Conventional automotive wisdom is that the best approach to building an optimized electric vehicle is to build it on a dedicated EV platform that does away with the inherent compromises of trying to adapt an EV drivetrain…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
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Conventional automotive wisdom is that the best approach to building an optimized electric vehicle is to build it on a dedicated EV platform that does away with the inherent compromises of trying to adapt an EV drivetrain…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This past week came news that BMW wholly acquired the tuning specialist Alpina. But this latest announcement was somewhat of a formality, as Alpina and BMW have had a cozy and…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Nearly every other day, a press release or story comes out about the latest “green” initiative or carbon-neutrality goal announced by a major automaker…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
When the BMW i3 came out in 2013, it seemed Munich was on its way to being a legitimate head-to-head competitor with Tesla. Whether prodded by its California rival, EU regulations…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It’s been about a week since Kia teased us with more information regarding its forthcoming EV6. In the tiniest tidbit of a preview, Kia revealed that its curvy EV crossover…
BY PHIL ROYLE
After showing various iterations of concepts, BMW has finally revealed the production-intent models of its electric i4 sedan and iX crossover…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
I’m just going to cut straight to it. The main reason the BMW iX has gotten so much attention over the last week is the presence of its exaggerated interpretation of BMW’s traditional “twin-kidney” grille…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
As you can probably gather from the posts done by the different contributing authors at The Watt Car, we are not of the same opinion on all subjects…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Those who put in reservations for a Tesla Model Y crossover are reportedly already receiving final deposit and delivery notifications…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
It seems whenever a new EV comes out, the term “Tesla Killer” is inevitably attached to it. My cynical digital journalism background thinks this is primarily because of search engine “optimization”…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Full disclosure: General Motors did not fly me out, wine and dine me, or otherwise persuade me to write nice things about its new Cadillac CT5-V sport sedan…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
We’re currently witnessing an interesting dichotomy in the automotive world. Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs) were once thought of as the perfect compromise…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Until recently, automakers have groused that demand for EVs has been driven largely by government regulations, and that consumer demand is minuscule or nonexistent…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ