Electric Vehicles: All site blogs: October 2022

Assorted Factoids on Various Cars

fyl — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:41:20 -0600

A lot of interesting things have been happening with regard to EVs. Here are some factoids:

Maserati enters the EV space with the Gran Turismo Folgore EV. Three motors. Lots of power. If you want to own something close to a Tesla Model 3 for 5 times the price.
Honda has announced its first electric SUV for 2024. As General Motors will build it, it sounds like a Chevy Blazer with different bumpers.
Toyoda, President of Toyota motors continues to claim people don't want EVs.
People continue to like the Hyundai Ionic 5 but availability continues to drop.
BYD has, so far, decided to only sell the Dolphin in China. (Too bad as I would buy one.)
On the high quality but really small circuit, the Microlino is pretty interesting. Very small, front open 2-seater. You can see a review by The Fully Charged Show. Note that the reviewer is 6' 5" tall and he fits. On their web site they say it has "space for two adults and three beer crates". I like their attitude. Check them out at https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino

There is more happening but this will give you the flavor of things.

Seller: Signature Solar

fyl — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:11:41 -0600

The company Signature Solar has some interesting offerings in off-grid, grid-tie and grid-tie with storage systems.

I have never bought from them and have no relationship with them but they seem to offer a lot of interesting systems at what appear to be decent prices. (If I was in the U.S., I probably would have bought my last grid-tie system from them but with shipping costs and import issues I elected to buy it locally.)

If you are looking for solar options, they web site will at least show you some options.

TATA Tiago.ev

fyl — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:15:27 -0600

India-based TATA motors just introduced the Tiago.ev. It is a small EV with prices starting at about $10,000. While there are no details available yet it is a 4-door sedan. The Electric Viking offers the basics.

The big question is whether it will be available outside of India.

SAIC's Feifan R7 Electric SUV

fyl — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:21:33 -0600

There have been lots of new cars entering the "more affordable" market. My feeling is this is the beginning of reasonably-priced EVs. One of the reasons I feel this way is that Tesla prices are dropping so I think they see serious competition on the way.

The Feifan R7 is the best example I have seen so far. The Electric Viking reviews it and his review is worth a watch. The entry level model is for sale in China for less than $30,000 and includes a decent-sized battery pack and lots of state-of-the-art technology. Even if this is not the right car for you, it's price and features is going to force other players such as BYD to both keep prices down and add technology.