Volvo spinoff Polestar sure has its newest product making the rounds these days. Last month, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire got a chance to drive a Polestar 2 around Malibu —where he was passed by another tester doing the very same thing in an identical car. Now, the Polestar 2 has made its way northward to Canada, where the YouTube channel Throttle House has pitted it in a compare-and-contrast against its main competitor, the established Tesla Model 3. Farah came away from his Polestar test drive incredibly impressed, thinking the car was a significant improvement over the Model 3, but he's only one data point. Now, we've got a pair of testers putting the two (relatively) affordable EVs head to h
Musk's company has adjusted prices of their U.S-manufactured cars in China to keep them affordable over there, despite the return to normalcy, and to help them maintain an edge over local electric vehicle start
Aside from changing the shifter out for a dial shifter and gauges for ones more EV specific, the interior remains relatively unchanged. Also unlike what you would expect with an EV swap, the trunk space of this Miata remains untouched, all 4.4 cubic feet of it. It even still has room for the factory spare t
What about power? In its strongest form, the Mach-E gets 459 hp and 612 lb-ft of on-demand torque. The Model 3 Performance gets more horsepower at 473 hp, but less torque at 471 lb-ft. However, the Mach-E is expected to accelerate from 0-60 in the mid-3-second range, while the Model 3 can do it in just 3.2 seconds. Another point for Te
"Not since the ‘70s" has there been a car with a worse build quality than the new Model 3 from Tesla, according to Sandy Munro, CEO of Munro and Associates. The company specializes in tearing down and reverse engineering products to see exactly how they’re made. They’ve torn apart everything from cars to rice cookers and recently partnered with Autoline to see how a Model 3 stacks
In order to access the hood, one must first pop a small panel on the front of the car. "Inside there's two cables," Munro explains. "You have to pull those cables out, you have to have a set of jumper cables, and you have to have a 12-volt battery so that you can connect to the two leads." On then will the hood’s latch pop o
UK based Zero EV specializes in EV conversions, setting out to prove just how great Electric Car Game Events|Https://Evinsightzone.Com/ cars truly can be. Their goal with this Miata project was mainly to test out its EV setups on small, lightweight roadsters such as the Miatas and MGBs. They wanted to have all the fun and benefits of an EV without loosing any of the joyful characteristics of driving the original car. After all, it is a worthy reminder that the first Tesla, was a converted Lotus Eli
The American electric car company is aiming to accelerate sales in China following the trade issues between Washington and Beijing. And their lowering of prices is part of a strategy to keep a profitable foothold in the coun
The Tesla Model 3, meanwhile, can be had with a single motor and rear-wheel-drive only, but for comparison's sake, the Performance AWD Model 3 starts at $54,990 with an EPA range of 322 miles and a WLTP range of 329. The Model Y costs a few thousand bucks more and features similar stats. But how do the two sedans comp
The NB Miata they used for the project started its life out weighing in at roughly 980kg (2,160lbs) and had a 115hp 1.6L DOHC inline-4. Doing away with that, the car now has a 120hp Hyper9 electric motor out of a Tesla and weighs in at 1,017kg (2,242lbs). Unlike this crazy 2jz swapped Miata , the EV Miata definitely doesn't get much of a boost in power, but also doesn't gain much in weight, meaning it still has all that old Miata ch
The Mazda MX-5 Miata has consistently been one of the best driving and most popular sports cars to ever hit production. It's small, light weight, perfect 50/50 weight distribution and high level of feedback make it an absolute dream to drive. For those who want a bit more out of their Miata, the aftermarket industry follows their popularity. With anything from various suspension upgrades to turbo LS engine swaps , the sky is the limit for the little roadster. One company, however, has decided to do something different and turn the popular sports car into the perfect driver's
But it was the build quality that Munro expressed the most frustration over. He noted that the windows seemed to rattle inside the panel despite having an obvious excess of sealing material in the frame. Pointing out one such flaw, Munro said, "This is an afterthought or something...You’re not supposed to just glue on another piece. Usually, you take whatever’s wrong and pull it out and put another one in...Geez, I never saw that befo
After driving the prototype Miata, Jonny mentions just how much the EV still feels just like a regular automatic Miata. He mentions how it is just as agile and joyful to drive as the original, saying it's just like driving an automatic NB without the terribleness of realizing you made the mistake of buying an automatic Mi