Apple Car rumors began resurfacing late last year. Suddenly, Apple’s purported plans to launch an autonomous electric vehicle of its own design were featured in an increasing number of leaks. They detailed the company’s intention to partner with an established force in the industry, with Hyundai-Kia being the frontrunner for the imminent Apple Car deal. …
Israeli company StoreDot mass-produced the first electric car battery that can reach a full charge in just five minutes, or as long as it takes to fill up gas and diesel cars. The battery would require much higher-powered chargers to reach full capacity in five minutes. With current infrastructure, the batteries could deliver 100 miles …
Right now, the most famous product for which it’s known around the world is the AK-47 assault rifle. The Russian arms maker Kalashnikov, however, wants to spread its wings, unveiling an electric car concept this week at an expo in Moscow that the company says will hopefully make it competitive with Tesla. Of course, when …
The brilliance of the Tesla Model S is that it emphatically demonstrated that an electric car didn’t need to look like, well, an overtly electric car. Before the Roadster and the Model S were released, electric vehicles where routinely associated with boring and clunky designs. The Model S, however, proved that it was possible to …
Tesla isn’t the only company with an eye on dominating the EV space. Earlier today, General Motors announced its intention to wean itself off of gasoline and fully embrace a future where roads are populated by electric vehicles. And signaling the seriousness of GM’s strategy, the automaker said that it plans to release two new …
In a harrowing incident that thankfully resulted in no fatalities, former Top Gear host Richard Hammond recently lost control of a $1 million Rimac Concept One supercar and crashed into a house while driving in Switzerland. Hammond was driving the car for a segment that was set to air on The Grand Tour, a car-enthusiast show on …
The wild success Tesla experienced with the Model S clearly demonstrated that not only is there a viable market for EVs but that electric cars may very well be where the entire auto industry is headed. In a similar vein, the work that Tesla is carrying out with its Autopilot software is influencing other established players …
Despite the increasing popularity of Tesla, and despite the fact that even luxury automakers like BMW and Porsche have warmed up to the idea of EVs, Ferrari remains principally opposed to the idea. Not too long ago, Ferrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne said that the idea of developing a Ferrari without a standard internal combustion engine would be …
Following the COP21 environmental talks in Paris, France seems determined to take action when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, and one way to do it is to promote eco-friendly products. The country announced that it plans to develop a very cheap electric car that would be far more affordable than alternatives, such as Tesla’s electric …
Meet Twizy, a Renault electric car – well, better described as a quadricycle – that offers a 60-mile range at a maximum speed of 50mph… and it’s made for 14-year olds. At least, that’s the case with a special version of the new car that will be available soon in several countries. As Wired reports, a new …
