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I know that Tesla bucks typical convention in that they don't apply VINs "ahead of year" like most other OEMs do. In other words, they wouldn't typically start with the 2019 VINs until late December. I've seen nothing yet on the EPA sites regarding certification for the 2019 models, but also...

It's been many months since I've posted here, but I saw this article in Automotive News last night and I simply had to share. I found it to be a good read, sorry if it's a repost. Elon Musk talks future of Tesla Elon grants AN an exclusive interview, and a lot of industry leaders and...

I'm not very knowledgeable in this area technically, so here goes: Would it be possible to retrofit an earlier SAE J1772-equppied car to accept the new SAE DC fast charge coupler? Supposing you could source the vehicle end connector, would using DC fast charging on a vehicle which was not...

U.S. EV (and other models of EV interest) sales for October, courtesy of Automotive News (Sorry, dedicated nameplates only): Chevrolet Volt - 2961 Nissan Leaf - 1579 Mitsubishi i - 30 Honda FCX Clarity - 2 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 0 Honda Insight - 251 Honda CR-Z - 244 Lexus CT200h -...

U.S. EV (and other models of EV interest) sales for September, courtesy of Automotive News. Now including hybrids! (Sorry, dedicated nameplates only): Let's all welcome the Ford C-Max to the chart! Chevrolet Volt - 2851 Nissan Leaf - 984 Mitsubishi i - 36 Honda FCX Clarity - 0...

U.S. EV (and other models of EV interest) sales for August, courtesy of Automotive News. Now including hybrids! (Sorry, dedicated nameplates only): Chevrolet Volt - 2831 Nissan Leaf - 685 Mitsubishi i - 37 Honda FCX Clarity - 1 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 0 Honda Insight - 341 Honda CR-Z -...

U.S. EV (and other models of EV interest) sales for Julu, courtesy of Automotive News. Now including hybrids! (Sorry, dedicated nameplates only): Chevrolet Volt - 1849 Nissan Leaf - 395 Mitsubishi i - 33 Honda FCX Clarity - 0 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 0 Honda Insight - 419 Honda CR-Z - 330...

U.S. EV (and other models of EV interest) sales for June, courtesy of Automotive News. Now including hybrids! (Sorry, dedicated nameplates only): Chevrolet Volt - 1760 Nissan Leaf - 535 Mitsubishi i - 33 Honda FCX Clarity - 0 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 0 Honda Insight - 494 Honda CR-Z -...

U.S. EV (and other variants) sales for May, courtesy of Automotive News (sorry, dedicated nameplates only): Chevrolet Volt - 1680 Nissan Leaf - 510 Mitsubishi i - 85 Honda FCX Clarity - 0 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - 0 Year-to-date: Chevrolet Volt - 7057 Nissan Leaf - 2613 Mitsubishi i...

I was wondering if someone could explain to me why electric cars don't come with equipped with traditional gearboxes? I know in simple terms, they don't really NEED them, and I also know that early Teslas had a simple two-speed gearbox that ultimately couldn't be made to work properly. But...

Everyone here is anxiously awaiting more public charging points as electric cars become more and more mainstream. It's probably the biggest factor facing the practicality of electric cars, in terms of the way people are used to using cars. Amid all the discussion of charging standards and...

Searching this forum, I was kind of surprised there were no mentions of the Nissan Hypermini of ~ 1999-2001. Anybody here have any experience with one, or ever see one? I know this is kind of obscure. I guess there is still one on display at Nissan's headquarters in California? [Edit - I...

Don't really know where else to put this topic, but here goes. I'm curious on what the thoughts of the members here are on the presence of free public charging stations that many are expecting to pop up in the next few years. Seems to me a lot of people are taking the viewpoint that these...