MotorTrend’s Tesla Model S Plaid 0-60mph Test | 18 June 2021

Episode 1117,   Jun 18, 2021, 11:00 AM

Today’s big EV stories:
• Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*
• ID.4 Is The 'Most Affordable All-Wheel-Drive Electric Vehicle On Sale In The U.S.'
• Fully electric BMW 3 Series is coming, prototype spied out testing
• Daimler speeds up shift to electric vehicles, Manager Magazin reports
• Ford Motor Acquires Electric Vehicle Charging Company
• Tesla Model 3 Police Car Hits Uk Roads For Emergency Response Trials
• Changing gear – learner drivers in Coventry plugging in to electric vehicles
• California needs 1.2 million chargers

Show #1117.

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TESLA MODEL S PLAID FIRST TEST: 0–60 MPH IN 1.98 SECONDS*
 
ID.4 IS THE 'MOST AFFORDABLE ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE ON SALE IN THE U.S.'
 
FULLY ELECTRIC BMW 3 SERIES IS COMING, PROTOTYPE SPIED OUT TESTING
 
DAIMLER SPEEDS UP SHIFT TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, MANAGER MAGAZIN REPORTS
 
MERCEDES-BENZ EQS OWNERS GET 2 YEARS OF FREE ELECTRIFY AMERICA CHARGING
 
FORD MOTOR ACQUIRES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING COMPANY
 
TESLA MODEL 3 POLICE CAR HITS UK ROADS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRIALS
 
CHANGING GEAR – LEARNER DRIVERS IN COVENTRY PLUGGING IN TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
 
CALIFORNIA NEEDS 1.2 MILLION CHARGERS
 
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