The Electric Viking stated that Tesla is using a single casting for the complete underbody of the Model Y in the Shanghai plant. It sounded beyond what I could believe […]
Category: Vehicles
Electric vehicles.
Would You Consider an Electric Scooter?
There is an amazing range of electric scooters available these days. The low end is a made-in-China cheapo at around $200 up to the Monocurve E-scoot (Bo M — pictured) […]
Maxus in Guatemala
While I have not seen anything about Maxus in other locations, I just found a dealer in Guatemala. Maxus is a product of SAIC in China who makes a lot […]
Cars That Don’t Get Stolen
I’m sure your first thought is old, beat up cars don’t get stolen. That’s true. For example, I bought an old ’71 VW Microbus in the 1990s and was parking […]
BYD Dolphin Now Available in Mexico
BYD has just announced that the Dolphin is now available in Mexico. Being in Guatemala (and knowing it is already available in Costa Rica) it sounds like a good trend. […]
Candela Electric Boats
Candela offers a series of electric boats. They are hydrofoils which are much more efficient than you typical “hull in the water” boat. What surprised me is that they have […]
German EV Sales Up 169% in August
Did Germans finally decide to “get with the program”? And we are talking real EVs, not plug-in hybrids. Tesla Model Y leads the pack with 4795 cars sold in August. […]
Toyota is Going to Use Gigapresses
Tesla “invented” the use of a gigapress to manufacture cars. Recently, Toyota took apart a Tesla model Y, was really impressed and has now decided to go to gigapresses to […]
Trucking Transition to Electric
While most of the talk is about the Tesla Class 8 semi, there are lots of other players from Mercedes to Volvo involved. Where Tesla is ahead of the competition […]
Motocompacto
Is it a briefcase? Sure but it has a motor scooter in it. Honda makes a briefcase that becomes an electric motor scooter that costs $1000. Here are the specifications. […]