Comments for EVGLOBE – News on Electric Vehicles and Hybrids https://evglobe.com/ Latest News on Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrids Tue, 01 Mar 2022 02:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 Comment on Motor Trend reviews the Lucid Air Dream Edition by Marlin Williams https://evglobe.com/2021/08/31/motor-trend-reviews-the-lucid-air-dream-edition/#comment-2090 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 02:29:18 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=10220#comment-2090 People will be lined up around the block to buy a $170,000 car.

]]> Comment on BMW i4 Video Review – More than enough car? by Ron https://evglobe.com/2022/01/13/bmw-i4-video-review-more-than-enough-car/#comment-1409 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:27:51 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=14646#comment-1409 Very good commentary on the i-4 👍

]]> Comment on Volkswagen ID.4 GTX and ID.5 electric SUVs confirmed for 2021 reveal by Adrian Padeanu https://evglobe.com/2021/01/25/vw-id4-gtx-id5-coming-2021/#comment-512 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:27:33 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=3901#comment-512 In reply to Jim Stack.

Hello. Volkswagen didn’t specify. My guess is the GTX will be first in the next months and then the ID.5 will follow by the end of the year.

]]> Comment on Volkswagen ID.4 GTX and ID.5 electric SUVs confirmed for 2021 reveal by Jim Stack https://evglobe.com/2021/01/25/vw-id4-gtx-id5-coming-2021/#comment-511 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:55:51 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=3901#comment-511 So it’s reveal is 2021. But what is the date? Will it still be in January 2021?
We will be waiting for details.

]]> Comment on Ford suggests even faster Mustang Mach-E versions are coming by fpvfan https://evglobe.com/2020/12/25/ford-suggests-faster-mustang-mach-e/#comment-500 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:02:24 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=3095#comment-500 The Mach E is not an absolutely terrible vehicle but it does need a redesign. When you take a look at vehicles like the BMW X6M competition, the AMG GLE coupe, the Porsche Cayenne Coupe and even the Maserati Levante, Their designs are much more coupe like as they have more flare to their sides and a coupe-like roof line. Having the performance models with wide bodies, rear spoilers, better grille and front fascia design, better wheel designs, vented hoods, remove that frunk thing and put an electric motor there with a 6-speed DCT behind it, AWD, give it a performance vehicle sound with quad exhaust tips, a double wishbone front suspension, Brembo brakes, a better redesigned dash that has more of the mustang feel to it along with moving that huge infotainment screen down to be more flush with the rest of the dash, Recaro seats and a few other things would make the car feel a bit better and more mustang like.

]]> Comment on Audi e-tron S Seen Testing at the Nurburgring Again by Marisa https://evglobe.com/2020/06/21/audi-e-tron-s-nurburgring/#comment-343 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 14:27:47 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=1319#comment-343 In these new photos, the Audi e-tron S is seen in its standard guise. We know it will come in two flavors; regular and Sportback. This one we see here is the regular flavor. That doesn t mean it s not exciting, though. The e-tron S will pack three electric motors, that sort of flip-flop the standard e-tron s setup. In the normal, non-S e-tron SUV, there are two motors; a big one at the rear axle and a small one at the front. For e-tron S duty, it will put the big motor at the front but have two of the smaller motors at the rear axle.

]]> Comment on Photo Comparison: BMW iX vs Tesla Model Y by Tim s https://evglobe.com/2020/11/11/photo-comparison-bmw-ix-vs-tesla-model-y/#comment-298 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:53:58 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=2399#comment-298 The Model Y is far prettier. The BMW is hideous.

]]> Comment on MINI Cooper SE thoroughly reviewed in Australia by eMINIman https://evglobe.com/2020/07/17/mini-cooper-se-reviewed/#comment-190 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:03:43 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=1437#comment-190 MINI Cooper SE’s motor offers 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) of torque and 135 kW (181 hp). The Samsung batteries from the i3 didn’t fit the spaces available in the MINI, so they are not shared. The MINI Cooper SE uses more advanced CATL batteries that MINI says suffer less cold-weather range-reduction (although that may be because the SE’s battery is not as exposed to cold weather as the i3’s battery. The MINI Cooper SE can accept up to 11 kW using a 3-phase AC EVSE and 7.4 kW using a single-phase AC EVSE (which is the best I can do at my home in the US).

]]> Comment on What’s it like to Autocross the BMW i3? by Art Isbell https://evglobe.com/2020/03/29/whats-it-like-to-autocross-the-bmw-i3/#comment-117 Tue, 12 May 2020 20:06:14 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=479#comment-117 You wrote:

“The BMW i3s also sits on 20″ wheels, rather than the standard car’s 19″ wheels. On a normal car, that wouldn’t be a big deal. However, considering how skinny the i3s’ tires are, the extra inch in height actually adds a decent amount of useful contact patch to the road. So there’s more grip now.”

The diameters of the 20″ and 19″ tires are almost identical because the 20″ tires have a lower profile (front: 175/55R20 vs. 155/70R19 and rear: 195/50R20 vs. 175/60R19).

Contact patch area depends only on a tire’s inflation pressure and the weight that it supports. Tire size plays no role. Assuming that each rear tire supports 750 lb and that its inflation pressure is 41 lb/in2, the contact patch area would be 750 lb / 41 lb/in2 = 18.3 in2 for any tire including both the 20″ and 19″ tire.

So the 20″ tire has no greater contact patch area than the 19″ tire. However, the i3s has 20 mm wider tires compared with the i3, so the contact patch shape of the i3s tires is wider but shorter longitudinally. The wider contact patch plus the fact that the 20″ tire is a summer tire while the 19″ tire is an all-season tire explains the better grip even though the contact patch areas are identical.

]]> Comment on TEST DRIVE: Hyundai Kona – Best bang/buck ratio in an EV by Luca https://evglobe.com/2020/05/02/test-drive-hyundai-kona-best-bang-buck-ratio-in-an-ev/#comment-112 Sun, 03 May 2020 13:06:19 +0000 https://evglobe.com/?p=674#comment-112 Absolutely not bad, but I still prefer the Hyundai Ioniq. Anyway, it’s surprising to see how Hyundai is doing a great job in the EV segment – even better than a lot of European brands.

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