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Falco Refined : World's First Indoor-Outdoor eBike Motor

There's a tug-a-war taking place between direct drive electric motors for bicycles and so-called mid-motors. In this EV World In Person interview, Falco eMotor's president Rakesh Dhawan makes the case for direct drive and introduces the world's first eBike motor for indoor and outdoor use.

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Understanding the Hybrid Rebound Effect

Not long after the introduction of the first hybrids, critics began to warn that giving drivers the ability to drive further on a tank of fuel would only encourage people to drive more, creating just as much pollution and adding to traffic congestion. Were they right?

Electric Alice

Israeli startup Eviation plans to build an all-electric short-haul 9-pax airliner capable of flights up to 600 miles and have it flying by 2020. Interview with co-founder and CEO Omer Bar-Yohay

Cutting the Chord: How & Why Wireless Charging is the Future

Grant Covic, Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Transportation Electrification Community on the why and how inductive -- i.e. wireless -- EV charging is the future.

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First production Tesla Model 3 completed on July 7, 2017.

First Production Model 3 Rolls Off Assembly Line

Tesla assembles first production Model 3 with plans to gradually ramp up to 20,000 a month by December

This ought to help inspire sales and encourage buyer with early reservations to not abandon ship just yet.

Friday afternoon, the first production version of the Model 3 came off the end of the Fremont, California assembly line. Priced at a moderate $35,000 before federal and state tax incentives, the car will likely sticker out ...

Fisker EMotion electric car concept aims to compete with Tesla.

Henrik Fisker Debuts 400 Mile Range EMotion Electric Car

Famed automotive designer hasn't given up on electric drive just yet, unveiling his next design meant to compete with his arch rival, Tesla.

With a starting price tag of $129,000US, Karma Automotive's EMotion luxury electric car is aiming for higher-end Tesla/Mercedes/Audi/BMW buyers. For that, you get a car that designer Henrik Fisker claims will provide a pacesetting range of 400 miles (not kilometer) on a charge.

The car's new graphene-based battery design is a firs...

Furion concept offers more 205 Nm of torque.

Furion Wankle-Powered Hybrid Street Bike Out Torques KTM

Furion M1 blends a 125hp (93kW) dual rotor Wankle and 55hp e-motor, delivering 180 hp of blistering torque and equivalent of 59 mpg.

While it's still just concept, this French-designed hybrid points to an interesting future for lovers of speed and performance on two-wheels. Furion has digitally envisioned a street bike that can knock the socks off even the powerful KTM 1290 Super Duke R, coming in at a lower street weight, while also offering a monster 45% greater torque (...

Jeep "Cloud" Electric Hybrid Destined for China Market

The seven-passenger SUV concept reportedly will have a EV-mode range of up to 40 miles (65km).

Jeep, like Volkswagen, has been a long established brand in China. The Beijing Jeep Corporation (BJC) was established in 1957, quite possibly making it the longest, continuously manufactured US-originated automobile in China. And like all car brands, it also needs to continuously evolve its product line up, just as it's done elsewhere in the ...

Volvo sedan concept. Company hasn't yet decided on model type: sedan or SUV.

Volvo Plans China-Built Tesla Model 3 Competitor

It will have range of 250 miles and a price tag somewhere between $35-40,000.

Volvo has a solid reputation for quality and safety, which are two reasons China's Geely Automotive bought the company - among other acquisitions, including the London Taxi Company, makers of the famed Black Cabs - from Ford in 2010 for a mere $1.8 Billion.

While its cars cont...

German Electric "Jet" VTOL Startup Claims First Flight

Two-seat prototype purportedly makes first successful unmanned test flight in Germany, paving way for future "sky taxi.'

If the video below is to be believed, and these days with hyper-realistic CGI, it's getting damned hard to tell fact from fiction, German startup Ililum conducted their first successful vertical takeoff and landing; and importantly made a smooth transition to straight forward flight yesterday ...

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The Electric Vehicle Disruption - End Of Oil by 2030

Stanford Professor Tony Seba explains the 4 forces that will completely disrupt energy and transportation in this March 2016 keynote at Swedbank Nordic Energy Summit.

Formula E New York City Highlights

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What will TESLA do next?

By Jim Stack

Tesla is leading with the most and best electric vehicles. What will they do next?

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