Electric vehicles (EVs) are polarizing people’s view of the car industry, from the ethics of it all to the reshaping of the economics of car ownership. There are even a few myths about owning an EV, especially when it comes to the service bay. EV owners enjoy up to a 50% reduction in maintenance and…
Tesla and Merc are the better choices for driver rewards The compact exec has always been the first choice of company car drivers looking to cut a dash, but the tax-slashing benefits of going electric mean that corporate tastes have changed. The Tesla Model 3 has become the user-chooser’s first choice, its blend of tech, range, fast…
Buying a used car can sometimes be a bit of a gamble. But for some Tesla drivers, it could also mean being shut out of one of the company’s most important features: its nationwide Supercharger network. What’s happening? Daniel Boycott, an Illinois resident, purchased a 2022 Tesla Model 3 in September and was excited to…
As I wrote earlier today, Tesla sales may have dropped a lot, but the brand still stands well above the crowd and carries the California EV market. That said, some other EVs are doing well, especially in their vehicle classes. In fact, there are 8 vehicle classes where electric vehicles made it into the top…
As I wrote the other day, California’s EV sales dipped slightly in Q2 year over year, and the big cause of that was Tesla sales crashing by 18.3%. That also means non-Tesla California EV sales rose in Q2, quite a lot actually. Nonetheless, even with these dueling trends, Tesla still stands levels above other EV…
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers Leapmotor and Xpeng reported record sales last month, spurred by the popularity of their inexpensive cars, as a price war faded following Beijing’s intervention to cool the market. After EV builders held back on discounts and interest-free loans to comply with Beijing’s call to end a brutal price war, intelligent…
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline in June, -1% YTD). Interestingly,…
A new test has challenged a big myth about electric vehicle performance, proving that even after 225,000 miles, a Tesla Model 3 can still hold its own in terms of efficiency. Used EV specialist Richard Symons, of the UK-based car dealership R Symons (@RSEV), tested two Tesla Model 3s, InsideEVs reported. One had 225,000 miles…
Last Updated on: 2nd July 2025, 09:30 pm EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 305,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in May. That’s up 34% year over year (YoY), its fastest growth rate since August 2023. The 2025 growth rate is also accelerating, now at +24% YoY, or 1.4 million units, which…