Can you help me fight the fossils? Help spread the word far and wide about EVs? Click ? EVne.ws/patreon   Read today’s show notes on https://www.evnewsdaily.com   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Monday 29th October 2018. It’s Martyn Lee here and I’ve been through EV story today so you don’t have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   TESLA SAYS IT HAS NOT RECEIVED SUBPOENA ON MODEL 3 PRODUCTION "Tesla Inc said on Friday it had not received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding production guidance for its Model 3 sedans, in response to a Wall Street Journal story that said the electric carmaker was facing a deeper criminal probe." according to a Reuters report: "A Tesla spokesperson said it had received a voluntary request for documents from the DoJ and the company was cooperative in responding to it."   Tesla said: "We have not received a subpoena, a request for testimony, or any other formal process, and there have been no additional document requests about this from the Department of Justice for months".   TESLA SAYS IT HAS NOT RECEIVED SUBPOENA ON MODEL 3 PRODUCTION We could be seeing a resurrection of the of the famous Toyota MR2 sports car. "We know Toyota is toying with the idea of resurrecting its famed nameplate for an entry-level sports car and now it is reported it could be working on an all-electric vehicle." reports Motor1.com: "In an interview during the Paris Motor Show earlier this month, Toyota’s European vice president of sales and marketing, Matt Harrison, confirmed to Autocar the automaker is at the “discussion stage” with the MR2 modern-day successor. Not only that, but it’s apparently “a favoured potential addition to the product plan. The British magazine claims an electric powertrain is a highly possible option for the small mid-engine sports car. One of the reasons for that is the flexible Toyota New Global Architecture, which can accommodate an electric propulsion and be used as a base for the sports car. An EV powertrain, in turn, could be positioned between the car’s front and rear axles, keeping the spirit of the original model alive. A battery pack positioned low in the coupe’s floor could even add to that great weight distribution and low center of gravity.”   https://www.motor1.com/news/273654/toyota-mr2-electric-revival/   NEW BMW 330E IPERFORMANCE COMING IN 2019 WITH MORE ELECTRIC RANGE A friend of mine was recently looking for a new Plug In Hybrid to buy (he's not ready for full electric) and he wanted the BMW 330e but he couldn't get one before next Summer, almost a year away. BMW say it's coming, but not for a long time yet: "Summer 2019 will see a further addition to the drive system portfolio in the form of a plug-in hybrid model. This new generation of the BMW 330e Sedan combines the exceptional driving dynamics of the sports sedan, unrivalled by any other manufacturer, with the latest BMW eDrive technology. At a provisional figure of up to 60 kilometres (37 miles)*, the electric range has increased by around a third compared with the predecessor model, while both the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of the new BMW 330e Sedan are down by more than 10 per cent – to 1.7 litres per 100 kilometres (166.2 mpg imp) and 39 grams per kilometre* (provisional figures). In addition to these selling points, the intelligently controlled BMW eDrive technology imparts a hybrid-specific dimension to the driving enjoyment characteristic of the brand. The electric drive integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission joins forces with the combustion engine to generate system output of up to 185 kW – or up to 215 kW when the newly developed XtraBoost mode is engaged. The BMW 330e Seda