30 Dec 2018 | 2018’s EV Highlights: Part 5 September and October
Looking Back At The Headline EV Stories Of 2018 | An Incredible Year For Electric Cars | Part 5
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Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Sunday 30th December 2018. It’s Martyn Lee here and here’s the fifth part of your 2018 in review.
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REVIEW OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2018
10TH SEP
Norway Update 1 | 48-State Tesla Challenge | Now's The Time To Buy A Used EV | Kia Niro EV Efficiency | Kia Soul EV Spotted With Less Camo | Jaguar I-PACE Deliveries Underway | UK Could Introduce Green Plates
11TH SEP
Porsche Taycan: EV Snapped With Minimal Disguise | National Drive Electric Week | Tesla Model 3 Long Range Is The Perfect Mix | Ford Transit Plug In Coming In 2019 | Jv Plans To Let Ev Drivers Monitor Charge Rates Through Smartphones | Land Rover Discovery Sport Facelift Spied For The First Time | Nissan Leaf Selling Well In Japan And Europe | BMW X5 To Get More Electrification
12TH SEP
World's First Zero Emission Summit | California Governor Says Trump Is 'Building The Chinese Auto Industry' | Efficiency Makes Niro EV Bestselling Car | Williams Plans To Build Batteries In Uk | Tesla Model S Open To Hacking, An Easy Fix | Tesla Battery Patent Application Refines Liquid Cooled Batteries | Tesla Addresses Paint Shop Bottleneck By Ditching Two Color Options | From Electric Taxi To Van | Avid Technology Increases Its Presence In The U.S.
13TH SEP
Tesla Increases Battery Capacity For Hurricane Florence | Jaguar eTrophy Racing Series | BMW Discontinues Diesel In USA | EV Drivers Are Happiest | EV Driving Cheapest In New Orleans | New Aston Martin Rapide E | Model 3 Headed On A Parisian Adventure | California EV Drivers Get Unstuck | New Energy Vehicles Continue To Soar In China | Electric Buses In China | Factory Tour Cheers Investors | Tesla Moving Toward In-House Body Shops | Ricardo Launches New ‘E-Axle’
14TH SEP
Audi Want You To Notice Their (Charging) Speed | Hyundai Fuel Cell Electric Truck | BMW Try Their Luck At Pre-Orders | Icelandic Government Plans To Abolish Fossil Fuels | A Lesson In Being Cautious With What You Read | VW CEO Warns Of Higher Than Expected Electric Car Costs | BMW i3 Cars Help Stabilizing The Electricity Grid
15TH SEP
Nissan Leaf 2019 USA Prices Announced | ElectricGT Series Get Pushed Back | Electric DS Revealed | Rivian Electric Truck Spied: On Sale Late 2019 | Tesla Tweets Gigafactory Solar
16TH SEP
Help For EV Drivers Caught Up Tropical Storm Florence | BP Trials Freewire EV Charging System In Hammersmith | Microlino Pre-Orders Hit 8000 | Prince Charles Gets His I-Pace | Wallbox Chargers Get Fashionable | Answers To Question Of The Week | MYev.com Set A New Question Of The Week
17TH SEP
BMW iNEXT Concept | Audi Advertising e-tron Electric SUV Ahead Of The Launch Event | SK Innovation Expect Strong Q3 Amid EV Growth | Chargepoint To Grow Global EV Charging Network To 2.5 Million | LEAF Leads In Norway
18TH SEP
300,000 Volkswagen EVs On MEB Platform Per Year | Hyundai Joins In With EV Racing | BMW Unveil Their Formula E Racer | Elon Musk: Tesla Now In 'Delivery Logistics Hell' | Red Teslas Cost More Now| And Finally - A New Electric Bikething
19TH SEP
What Car? And Autocar Drive Kia Niro Electric | James Dyson Tells Of Plans For 'Silent City' Of Electric Cars | Canadian Households Can Save Big By Driving Electric Cars: Study | Porsche Electric Pit Stop | Tesla Has ‘No Credible Competition,’ Analyst Says | Every McDonald’s In Netherlands To Have An EV Charging Station
20TH SEP
Jaguar Has Revealed Its Formula E Car For Season 5 | Electric Commercial Vehicles At IAA | Ford Reveal Plug In Transit | Dacia Could Be Electric Winner | N.Y. Offering $4k Rebates For Electric Car Charging Stations | Germany To Reach Target Of 1m EVs Later Than Planned | Shares Of Battery Makers Soar On Positive Outlook | Škoda Auto To Invest EUR 2 Billion In Electric Cars
21ST SEP
Model 3 Gets Perfect 5 Star Safety Rating | Volkswagen Will Build A New Electric-Car Factory In North America | Electric Commercial Vehicles | SAIC Showcases Battery-Electric Maxus EV80 Van Range At IAA | France's Total Buys Electric Vehicles Charging Firm | $9bn Electric Car Plant In Qatar
22ND SEP
FCC Releases Picture Of Model 3 Key Fob | Large Delivery Of Model 3’s | Teslarati Has New Semi Video | Polestar Unveils First Production EV With Aim To Overtake Tesla | A Trip To Hospital In An Ev? | Tesla Signs Three Year Deal With Ganfeng For Lithium | Renault Unveils Smart Island On Belle-Île-En-Mer
23RD SEP
Free Supercharging Is...Back! | Peugeot E-Legend Concept Is An Electric Take On A Classic Coupe | Dashcam Coming To Tesla | Your Answers To Question Of The Week – How Did You Buy Your Electric Car?
24TH SEP
Tesla Turns To Advocates To Help Deliveries | Increased Investment In Renault Zoes | Tesla’s New Tilburg Site | Owner Of Costa Mesa Condo Priced At $1.39 Million Tosses In A ‘Deal Sweetener’ – A Tesla Model 3 | Volkswagen's Porsche Drops Diesel In Electric Car Push
25TH SEP
Porsche Takes A Step Forward To All Electric | VW's I.D. Neo To Be "Affordable" | Upgraded Nissan e-NV200 Achieves 7,000 Orders Since January 2018 |2019 Chevy Volt Has A New, Weird Pedestrian Warning Sound | Audi Says No To Stocking E-Tron At Dealerships: Special Order Only
26TH SEP
Lucid Joins With VW For Rapid Charging In U.S.A. | BMW Group And VW Group Lead Plug In Sales In August | Groupe Renault Is Launching Advanced Battery Storage | Blockchain Essential For EV Growth | California Weighs An Additional $2,000 Subsidy For Electric Cars | EV Batteries Born After August 2018 In China Will Have Unique IDs | Nissan Camper Van Conversions Displayed In Hannover | Nissan Launches Note E-Power Nismo S In Japan
27TH SEP
Daimler CEO Resigns To Mark A New Era | Musk Brother Positive On Model 3 Deliveries | Version 9 Software Gets Warm Reaction | Tesla Gets Panasonic's Help With Ahead-Of-Schedule Battery Plant | DS Automobiles Will Present Four Electrified Models In Paris | BYD Invests Millions To Up Production In U.S. | EV And PHEV Demand Set To Increase By 2020, Carwow Study Shows | Here Are The EVs That Are Electrifying America
28TH SEP
High Performance Skoda Vision RS Plug-In Teased | New Kia Soul EV Breaks Cover Again | We Need An Electric Car That's A Modern Day GTi | Seat Cupra Racer Needs A Job Lot Of Dry Ice | IONITY - 400 Charging Stations By 2020, 10 Online | DAF Presents More Electric Trucks
29TH SEP
Tesla On Target For Quarterly Goal | Model 3 #1 In Model And Manufacturer Rank, For The Month And For The Year | Tesla To Test Full Self Driving With Employees First | Honda Urban Ev - The Face Of An Emoji | "Brand Based Driving Pleasure" - What?! | Smart Forease Concept Goes Topless In France
30TH SEP
Mercedes-Benz EQB Spied Testing: 100-Kwh Battery Capacity Rumoured | Tesla Model 3 Drive Unit Production Reportedly Hits 10k/Week Amid End-Of-Q3 Push | New Audi Q5 E-Tron Scheduled For 2019 Launch | 2019 BMW I3 Prices In UK Only Slightly Higher Than 2018 I3
1ST OCT
Elon Settles, Moves On | Profitability Is Nigh, Community Comes Together | Japanese Brands Lead British Electrified Car Surge | Will The Model Y Be A Tesla Killer, Killer | Insight Into Audi E-Tron Rear Cameras | Tesla App Give More Control Over Your Car
2ND OCT
Paris Motor Show Kicks Off | 40% Of Europeans Say Next Car Will Be EV | Inside EVs September 2018 Projections | Ford Mondeo Hybrid Wagon (Estate) Announced For 2019 Launch | Beijing To Add 1,628 More Auto Charging Piles | Free2move Launches Its Electric Carsharing Service | Build Your Own EV?
3RD OCT
Tesla Q3 2018 Vehicle Production And Deliveries | Renault Expands Plug Ins | Model 3 Makes An Appearance In Paris | More #Ditchdiesel | Mercedes-AMG Performance Versions Of EQ Electric Cars | Jaguar eTrophy Holds First Test, Names Three More Drivers
4TH OCT
Potential EU Law Could Rapidly Accelerate Electric Cars | Signs The £35k Model 3 Is Coming | Model 3 Goes From A Headache To A Migraine For Rival Companies | Chevy Bolt In A Death Spiral For Now | Robert De e-Niro | BMW Says Tesla Ramp-Up Puts Pressure On | Denmark To Ban Petrol And Diesel Car Sales By 2030
5TH OCT
Electrify America Announces Second $200 Million Zero Emission Vehicle Investment | Why Oil's March Toward $100 Is Coming At The Right Time For Electric Cars | Audi e-tron Production In Its Stride By 2019 | LG Chem To Supply EV Batteries To Volkswagen From Late 2019 | AVID Technology Wins Six New Power Electronics And Motor Contracts
6TH OCT
Tesla Software Version 9.0 | Fake News? "The Reason Why Electric Cars Will Always Be Expensive" | Volkswagen Plans Massive Electric Car Offensive: 1 Million Evs By 2025 | Testing The UK’s EV Charging Station Network In A Hyundai Kona | Volvo’s Polestar Brand Is Assembling Prototypes | What Does It Cost To Own An Ev? | Electric Vehicles Halve Drivers' Exposure To Toxic Emissions | Duke Energy Announces Plan To Install 530 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In Florida
7TH OCT
BMW i3 Range Extender Not Extended For New Model | First Hand Experience From Tesla Delivery Events | Automakers' Road Maps To Full-Electric And Plug-In Hybrid Cars | Your Answer To Question Of The Week
8TH OCT
More Trouble For Faraday Future| Tesla To Improve Dashcam And Add More Cameras | SK Innovation To Invest $354 Mln In EV Battery Parts Plant In China | Mercedes Will Make EV Batteries In Alabama | Management Musical Chairs As Gm Shuffles Pack Ahead Of Electrification | Autonomous Cars Tough For Insurers | UK: Axe Falls On Green Subsidies
9TH OCT
Tesla Model 3 Is The Safest Car Ever Tested | Big Oil Should Be Worried About Amazon’s Battery Play | Want Electric Vehicles To Scale? Add Chargers To Gas Stations | Want Electric Vehicles To Scale? Add Chargers To Gas Stations
10TH OCT
The Tesla Effect On Disrupting Oil | UK's First 60kW Rapid Charge Point | Kia e-Niro Flaunts 385km Driving Distance | Three New City Cars From VW Group | Nissan Rumoured To Target $45,000 Price For 220-Mile Electric SUV | EVbox And Chargepoint Pave The Way For Fully Electric | German Court Bans Older Diesel Cars In Parts Of Berlin
11TH OCT
2019 Hyundai Kona Electric Introduced In U.S. With 258-Mile Range | Nissan Leaf Electric Car Advert Banned For Misleading Charge Time Claims | Eu Regulations Take Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | Denmark Does U-Turn On Electric Cars To Reach Fossil-Free Future | Elon's Ex Comments On His Attitude | Bollinger B2 Announced
12TH OCT
Tesla Extends Range Of Cars In Hurricance Michael's Path | German Auto Makers Push Back On Emissions Cuts| Reformed UK Plug In Car Grant | Republican Senator Is Trying To Kill The Federal EV Tax Credit | Spyshots: Renault Zoe EV | SK Innovation EV Battery Shipments Surged 160% This Year | NC State Team Develop Medium Voltage Fast Charger | Skoda Vision E: EV To Have SUV And Coupe Body | The New Mercedes Plug-In Hybrid Offensive | France's EDF Wants To Dominate Electric Vehicle Charging Market | Hankook's New Tire Uses Tree Resin To Keep Electric Cars Rolling
13TH OCT
Jaguar Could Make Pure EVs Only In Future | China Auto Sales On The Up, Against The Market Trend | 45% Of Norway Car Sales Now Full Electric | Tesla Out Delivers Porsche In Q3: Model 3 Boom Continues | Mercedes GLE Plug-In To Get Long Electric Range | Tesla Powerwall Gets New Features, And Higher Prices | Hyundai KONA EV Gets Big Boost From Norway Demand
14TH OCT
One Million Ev Drivers Can't Be Wrong | 100,000 Model 3’s Have Been Built | Australia: 50th Public Dc Fast Charger Goes Online | Australian University To Trial Solar Storage Microgrid With EV Charging | Your Answers To Question Of The Week
15TH OCT
Formula E Must Have An Exciting Start | Polestar Opening Its First Showroom In EV-Friendly Norway | EV Sales For Netherlands And France | What Has Europe Done To Plug In Hybrids? | Are Electric Cars More Expensive To Insure? | Two Electric Citroens Coming
16TH OCT
Porsche Enters 'The Electric Era' With Their New Taycan | Tesla Posts Pictures Of A Million Mile Drivetrain | The Ultimate Tesla Ownership Support | Sweden's Northvolt Teams Up With BMW, Umicore For Electric Car Batteries | Saudi Energy Minister Compares Electric Vehicle ‘Hype’ To Peak Oil Misconceptions | BMW Group Sold Over 97,500 Plug-Ins Up To Date, Up 42%
17TH OCT
Audi Fined For Diesel Violations | Kia e-Niro Scores In Home Market | Hyundai Says Next Year’s IONIQ Electric Will Get A Range Boost | Google Maps Adds EV Charging Station Info | Xcel Energy Investing Big In Electric Vehicle Future | American People Google Tesla The Most | 50 Car Tesla Destination Charger Facility In Hong Kong | Jaguar I-PACE Wins Sunday Times Car Of The Year
18TH OCT
VW I.D.'s Spotted | Silent Mercedes-Benz A-Class Spied Possibly EQA Mule | 60-Kwh Nissan Leaf Price Possibly Revealed | Da Costa Tops Second Formula E Test Day For BMW | Tesla Secures Shanghai Site For $2 Billion China Gigafactory | Elon Musk Intends To Buy $20 Million Of Tesla Stock | DPD UK Opens Its First All-Electric Last-Mile Delivery Depot | NIO Reports Increased Deliveries Of Its Es8 EV | Volkswagen Digitalizes Sales For EVs | Workhorse Ngen-1000 Electric Delivery Van Enters Production | Teslas To Get New Self-Driving, Autopilot Chip In Spring 2019
19TH OCT
Toyota Increases Size Of Zero Emission Team | Sandy Munro Is Back On The Case Of The Model 3 | New Audi e-tron Electric SUV: Pricing | Mitsubishi & GAC Making A $20,000 Electric SUB | Hybrid And Electric Cars Push Kia To Best-Ever European Sales | Bosch 'e-axle' Electric Car Prototype First Drive | Zipcar's New London EV Fleet Clocks Up 20,000 Trips In Three Months | LEVC Announces Launch Of T...