appear on
production car option lists by 2017.
These design elements will start being seen on the roads at the end of 2019, when VW's
first ID
electric car reaches
production.
While the e-tron quattro will be Audi's
first full -
production electric vehicle, the company has built several examples in the past to learn its lessons, not to mentioned raced hybrid
electric cars to overall victory at Le Mans.
Its
first hybrid, a gas -
electric version of the Tribute SUV, was phased out of
production in July 2009.
However, Dr Michael Steiner, Porsche's head of R&D, told evo that the car could be
production ready and in the showrooms as soon as 2020, just twelve months after Porsche
first fully
electric car - Mission E - goes on sale.
Polestar 2 will reach
production in late 2019, and will be the group's
first battery
electric car.
Porsche, of course, is also working towards a fully
electric performance saloon in the shape of Mission E.
First unveiled as an
electric concept, the Mission E will become a
production reality in under two years, offering a range of performance options from 400bhp to over 650bhp via a pair of
electric motors and a two - speed all - wheel drive transmission.
In 2018 Jaguar will make racing history with the
first - ever international race series for a
Production Battery
Electric Vehicle.
Audi has officially confirmed plans for a lightweight,
electric successor to the A2 — six years after the
first - generation model ceased
production.
Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has published yet another teaser clip, this time showing its
first production vehicle lining up for a drag race against what appears to be a Ferrari 488 Italia, a Bentley Bentayga and a Tesla Model X.
While it is the
first all -
electric production car from a Detroit automaker in the 21st century, it is not the
first from an American company.
The automaker's
first all -
electric production vehicle may be trailing cars like the Model S to market by several years, but Porsche is counting on fast charging stations several times more powerful than Tesla's Superchargers to help close the gap.
Thanks to its
electric water pump, the Prius engine is the
first consumer automotive
production engine that requires no accessory belts, which also further improves its fuel economy.
The Porsche Mission E concept is the
first - ever all -
electric four - seat sports car from Porsche that was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show (2015 IAA), and has now been officially confirmed for
production by the supervisory board of the Porsche AG.
Joining the PHEV Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models on the Jaguar Land Rover show stand, the company will also feature the Jaguar I - PACE Concept, the company's
first fully -
electric production model when it goes on sale in 2018.
The i3, BMW's
first «born
electric» model, is set to debut in
production form at the Frankfurt motor show in September, before going on sale by the end of the year in Europe, the United States and China.
The
production E-tron will be revealed in August as the
first of three battery
electric vehicles (BEVs) that Audi will launch by 2021.
Audi's
first mass - market
electric car, which enters
production later this year, will be a more sensible SUV.
The Chevrolet Bolt EV is Chevy's
first production fully
electric car, if you don't count the EV1.
Chevrolet introduced its
first fully
electric production vehicle — the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The Nissan Leaf was the world's
first mass
production electric vehicle, and Nissan has sold more than 260,000 examples of that little hatchback, but let's not beat around the bush — it's
electric range isn't the best.
The Focus
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We reported last year that Kia was developing its
first all -
electric production car based on the All - New Soul.
Set for a limited
production run of 155 cars, the RapidE will not only be its
first electric model, but it will spearhead the brand's low - and zero - emission vehicle strategy.
The fully
electric model will be Porsche's
first ever
production electric car and will go head to head with the Tesla Model S. Details are currently scarce, but the new model, which is currently known as the Pajun will be built on a version of the new MSB platform that is also basis for the Panamera.
Porsche said it will hire more than 1,400 new employees in the Stuttgart region to work on the development and
production of the
first all -
electric sports car from Porsche, the Mission E. (Earlier post, earlier post.)