On February 14th, the first 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric was delivered in the USA. Dr. Donald Small was the recipient of the vehicle. The doctor is the Director of Pediatric Oncology at the John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center – the same hospital that received over $2 million in donations from Hyundai for cancer research in […]
From choosing a spare tire, to just adding to your extensive general knowledge, here’s how to measure the bolt pattern on a 5 bolt wheel. A bolt pattern is simply the diameter of the bolt circle. For wheels with 4 or 6 lugs, this is fairly simple – but with an odd number of 5 […]
SEL Limited Ultimate Press release from January 28, 2019: HYUNDAI ANNOUNCES 2019 KONA ELECTRIC PRICING VIEW ONLINE 2019 Kona Electric Pricing Detail: New Electric CUV offers Youthful Design, Sporty Driving Character, Leading Safety Technology and Advanced Infotainment Features in an Affordable, Compact Footprint Abundant Suite of Standard Safety Equipment Hyundai today announced pricing for its […]
The second generation Nissan Leaf has more interior storage space/cargo capacity than the 1st generation LEAF, and even more than most other EVs. Official cargo capacity is rated at 668 liters, with a maximum capacity of 849 liters. Banana Box Results for other electric vehicles without/with folded seats Nissan e-NV200: 50/50 Model X 5 seater: […]
This YouTube video from the Electric Israeli shows the installation process for the universal Thule Roof Rails (from Amazon) as well as a Thule Pulse Cargo Box Alpine size Medium (from Amazon) In the video it appears to be rubbing against the chrome trim, but the videomaker assures that it isn’t touching the chrome piece.
Vorsteiner has created a carbon fiber lip kit and spoiler for the Tesla Model 3, set to be available at the end of January 2019. Renderings were released in mid-December 2018. Source: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/vorsteiner-cf-lip-kit-cant-wait.138204/
Vorsteiner Carbon Fiber Lip Kit
Model 3 Production Video Tesla Model 3 Production and Sales Estimates Sales Numbers Model 3 Production Video Released by Tesla in December 2018, shows a fast-forward version of production of a Tesla Model 3 from start to finish along the Fremont, California production line Tesla Model 3 Production and Sales Estimates Since Tesla doesn’t publicly […]
August 2018 Jaguar is putting the E-Type Zero electric vehicle concept into production in the summer of 2020. Jaguar Classic will build them to order. Technical specifications haven’t been released yet, but the concept used a 40 kWh battery pack and allowed for a range of 170 miles. Acceleration from 0-62 mph is 5.5 seconds, […]
Originally announced to be able to charge the 95 kWh battery pack at 150 kW, there are now tests to confirm it is true. Using a 175 kW DC combo charger, the car was able to accept 140 kW below 30% SOC (state of charge), and then 150 kW at around 55% SOC up to […]