28 Dec 2018 | 2018’s EV Highlights: Part 3 May and June
Looking Back At The Headline EV Stories Of 2018 | An Incredible Year For Electric Cars | Part 3
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Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Friday 28th December 2018. It’s Martyn Lee here and here’s the third part of your 2018 in review.
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REVIEW OF MAY AND JUNE 2018
1ST MAY
First Drive: BMW i8 Roadster | Tesla Model 3 Acceleration Showcased In High-Speed Autobahn Sprint | SF Motors Bringing New Electric Vehicle R&D Facility To Silicon Valley | UK Instavolt Charging Network Free In May | PSA's DS Brand Will Electrify Lineup To Bolster Upscale Appeal | U.S. Department Of Energy $19m Battery Research | Mercedes-Benz Kills Its ‘Tesla Powerwall Killer’ | Blockchain Could Revolutionise EV Charging
2ND MAY
Tesla Results Day For Q1 | April EV Sales Scorecard | L.A. Gets $36 Million Grant For Electric Buses | Infiniti Electric Cars To Offer At Least 500km Range | Motiv Introduces Cost-Cutting Battery Controller For Its EV Chassis | Winnebago Launches All-Electric Platform | Australia’s First Electric Car To Be Launched | Electric Cars Are Creating A New Kind Of Car Enthusiast | Bentley Mulsanne Successor Might Go Electric Route
3RD MAY
First Thoughts From Tesla Q1 Results | Daimler To Buy Electric Car Battery Cells From China's CATL | Roush Electrifies Ford F-650 | French Parcel Carrier Chronopost Purchase 100 Voltia Electric Vans | BYD Struggles In Q1 | Porsche’s New Cayenne Hyrbid SUV | BMW Updates Mini And Prepares For EV
4TH MAY
VW Battery Announcement Goes Under The Radar | Kia Unveils Niro EV In Jeju | Go Inside The Rimac Factory For A Closer Look | Farewell Flufferbot & Earnings Call Reaction | New Swedish Car Policies Expected To Boost Electric Car Market Share In Sweden | Enphase Reports ‘Decent’ Q1 2018 Earnings
5TH MAY
Audi’s etron Quattro Seen Pulling Another Audi EV | Musk Vs Wall Street – ROUND 2 | BYD Show Off New Concept Called E-SEED | Nissan Sylphy Using CATL Batteries | Vattenfall And Volvo Join Forces To Make Charging Easy | UK Government Clear Up Confusion Over 2040 ICE ‘Ban’
6TH MAY
BP Buys Irish Tech Startup Ubiworx As 'Smart Home' Battle Hots Up | Tesla Ages Into The Future | First Emission Free Zone At Sea | More Details About All Electric Buses In China
7TH MAY
Norway Is No Longer The Best European Market For Electrified Cars | Nissan Job Fears As Car Maker Puts Brakes On Diesel Sales In Europe | Audi’s ‘Beta’ Website Reveals More | The Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid Is More Important Than The Gas Models | Why Plug-In Hybrids Are Better Than All-Electric Cars
8TH MAY
Tesla Requires All Contractors To Have An Employee Vouch For Them | Tesla Solar Roof Patent Reveals The Science Behind Its Stunning Design | Tesla Registers 5,009 New Model 3 VINs As $TSLA Retakes $50b Market Cap | Musk Buys $9.85 Million In Tesla Shares After Taunting Shorts | Future Proofing The Opel Brand In An Electric Future | Battery Shortage Interrupts Hyundai IONIQ Electric Sales | Whole Foods Begins Installing EV Chargers At Stores | New Battery Layout And Motor Components In Hyundai / Kia Electric Vehicles
9TH MAY
Tesla Adds New Interior Finish Option To S & X | Tesla Model X Sweeps AAA’s Top Green Vehicle Awards For 2018 | Model 3 Now Auto-Dims | Mercedes EQ C Spotted | Audi Targets 800,000 EV Sales By 2025 | Jaguar To Supply 200 Electric Vehicles For Chauffeur Service At Heathrow Airport | High Power Charging In All Forms With Proterra | 1 In 5 Americans Say They'll Buy An Electric Car | Electric Highway For Italy | Margot Robbie In Nissan Film
10TH MAY
Fully Charged Drive Mercedes EQC | BMW Wireless Car Charging Coming Soon | Government Approves Green Licence Plates For E-Vehicles | The Dry Analyst Wants Round Two With Elon | Germany's Merkel Sees Chance For Electric Car Battery Production In Europe | One Third Of Irish Drivers Plan To Buy A Full-Electric Car In Near Future | New Law To See Electric Cars Make More Noise
11TH MAY
17 Experts Explain Everyone Will Be Driving Electric Vehicles | Ford Expands PHEV Transit To Valencia | California Will Require Solar Panels On New Homes | Auto Express Rides In Mercedes EQ C | Magna International Reports Record Net Income And Sales | Japan's Panasonic Sees 11.7 Percent Profit Increase | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Sector To Gather This Summer | Chargepoint Unveils New 2-MW Charger For Electric Aircraft And Semi-Trucks | Tesla Model S And Model X To ‘Soon’ Work With Keyless And Smartphone Entry – Like Model 3 | Tesla Release “All Hands” Video
12TH MAY
Tesla will enable orders for Dual Motor and Performance Model 3 versions next week | China EV sales double | Tesla files 3,661 Model 3 VINs | Two More Hyundai Kona Reviews | Kia Electrified Car Sales In Europe Increase | Tesla gets shut down in Connecticut
13TH MAY
Tesla Engineering Lead Takes Break From Model 3 Production | CNET Spends A Year With A Nissan LEAF | Tesla Roadster Test Drives Will Begin In 2019 Says Elon | Elon Musk Promises Free Rides Through Tunnel, But To Where? | Jaguar I-PACE Race Car To Make Driving, Not Racing, Debut At Berlin E-Prix | 2019 Subaru Crosstrek PHEV Will Be Company's First Plug-In Hybrid
14TH MAY
Wolfgang Porsche interview: The legend must be maintained | The Luka EV: An Electric Car with a Vintage Touch | Silicon Valley veteran who worked under Elon Musk new book | Former Tesla Employee Quit To Live In His Tesla Model X | Prices at the pump are expected to top $3 a gallon
15TH MAY
Mercedes' EQ Will Define An Electric Ecosystem | BAIC Group Selects Magna To Develop Electric Vehicle Architecture | Electric Vehicles Make Drivers Calmer, Happier And More Focused | Tesla Registers Shanghai Electric Car Firm Ahead | Tesla Unveils New Large Powerpack Project For Grid Balancing In Europe | Here's The Memo Elon Musk Just Sent Announcing A Major Shake-Up At Tesla | Mayor Sets 2020 Timetable For London ‘Zero Emission Zones’
16TH MAY
Audi e-tron Looks Almost Production-Ready In New Spy Photos | BMW Group Passes 250,000 Milestone For Electric Vehicles On The Road | 'Mild Hybrid' Kia Sportage Due Later This Year | Tesla Model 3 Travels 515.7 Miles On Single Charge In Hypermile Run | Leaked Email Says Tesla May Have Huge Burst Of Model 3 Production This Week| China's FAW To Invest $260m In Byton
17TH MAY
Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid Review | Tesla Will Use Six-Day Shutdown To Fix Model 3 Assembly Line Problems | Nissan Leaf Now Without Entry-Level Visia Trim | The 'Autopilot Buddy' Is Crazy | Elon Musk Hires Tesla Interns Who Helped Solve Model 3 Production Issues | Nissan’s Solar And Battery Storage System Hits UK Market
18TH MAY
1000s Of Superchargers Are In Permitting/Construction Phase | Electric Bus Fleets Around The World |South Korean EV Sales Already More Than 2017 Total | BMW Unveil Shape Of Inext | BMW Has Some Production Tips For Tesla | East Coast States Unite To Advance EV Charging
20TH MAY
Newly Married Duke and Duchess of Sussex Drive Jaguar E Type Concept Zero | Mark Webber Takes Porsche Mission-E For Some Hot Laps | Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy Car Test In Berlin By Alejandro Agag
21ST MAY
Model 3 Performance Version Rivals BMW M3 | 0-60 In 3.5 Seconds And 155mph Top Speed | $78,000 Price Tag Will Put Off Some | Elon Still Upselling To Model S | Kia Soul EV Top Seller In Germany In April | Could NASCAR Really Go Electric?
22ND MAY
World’s Largest Battery Car Charging Network For UK | I-PACE eTrophy Video Via Electrek | BMW i3 Battery Packs For Wind Power Backup | Dealers Don’t Want To Sell You An Electric Car | Open Charge Alliance Launches 2.0
23RD MAY
Study Predicts Increase In Electric Motorcycles | Rivian To Debut 800-HP Electric Truck At LA Autoshow | Advanced E-Buses Hit Roads Quicker Than EVs | China Cuts Car Tariffs | Model 3 Performance Could End Up Being Even Quicker | Citroen Electric DS3 Destined For Paris Motor Show | Model 3 Brake Issues Will Be Sorted Soon | BP Invests $20 Million In Solid State Batteries | Nissan: Vehicle To Grid Services Will Not Drain EV Batteries
24TH MAY
New Battery Tech For Audi e-tron Supercar | BMW X5 390hp PHEV Next Year | Watch As Tesla Model 3 Battery Is Removed And Disassembled | Fast Charging Curves | Toyota Thinks Conventional Hybrids Are More Important Than EVs And PHEVs | EVs Must Be Designed Ground-Up
25TH MAY
Model 3 Bottleneck Sorted | Apple Sign Driverless Deal With VW | Nissan LEAF Western Europes Best Seller Jan-Apr | UK Plug In Grant Continued | Porsche Could Have Two Hybrid 911’s | Honda Fit Based In The Works | Nordic Sales Up And Down | Tesla Chief Designer Says California Can Beat EV Targets | Massive Solar And Storage Project For Australia | WLTP Could Be Bad News For Hybrids
26TH MAY
Elon Musk Confirms To Me Directly That Tesla Factory Shutdown Is This Weekend | 6 Cargo Planes Flying From Germany To California | Elon’s Tweet To Me Says It Enables 6,000 Model 3’s Per Week | All 4 Fours Zones Now Working At Gigafactory
27TH MAY
Nissan Debuts Open-Air Version Of The New Nissan LEAF | BMW Will Boost Capacity At i3 Factory In Germany| Ford Moves EV Teams To Historic Corktown | China’s Top Electric Car Startup Is Using Apple’s Playbook In China To Take On Tesla | The Best Electric Conversions | Tesla Launches Coffee Machine-Equipped Model S Fleet For Mobile Repair Service
28TH MAY
Hypermiling Model 3 travels 606 miles on single charge | Tesla Starts Delivering Update to Improve Model 3 Braking Performance | Siemens To Partner With Northvolt For Europe's Own Gigafactory | SEAT Mii Electric Car Sharing Launches In Spain | BMW i8 Roadster “First Edition” Cars Get Delivered
29TH MAY
EVs Now Competitive, Says Leaseplan's Car Cost Index | Tesla Semi Spied Between Fremont And Palo Alto | Diesel Is ‘Finished’ In Europe Amid Push For Electric Cars | Volkswagen Opening Three New Factories In China For EV Boom | BMW Wireless Charging Available Starting Today | Elon Musk Just Revealed New Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition Details | SK Innovation Begins Construction Of 7.5GWh Battery Plant In Hungary
30TH MAY
Zipcar To Deploy e-Golfs in London | Sixt CEO says EVs A political mistake | NIO Files For $2 Billion U.S. IPO | Jaguar I-PACE SVR Could Do 0-60 MPH In 1.8 Seconds | Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to delivery your parcels for 93 miles of range | BMW i3 Samsung SDI 94 Ah Battery Rated For 524,000 Miles | Milk & More buys 200 StreetScooter electric vehicle | Volkswagen Expects To Beat Electric Car Sales Goal On China, Europe Demand
31ST MAY
Tesla Model 3 Wins Consumer Reports Blessing After Brake Fix | Audi e-tron EV Gets Side Cameras Instead Of Mirrors For Aerodynamics | Hyundai Set To Enter Battery Building Business | 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Adds More Active-Safety Equipment | Sightings Of Future EVs | Nissan Home Energy System Launches In UK | For His Last Act, Marchionne Will Outline An EV/Hybrid Roadmap This Week
1ST JUN
Black Cab Maker LEVC Reveals Plug-In Hybrid Van | Hyundai Kona EV Gets Norwegian Details | Canada's First Big Delivery Of Tesla's Model 3 Like 'Christmas Morning' For Some Owners | Vattenfall To Launch InCharge In Great Britain In June 2018 | EV Charging Infrastructure Set For Major Boost With New London Taskforce | Tesla Battery Manufacturer Panasonic To Develop Cobalt-Free EV Batteries
2ND JUN
Fiat Chrysler's Plan For Electrification | Launch Of ‘Maserati Blue’ - an electrified sub-brand | May EV Sales | Model 3 Teardown Claims Low Cost Of Production | California Approves $768 Million For Electric Vehicles
3RD JUN
Smart Will Have To Go Electric To Stay Alive | Nissan Can’t Keep Up With Leaf Demand | Fisker Emotion Could Be Delayed To Improve Battery Technology | BYD Opens Up About Its Electric Truck Plans | Engie Launches EV Driver Tariff | Mercedes-Benz Concept Eq Says Goodbye To Noise In Funny Ad
4TH JUN
Hyundai Kona Electric Order Book Closed In Norway After Big Demand And Low Price | New York State Will Spend $250 Million To Build More EV Charging | Quebec Looks To Speed Up Charger Installs With New Bill | Tesla Won’t Lease You A Model 3 Until 2019 | Your Average Car Payment Is Now A Record $523 Per Month | Tesla Model 3 Long Range Hits The Dyno, Puts Down 340 RWHP
5TH JUN
Jaguar I-PACE Reviews: The Good, Bad And Ugly | Texas Brings Back Rebates For Electric Cars| Tesla Gigafactory 1 Expands With Massive New Lot As Site Activity Increases | VARTA Storage To Launch Smart Energy Storage System “Pulse” | A New Nissan Leaf Sold Every 10 Minutes | China’s Automaker Protean Electric Closes $40m Series E Round | Tata Motors Sharpens Focus On Electric Mobility | Enphase Energy Names Former Tesla Executive As CFO
6TH JUN
Tesla Shareholder Meeting | Tesla Denies Report Claiming That 23 Percent Of Model 3 Deposits Were Refunded | Tesla Has Installed A Truly Huge Amount Of Energy Storage | Sales Of Hybrid Cars Soar As Diesels Plunge By Nearly A Quarter | Europe Up Against Asian Juggernaut In Electric Car Battery Drive | Daimler Says Electric Cars On Target After Report Of Launch Delays | Builders Will Be Forced To Put In Electric Car Chargers | Kesko To Double Number Of Electric Car Charging Points In Finland | GM China To Launch 10 NEV Models By 202
7TH JUN
Elon Gets Emotional | Worker Injury Rate Reduced | Tesla Are Improving Quality | Battery Pack And Cell Cost Reductions | Model 3 Is Top Selling Premium Sedan | Gigafactory Overdrive | 1gwh Of Energy Storage | Model Y | Roadster | Semi Re-Design | Model 3 Test Drives | Compact Tesla | Elon Wants To Get Better At 'Time' | Autopilot | Tesla Bodyshop | 35k Model 3 Delivered First Quarter Of 2019 | Model 3 And Third Assembley Line | Supercharger Expansion | Cash Flow Positive | Chinese Presence
8TH JUN
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