24 Apr 2020 | 70% Of Americans Have Never Been In An EV
70% Of Americans Have Never Been In An EV | The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet | Porsche To Expand Taycan Line With Smaller Battery RWD Version | Kia electric car: 300-mile range, 20-minute fast-charging | Tesla Model Y teardown reveals beautiful mega casting manufacturing breakthrough | Tesla Model S and Model X get free acceleration and endurance boost in new update
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70% Of Americans Have Never Been In An EV
"Despite all of the hype behind Tesla and the introduction of more affordable electric vehicles like the Hyundai Kona EV and the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the majority of consumers still haven’t been in an electric car. According to a recent J.D. Power study, 70% of Americans have never been in a vehicle that runs on electricity. Additionally, 30% know nothing about them. With automakers pouring millions into developing new EVs, it’s surprising to hear." says Cars Direct: "J.D. Power’s study revealed that the number of available charging stations, a lack of overall driving range, and price remain the three main factors holding electric vehicles back for American consumers. Fun fact, these were the same three barriers when J.D. Power studied consumer interest in EVs back in 1997. It’s been 23 years and consumers still have the same concerns."
https://www.carsdirect.com/automotive-news/70-of-americans-have-never-been-in-an-ev-study
The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet
"Ford Performance is apparently still testing its prototype 1,400 horsepower, 1,100 lb-ft, all-electric Ford Mustang CobraJet 1400 drag car before it hits the drag strip later this year" reports Jalopnik: "The Blue Oval worked with inverter and motor supplier Cascadia, software and motor calibration/controls team at AEM EV, the chassis development team at Watson Engineering, and the vehicle builder/integrator/tuner MLe Racecars to come up with this Mustang Cobra Jet 1400. Details are scarce and even the performance figures are only “projected” right now. Those include a quarter mile time in the “low-8-second range” at over 170 mph, and output of 1,400 HP and 1,100 lb-ft of torque."
https://jalopnik.com/the-ford-mustang-cobra-jet-1400-is-a-1-400-hp-electric-1843020112
Porsche To Expand Taycan Line With Smaller Battery RWD Version
"According to Car Magazine, Porsche is working on a lower-cost 2 wheel drive version of their Taycan all-electric sports car.Porsche already has three Taycan models, the Taycan Turbo, the Taycan Turbo S, and the latest release, the Taycan 4S. " writes Tom for InsideEVs: " the Taycan 4S comes standard with a 79.2 kWh battery with the 93.4 battery pack available as an option called "Performance Battery Plus". That option will add an additional $6,580 to the Taycan 4S's starting price of $103,800, next to the starting prices of the Taycan Turbo ($150,900) and the Taycan Turbo S ($185,000). We still don't know the range of the 79.2 kWh battery pack because it hasn't been certified yet. However, based on the EPA range ratings for the 93.4 kWh pack, (192 mi for Turbo S, 201 mi for Turbo & 203 mi for 4S) we'd expect the 79.2 kWh battery to be somewhere in the 175-mile range."
If the price started at $89k and left 10K for options to being it less than 100k, would you be tempted?
Someone asked if they're watering down the line too much. And in the comments they pointed to the fossil range of Porsche: "The 911 on the other hand is ridiculous. The 991 generation had the standard Carrera, S, 4, 4S, GTS, 4 GTS, GT3, GT3RS, Speedster, Turbo, Turbo S, GT2RS. Plus, some models also came as cabriolet or Targa, plus most offered both a 7 speed manual and the PDK."
https://insideevs.com/news/414686/porsche-offers-less-expensive-2wd-taycan/
Kia electric car: 300-mile range, 20-minute fast-charging
"[Kia is] bringing two new models that hadn’t before been confirmed for the U.S. The first is a dedicated PHEV—which we take to mean that it’s not offered in any non-plug-in form—coming to the U.S. at the end of this year. The second is Kia’s first dedicated EV, set to arrive at the end of 2021 for the U.S., although it might show up before then for other markets, such as Europe." says Green Car Reports: "That EV due late next year will be designed and engineered on a much-anticipated E-GMP dedicated EV platform shared with Hyundai. Under development since 2017 or earlier, it should allow a big improvement to design and proportions, and potentially interior space, by nixing the need to plan for an internal combustion engine, and is likely to have an 800-volt basis."
Tesla Model Y teardown reveals beautiful mega casting manufacturing breakthrough
"The Tesla Model Y teardown is starting to reveal the beautiful mega casting on the rear of the electric SUV, which could be a great manufacturing breakthrough." says electrek reporting on Sandy Munro's analysis: "The manufacturing expert also said that Musk confirmed that the already huge casting part is going to be bigger as they are going to combined the two main parts that make the rear of the Model Y into one giant part: Tesla has ordered the world’s biggest casting machines in order to build those parts. They are as big as a house and weigh 5,500 tons. He also noted some parts of the rear casting that are not used and he speculated that it might be for an air suspension retrofit: We have seen a lot of evidence leading to Tesla planning an air suspension for Model 3 and Model Y, but Musk insists that it’s not in the plans."
https://electrek.co/2020/04/24/tesla-model-y-teardown-mega-casting-manufacturing-breakthrough/
Tesla Model S and Model X get free acceleration and endurance boost in new update
"Just a few days ago, Tesla updated its online configurator for the Raven Model S and Model X Performance to reflect the flagship vehicles’ improved acceleration figures. While already blazingly-quick, the Raven Model S Performance’s 0-60 mph time was reduced to 2.3 seconds, while the Raven Model X was improved to just 2.6 seconds." reports Teslarati: "It appears that existing owners of the Raven Model S and Model X Performance are set to receive the acceleration boost update as well. A recent post from Tesla owner and noted YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee revealed that faster acceleration is not all that Model S owners will be receiving. More endurance for back to back full power launches are also included in the over-the-air update, on top of the vehicle’s new “Cheetah Stance” Launch Mode."
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