Yes, even the beloved Jaguar F-Type replacement could go battery-driven and whisper-quiet when it comes out in a few years. But it would make a ton of sense if it did when you consider Jaguarâs new, all-EV plan to take over the world, so to speak.
One of the biggest complaints about the Subaru Crosstrek and most of Subaruâs cars is how lacking in power they are when driving. You would think the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Plug-In Hybrid would remedy this by combining gas and electric power, but noâsomehow it has even less power than the standard Crosstrek.
I know that for some who pray to the Gods of Octane it is heresy to say this, but Iâll say it anyway: I like electric vehicles. I spent much of my misguided youth terrorizing the East Coast in electric golf carts and as I grew older that attraction never faded. So when I got the chance to be among the first to drive a âŚ
The original MSRP on todayâs Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW i3 was over fifty-five thousand dollars. Like all limited range electric cars, the i3âs depreciation is extreme. Letâs see if this oneâs current price might make that downward spiral a fun ride at least.
Toyota has to scale back sliding sedans, Jaguarâs in a pickle, Tesla needs money for Chinese push, Volkswagen is betting big again on EVs, and Brexit is bothering BMW and Rolls-Royce. That and more on The Morning Shift on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.
In theory, plug-in hybrid cars are the perfect stepping stone to shifting from internal combustion engines to fully electric cars, getting us all used to the idea of plugging in our rides instead of filling them up. But a recent report from the BBC suggests that a lot of hybrid sales in the UK came from large taxâŚ
After just a few years on the market, the China-built Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid will be no more. Likely killed by new trade tariffs between the U.S. and China and probably lackluster sales, Iâm not sure it will really be missed.
If America wonât get its shit together on EVs, maybe China will do it for us. That and more on The Morning Shift on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.
The $70,000 electric Jaguar I-Pace crossover made up nearly 10 percent of Jaguarâs total sales in October, according to reports. Thatâs a pretty huge piece of the pie chart for a new, expensive, all-electric luxury vehicle, in a world where a lot of people want more efficient cars but a small fraction are currentlyâŚ
I have never seen a car do a better donut from standstill than this heavily modified, electrified Audi S3 with Formula E motors called the Schaeffler 4ePerformance Concept.
The Tesla Model 3, like most electric vehicles, uses regenerative braking to help trickle charge the carâs battery and extend the range. In theory, one could use the regenerative powers of the carâs motors to charge the battery by having the whole thing towed, and now a Model 3 owner has put that to the test.
The cost of EV adoption is high, Volkswagen doubles down on offering a cheaper EV than Tesla, and General Motors talks the totally real possibilities of flying cars. All of that and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.
Some of Volkswagenâs new electric cars will be priced at less than 20,000 euros (around $22,800), according to Reuters. That amount is somewhat less than what we heard it might be last month, when VW said they would be priced similarly to their diesel models.
Soon Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Fiat Chrysler will be putting a new crossover on sale. Whatâs weird is that theyâre all the same exact car. And none of them designed it. But where they will be selling it gives a bit of a clue why all this is happening.
We know Cadillac is going through a bit of a reorganization at the moment, as it tries to walk back all the #brand stuff former CEO Johan de Nysschen has done over the last few years to focus on SUVs and crossovers. But this image sent to us of an alleged Cadillac key fob is absolutely bewildering as to what kind ofâŚ
The one carmaker that could do no wrong falters, BMW and Lexus just went nuts, and one country figured out a genius new way to up electric car sales. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, Nov. 5, 2018.
The co-founder of the struggling Faraday Future, Nick Sampson, has resigned from his role, claiming the company is âeffectively insolventâ and unable to pay its debts as even more employees are reportedly furloughed and operations scaled back.
FCA might not abandon Ram production in Mexico after all, China considers an EV sales tax cut, and NHTSAâs thinking about headlightsâall of this and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.
GMâs beefing with the Trump administration, Honda might move some Fit production to Japan, and Ford and Volkswagen are becoming better friendsâall of this and more in The Morning Shift for Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.
The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace has generated plenty of buzz, with the automaker expecting it to produce 240 miles of range on a single charge. The official result, per multiple reports, is that Jaguar landed a few miles shy of that target, clocking in at 234 total.
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