Electric car news for April 1 2020

is 2020 the Year of the Electric Car?

The Nissan Leaf is the world's best-selling electric car, and it's not hard to see why. Offered with either a 40kWh battery for a 168-mile official range or a 62kWh battery for a 239-mile range, it seems there's a version of the likeable and easy-going Leaf to suit every buyer, from the budget-conscious to the high-mileage luxury-seeker.   We've driven both, and consistently achieved 160 miles or more in the 40kWh model that we lived with for six months, while our time in a Leaf e+ suggested 210 miles is easily achievable in varied driving.   The e+ isn't only about longer range, either. It also gets faster charging, with the CHAdeMOport in its nose capable of charging the car at 100kW, delivering a 10-80% top-up (around 130 additional miles of range) in 35 minutes.

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E reaction from the press and public now and the question is, What is the Ford Mustang mach e SUV ?

The Mach-E will start at $43,895 U.S., before any state or tax incentives are applied (and that turns into $36,395 once you apply the maximum $7,500 federal tax credit). The "Select" trim Mach-E as configured at that price gets you 230 EPA-rated miles of range, either AWD or RWD (which presumably alters the price) and a 0-60MPH time in the mid five-second range.

Elon Musk's announcement that Tesla Inc. will build a factory and a research center near Berlin makes perfect sense as a loud statement. Berlin isn't known as a car city but it does have a vigorous tech scene and Tesla isn't so much a car company as a tech one. But it's also reasonable from other points of view. Musk, who has spent some time deciding on a European factory location, has decided on Gruenheide in Brandenburg, the German state that surrounds Berlin, and the research facility is to be located near Berlin's yet-to-open new international airport.

On todays show we discover news about the Tesla trucks release date  And we discuss the solar powered light year one car plus we learn that the leaf is not doing so hot in its home of origin and discover what happens next Sunday with ford