Tesla has confirmed that Chinese customers will be allowed to place orders for a long-range, rear-wheel drive Model 3 variant, which should cost 433,00 yuan ($64,300.56), with a medium-range Model 3 going at $35,950 for start
Back in 2008, Top Gear aired an episode of presenter Jeremy Clarkson getting the opportunity to test the first Tesla Roadster . Clarkson started by demonstrating how quick it was compared to the Lotus Elise it was based off of, and proceeded to rip the entire car apart, thereby basically concluding that electric cars are dumb and will never catch on. Fast forward to now, and you have companies such as Ford making insane electric sports cars like the Mach-E 1400, and showcasing just how awesome electric cars can be. A little over a week ago, Ford and Vaughn Gittin Jr. took the Mach-E to Goodwood Festival of Speed to showcase its performance. And now, we're getting a closer look at this amazing ride, including details surrounding American rapper T-Pain’s involvement with the car’s so
"It’s not that big a car," he explained. "It’s well under 5 meters [16.4 feet] in length. It’s about the size of an E-Class Mercedes. Or a better reference is, we’re 5 millimeters shorter than a Tesla Model S in length. It’s narrower than Tesla Model S but it’s also lower—the roof height is lower. So what you end up with is this nice, long, low, and sleek vehicle, which is inherently appeali
Tesla's market standing in the world of electric vehicles remains strong, with the only real competition coming from Porsche's Taycan, which has largely priced itself out of the mainstream automotive industry. Polestar, formerly of Volvo but now its own brand, is looking to shake things up with the affordable, all-electric Polestar 2 (as opposed to the hybrid Polestar 1, which is more of an enormous superc
With all this talk about EVs being the future, it's easy to get caught up in what a lot of companies are really trying to do. Gittin Jr. mentions that he and Ford aren't necessarily trying to replace internal combustion cars with this vehicle, but simply using it to educate people about there being other opti
Tesla had previously revealed that their business in China suffered a blow after Beijing raised tariffs on imports of U.S vehicles to 40 percent last July. The Asian country, though, has since issued a temporary suspension of the additional 25 percent, reverting to the previous 15 percent cha
The Polestar 2 shares much of its design aesthetic with its higher-spec hybrid sibling, but at a price that's at least somewhat closer to reasonable. The starting sticker price expected to begin around $61,000 before government incentive. That should place it in competition with higher-trim Tesla Models 3 and Y, which will share the Polestar 2's setup of an electric motor powering each axle with 201 horsepower and 243 lb-ft of torque (for a combined output of 402 ponies and 487 lb-ft of twi
"A lot of people criticize Tesla for being so dependent on incentives. In fact, for a company making EVs, we have the least access to incentives. It's pretty crazy. Because there's so many countries that have put price caps on the EV incentive which differentially affect Tesla. And in China, which is the biggest market for EV's, we've never had any subsidies or tax incentives for vehic
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Lucid Motors VP of Design Derek Jenkins. To learn more about the design and development process that led to the forthcoming Lucid Air EV, click through to Part
Gittin Jr. and Jonny also discuss how although the body is an actual production Mach-E, the aero is a fully functional system capable of generating 2,300 lbs of downforce that was designed to be effective on both a road course and drifting, featuring a lightweight hood made from f
recommended you read might not normally associate a brand like Buick with top end, luxury machines. But the Regal GS is actually a very good car indeed. Another luxury car at an affordable price, it is packed with tech including Wi-fi, Apple CarPlay, Satellite Navigation, and a lush 7-inch screen. It might not rival a C Class Mercedes, but it is more than good eno
"That’s why we put all this focus on the lighting, on the light blade, we have this incredible microlens array technology which allows the very slim digital lighting. We need very little cooling on the front of the car, that’s why we have this very small opening down bel
Yes, as we mentioned, the Tesla Model 3 has the ability to drive itself. It is not fully autonomous yet, but according to the American automakers, it will become more capable with time. It can drive itself, park, change lanes, and soon, it will be able to recognize and react to traffic lig
Tesla currently exports all the cars they sell to China but are now in the process of building a Shanghai factory to produce Model 3s in the first phase. The California-based company has made a deal with the Chinese government to lease land in the country for 50 ye