Tesla, Renovo, Puritalia, JAC, Smart.
Merry Christmas to Tesla Roadster drivers: Via twitter, Manfred Hillinger from Tesla Club Austria asked when Tesla Roadster drivers can expect update details. The answer came from Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally – apparently, the carmaker will make an official announcement this week!
insideevs.com, twitter.com
Renovo at CES: Renovo Motors will show its all-electric Coupé at the upcoming 2015 International CES in Las Vegas. The Shelby Daytona-bodied Renovo Coupé debuted at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and is on sale now in limited quantities. Shipping will begin in 2015.
greencarcongress.com
Puritalia plans hybrid sportscar: Just as the sports car start-up unveiled the production version of its first model 427, it announced the upcoming GTQ hybrid, where the front is powered by an electric motor and the rear by a mid-mounted V8. The hybrid sports car is expected to be available by 2018.
motorauthority.com
JAC iEV5 update: Car News China takes a closer look at the EV, which will become available in the Anhui region only in early 2015. The iEV5 will offer a range of up to 250 kilometers and will be available for 110,000 yuan (17,700 USD) after subsidies, which amount to nearly 50 percent of the sticker price.
carnewschina.com
Testing the Smart e-bike: It is heavy! That´s the first conclusion the Guardian reporter Helen Pidd comes to. She concludes that although it may be big and burly, there’s a lot to like about the Smart ebike – like a “fantastic” inbuilt lighting system and a display panel that calculates “everything”.
theguardian.com
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