It’s Tuesday 5th June 2018 and this is your EV News Daily. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening! Wherever you're listening around the world, a very warm welcome from London, UK.  Here is today’s news about electric cars and the future of transport. My name is Martyn Lee and I go through every EV article online so you don’t have to. JAGUAR I-PACE REVIEWS: THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY I love it when an embargo is lifted because all the reviews for the same car hit the internet at the same time. And so was the case yesterday when the first batch of Jaguar I-PACE reviews went online. I've picked out some of the best lines and quotes but do check out Electrek who compiled the 20 best videos online to watch. Those earlier reviewers were all shipped out to Portugal where I gather there will be a few more waves of reviews over the coming weeks. The reviews are in all conditions, so on road, off road and even in 20 inches of water. A quick stat check: the I-PACE starts at $69,500 and has an EPA range of 240 miles or 298 on WLTP. 0-60 is coming in at 4.7 seconds in the reviews and 0-100 in 11 seconds. One thing every review has in common: they all compare it to Tesla. I think that's for several reasons, firstly it IS a competitor in that it has a battery and is relatively expensive. The difference here is that Tesla wears it's Silicon Valley heritage as a badge of honour, whereas Jaguar Land Rover wear their off-roading ability as a badge of honour, so I do see the I-PACE and Model X sitting happily together in the same marketplace and not necessarily cannibalising each other as much as some people think. Autocar rave about the interior build quality being better than Tesla, the handling, the including of buttons rather than one large touchscreen and the off-roading ability. They said: "We've tried this car in ridiculous places; through a riverbed, because it can wade 500mm [19.7 inches]; and up a steep gravel hill, where an electric four-wheel drive system shows huge potential...and on a race circuit." The buttons and knobs were also loved by Top Gear. Oh and even more knob love from Pocket Lint: "Having everything touch screen might sound more futuristic, but it's not always the best approach when eyes-on-the-road driving should come first. "Tesla, BMW, Audi et al should be very worried indeed, because Jaguar has just pulled off the coup of the year with the I-Pace. Right now, this is the EV we would choose to buy before any other." Caradvice say it did four hot laps on a track and showed no signs of power degradation. Auto Express says: "Jaguar has succeeded in not only creating the best electric car on sale but perhaps one of the most exciting cars you can buy. From the way it looks to the way it drives the I-Pace is a real game changer for Jaguar and electric cars overall. The ride could be softer and brakes more responsive but as a first attempt at an EV Jaguar has nailed it. Still thinking of ordering a Tesla?"   Deliveries will be this month in Europe, the US in Quarter 3 and China in Sep/Oct time.     TEXAS BRINGS BACK REBATES FOR ELECTRIC CARS Well they've been away for three years but now they're back - Texas is putting their EV rebates back on the table. They apply to PHEVs, full BEVs and Fuel Cell cars (good luck with that as none are on sale in Texas!) plus some niche CNG and LPG cars. Dallas News broke the story with plug in cars getting a $2,500 purchase rebate, applicable to whether you walk into the showroom with cash or looking to sign a lease. if you're interested, the rebate scheme starts on 1st Sep and ends by May 31 2019 OR when the funding runs out, whichever is sooner. The last time Texas ran this scheme they handed out EV rebates on 1,896 vehicles. And even more good news for Texan EV owners, you are flush with EV chargers because the state has been forward thinking with regards to zero emission vehicles, with 997 public EV charging stations to choose from.     TESLA GIGAFACTORY 1 EXPANDS WITH MASSIVE