Will 2020 be the year electric vehicles go mainstream?
There are some important signs that seem to indicate that may be true.
SF Motors Shakes Up the EV Landscape
Chinese-based SF Motors recently unveiled two new electric vehicles they hope to have on the market by 2019. The SF5 and SF7 each features proprietary battery technology with a claimed range over 300 miles.
Volvo Goes All-Electric
Think EVs are a passing fancy?
The folks at Volvo apparently disagree. The Chinese-owned carmaker announced ambitious plans to electrify their entire lineup by model year 2019.
Volvo is done with entirely traditional engines and exclusively gas-powered vehicles, the company announced. By 2019, Volvo group intends to offer only either fully electric or hybrid engines on all new models, making it the first automaker to commit to using only alternative drive trains. The end of the solely combustion engine-powered car did seem…
via Volvo will only make electric and hybrid cars starting in 2019 — TechCrunch
And the winner is…
Nobody?
At the Formula E Paris ePrix over the weekend, the driverless Roborace navigated a lap of the 1.9 km course all by itself — all 14 turns. Read More
via Roborace autonomous car takes a lap in Paris — TechCrunch
BMW Electrified Concept Bike
BMW has unveiled an experimental electric-powered version of their popular RR sportbike. The eRR is a silent version of the S1000RR and doesn’t just look fast— it is fast. Continue reading “BMW Electrified Concept Bike”