Electric Cars News

The Leaf electric vehicle managed to do what the Prius did back in the 1990s for Toyota. It showed the automaker's prospect of building a practical EV while keeping it affordable and easy-to-use. No wonder that the Nissan Leaf is a popular offering in its segment globally and the automaker has now sold over one lakh examples of the Leaf in its home country Japan. To commemorate the special occasion, Nissan has producee this one-off Leaf Convertible, bringing a dash of flamboyance to the electric car.

The electric racing contender will be competing in the Student Formula Competition in the UK next month, which is the world's largest Student motorsport event.

The Volvo FE Electric is designed for heavier city distribution and transport operations with gross weights of up to 27 tonnes.

Tata Motors is going ahead and shutting down the Racemo sportscar project as it comes to an abrupt end within a year of its global debut.

Ford Motor Company too has started working towards EVs in a big way and from the looks of it, the first ever electric crossover from Ford, dubbed Mach 1, will be ready for a public debut in a couple of years from now.

Volvo has announced that company will slowly abandon diesel engines in India as well and will bring in more electric and hybrid models to the country in coming years.

The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy race car will be part of the Formula E electric series starting next season and the race car made its global debut at the recently concluded Berlin ePrix. While images of the I-Pace race car were revealed earlier this year, the car made its track debut at the Berlin ePrix as Formula E - Founder and CEO, Alejandro Agag put the electric SUV through its paces across five laps of the Tempelhof circuit.

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has sought to play down a report identifying "big flaws" in its Model 3 sedan, admitting there is a braking issue with the vehicle but saying it will be fixed with a software update within days.