Aspark Owl EV Videos, LEAF Up For Top Award and Elon Tweets | 18 Feb 2018
Almost 600,000 Electric Cars Sold In 2017 | 12 Best Things About The Model 3 | New Nissan LEAF Nominated For World Car Award | Elon Responds To Model 3 Owner Following Crash | Record Profits For Zoe EV Maker Renault | Aspark Owl EV Seen In Two Videos
Sunday 18th February 2018. On the podcast today…
- The sales figures 581,000 EV’s were sold worldwide last year, that’s just shy of 1% of the global car market on average. And the Nissan LEAF lost its crown at the end of the year to the BAIC EV, whilst China was the World’s top market for electric car sales. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/global-new-car-sales-key-trends-and-what-they-mean-future
- Business Insider UK have written about the 12 best features of the Tesla Model 3. http://uk.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-3-cool-features-pictures-2018-2
- The new Nissan LEAF has made the shortlist for ‘2018 World Car of the Year’ awards, and also the ‘2018 World Green Car’ category. https://insideevs.com/nissan-leaf-among-2018-world-car-of-the-year-finalists/
- Elon Musk is back on Twitter and responding to customers, in particular a Model 3 owner who noticed the glovebox couldn’t be opened following an accident. Elon said an update was coming which means the glovebox would open in the event of a crash. https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-addresses-recent-tesla-model-3-crash/
- Congratulation to Zoe EV maker Renault, which announced record profits, which is good new for future EV investment. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/16/renault-motors-record-45bn-profit/
- The Aspark Owl EV is in supercar territory, with two new videos hitting the internet showing (a claimed) 0-60 sprint in less than 2 seconds. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/16/aspark-owl-ev-supercar-launch-videos-claim-62-mph-in-under-2-sec/
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