BMW i5 eDrive40Image: BMW BMW’s electric i models have proven to be pretty popular for the brand, leading to record sales. The luxury automaker is trying to continue that momentum, so much so that a new ownership app will try and convince owners of gas powered BMW’s that they should go electric. New York Joins … Read more
I’m a fan of little funky cars, so I was stoked when I learned that Fiat was bringing its new 500e to the United States. For a company whose only other offerings are leftover 2023 model year 500X crossovers, you’d think Fiat would lay down some good deals on the tiny new electric 500 to attract … Read more
While Mercedes backtracks on its future electric vehicle plans and Ford cuts production of its battery-powered F-150 Lightning, British automotive upstart Ineos has entered the murky waters of electrification with an EV of its own, the Fusilier. But at its launch, company boss Jim Ratcliffe made no excuses for the limitations of purely battery-powered cars, … Read more
Image: Tesla Some of Tesla’s best selling models have received an adjustment to their posted EPA range estimates, lowering some of them by as much as six percent. It has long been known that Tesla has a tendency to exaggerate its range estimates, failing to bake in any leeway for weather, terrain, or speed. Some … Read more
Image: Ample Stellantis and Ample are beginning a new battery swapping partnership by servicing a car-sharing fleet of Fiat 500e EVs in Madrid, Spain. The proposed site is slated to open in 2024, and the modular battery-swapping tech should expand to privately-owned Fiat 500s before potentially developing other Stellantis EVs to work with this system … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 29, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Dealers Not On Board With Strong EV … Read more