General Motors proposed a national zero-emission car sales requirement that could offer a solution to the current, furious standoff over vehicle emissions regulations. Under the proposal, automakers would be required to switch a quarter of their vehicle fleets to zero-emissions vehicles in the next dozen years. Interesting: Make your daily drive a little better with…
The 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric recently reeled in another award — the… From the zippy Veloster N to the surprisingly spirited Kona Electric, Hyundai’s… Car and Driver magazine is recognizing six Hyundai vehicles with Editors’ Choice… Hyundai didn’t debut any new vehicles at this year’s Chicago Auto Show.… The 2019 Hyundai Kona and Kona Electric…
The LG Corporation will be providing much more for the Bolt than just battery cells Photo: notman05 Chevrolet first began partnering with the LG Corporation back in 2007, when the company supplied technology needed for the OnStar system and battery cells required for the first rendition of the Volt. In an effort to produce a…
NASA knows a thing or two about electric vehicles. Hell, they drove not one, but three electric vehicles on the MOON, and that was over forty years ago. They’ve also been driving a remote controlled rover on Mars for the past ten years. Earth-bound electric vehicles should be a walk in the park for these…
October was a good month for electrified vehicle sales, particularly if you happened to be selling Toyota SUVs in Canada.… Electric vehicle sales are building momentum for our Canuck friends up north.…
Image: Scania A new electric milestone has been reached: over a 1.2-mile stretch of highway passing through the coastal Swedish town of Gävle, a criss-cross of electrical wiring marks the presence of a world first: the world’s first electric-truck-powering highway. The electric cables run about 18 feet over the freeway, and are used to feed…
2019 Hyundai Tucson Photo: Hyundai Car and Driver magazine is recognizing six Hyundai vehicles with Editors’ Choice Awards for 2019. For these awards, an expansion of the magazine’s 10Best Cars for 2019, Car and Driver’s editors assessed nearly 500 vehicles, selecting the leading models for each segment. Winners were chosen based on criteria like safety,…
The highly-anticipated race has come and gone, and Volkswagen made sure it was one to remember. At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, Romain Dumas drove the all-electric I.D. R Pikes Peak right into the record books. With his 7:57 time, not only did he break the previous record for electric vehicles, but…
Imagine this beauty with an electric motor Photo: Christopher Ziemnowicz Electric vehicles seem to be all the rage these days. Between improvements to current electric models and the introduction of new electric vehicles to brand lineups, it seems like every automaker wants to cash in on the trend. Would you believe that there is even…
Despite Hyundai’s sales success, one of the automaker’s ongoing struggles has been its limited production capacity. While the company’s growth rate has resulted in record-breaking sales figures around the world, it’s quickly reaching maximum production capacity. That’s why Hyundai’s executives predicted slower growth for the next couple years while it invests $73.7 billion in new…
In Paris back in December 2011, the company Bolloré began an electric car-sharing service to reduce air pollution and traffic. The effort was a rousing success, nearly doubling the company’s target of 80,000 members. So, now the program is crossing the Channel to London, England. Ten cars were revealed on June 12th, all painted the…
All we get for now is this teaser image of the new EV’s badge Photo: Cadillac When most people think about electric vehicles, they either consider small cars like the Prius Prime or compact to mid-size SUVs. But Cadillac is taking electrification one step further and extending its EV lineup beyond the LYRIQ with the…
One of the things about electric vehicles is that, due to rapidly developing technology, electric vehicles have a high rate of depreciation. On the one hand, that means that resale values on new electric cars are problematic, to say the least. On the other hand, that means if you’re in the market for a used…
Oooh, shadowy! Photo: Subaru Now that range anxiety is becoming a thing of the past, more automakers have been inclined to create all-electric production vehicles (instead of just concepts). Not one to be left out, Subaru has provided a sneak peek of its upcoming all-electric Solterra SUV. Hybrid Option: The 2021 Crosstrek is available with…
Mitsubishi has more underneath their brand’s umbrella than just gasoline-powered vehicles. While Mitsubishi Motors represents the automotive industry, Mitsubishi Electric is a separate part of the company, specializing in household electronics and appliances like air conditioning, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners. As an electric-focused branch, Mitsubishi Electric has announced an all-electric, self-driving concept car. The EMIRAI 4 concept…
Dubai is actively pursuing green energy sources including solar energy. Photo: USAF Dubai is now offering free parking and toll-road passage for drivers of electric vehicles. The city’s efforts arrive in the context of current Middle Eastern efforts to reduce a reliance on petroleum fuel and increase the use of more eco-friendly resources. Dubai is…
Photo: Toyota After first revealing the concept almost exactly one year ago, Toyota is finally launching the all-new, all-electric bZ4X. It is the automaker’s first mass-market full EV and will go on sale at an unspecified time in spring 2022, marking the beginning of a major new chapter for the company. Related: New Toyota SUV…
Photo: © General Motors A survey from Altman Vilandrie & Company has found that most people in America don’t know anything about electric vehicles, while even more haven’t ridden in one and many more would buy one if lower-priced models were available. In response, I have to say, “Well, yeah.” Before my reaction, though, the…
Last June, I got pretty excited over a report and map from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which had calculated, depending on region, if you were driving an electric car, the equivalent gasoline car efficiency that you would need to drive to reach the same level. To clear that up that convoluted explanation, here’s the…
Toyota’s FCV Concept Electric vehicles are the future. At least, that’s what we’ve been hearing from the auto industry for years now. Just look at the success Tesla has seen in recent years. But very recently, a big player in the alternative fuel game turned its back on electric vehicles as a viable long-range alternative…
Gullible gearheads looking to go green might be excited by this BMW… Most automotive analysts speak of the “electric revolution” as something that is… BMW has extensively discussed its fleet of conceptual NEXT 100 vision vehicles.… If you are either a BMW fan or an electric vehicle fan,… Hello and welcome once again to In…
Here’s an automotive riddle to brighten your day: Why is the new Chevrolet Bolt like a bottle of Frank’s Red Hot? Because General Motors is going to put that sh*t on everything. Spreading It Around: Chevy’s lineup is pulling in record-breaking numbers of awards That is to say, according to comments from GM CEO Mary…
After several delays and more than four years since Maserati unveiled the beautiful Alfieri concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the automaker has confirmed it is working on bringing the flagship sports car to the streets. Maserati says the Alfieri will be one of four electrified vehicles it intends to offer by 2022, including…
Deliveries of the Opel Ampera-e began in Norway last year Automakers spent much of the waning days of 2017—and early-goings of 2018—divulging ambitions for proliferating the adoption of electrified vehicle technology on a global scale over the next several years. In Norway, the switch from fossil fuels to alternative energy vehicles is well underway—in 2017,…
The most contentious part of the bill is the additional $4,500 credit that would be offered exclusively for EVs built with unionized labor… If you’re looking to go green behind the wheel but want to… The brand-new 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a bigger, better-equipped version of… The upcoming model year is a big deal…
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