Electric Car

If you’re starting up a new car manufacturer, what would you call it? If you’re Audi, then the answer isn’t all that imaginative. Meet the AUDI E5 Sportback. No, this is not an Audi, which is why there are no rings on the front of it. Rather, this is an…

Australians will continue to benefit from lower purchase prices and significant savings on running costs for electric vehicles, with bipartisan support for the electric car discount. Both major parties have confirmed the discount through support for the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for electric vehicles, with the Liberal Leader Peter…

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Forward-looking: CATL has announced a series of breakthroughs that could reshape the EV industry, promising batteries that are cheaper, lighter, faster to recharge, and more resilient in extreme temperatures, all while extending driving range. The company,…

MINI, which until yesterday was among the biggest advocates of electromobility, has now joined the growing group of car companies that have revised their previous decisions and decided that it is too early to give up on the internal combustion engine. It seems that the demand for electric cars is…

In This Story Tesla ( TSLA +1.13% ) is no longer selling the majority of electric cars registered in the U.S.’s biggest electric vehicle market. The automaker reportedly lost significant ground in California, which accounts for almost a third of all zero-emission purchases in the country Suggested Reading How Trump’s…

We’re starting to hear a lot more about Horse. No, not the thing that goes neigh – the new powertrain joint venture between Renault and Chinese manufacturer Geely. Whether its engines are slotted into a Dacia Bigster or a Caterham race car, more and more cars are starting to get…

Zimi, a South African electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions startup, has secured $320,000 (R6 million) in grant funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) to test its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a technology that lets electric cars send power back to homes, businesses, or…

Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association, says that the increasing number of heavy electric cars means that the programme to replace steel motorway barriers with concrete should be accelerated. The average weight of a petrol or diesel car is 1.5 tonnes whereas electric vehicles usually weigh between 1.8 to 2.2…

Electric cars have plenty of benefits to offer—they're quick, cheaper to operate than gas-powered machines, require much less maintenance, and can power your house in an outage— but they've perpetually suffered from one major disadvantage: cost. Compare a given battery-powered machine against its most comparable internal combustion counterpart, and you'll…

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? The McMurtry Speirling, an all-electric fan-assisted racecar, has added two more outrageous feats to its resume. Already known for obliterating the Goodwood Hillclimb record (bottom video), the Speirling just broke Top Gear's long-standing…