Vehicles like the Velite5 could be making their way to American audiences soon Last month, General Motors announced its intention to roll out 22 new electric vehicles by the end of 2023. Given that the Chevrolet Bolt is GM’s most popular EV right now, you might expect Chevrolet to lead the electric-powered charge. However, reports…
Porsche Macan in the paint shop Photo: Porsche Porsche has announced that its best-selling model, the Macan SUV, will go all-electric some time “at the start of the next decade.” By 2022, the German luxury automaker will have invested more than $6.9 billion on electric mobility, and by 2025 at least half of its vehicles…
No, not this one Boston is about to be the host to the cutting edge of driving technology, as Massachusetts transportation officials have given the legal go-ahead to self-driving startup nuTonomy to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in its capital city. Latest and Greatest: Check out the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray NuTonomy is an MIT…
The Buick Y-Job joins the 1940 GM Futureliner and 1918 Cadillac US 1257X as GM vehicles included in the National Historic Vehicle Register Photo: © James Tworow The 1938 Buick Y-Job Concept has long been considered the vehicle that most influenced the design of American cars in the 1950s, and due to that accomplishment, the…
More American semis will be electric, thanks to a new memorandum that some states signed Recently, we shared how some automakers will release electric truck models in the near future. But there also seems to be a new push for electric heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. — especially if you live in certain states. Hardworking…
Photo: Ford Motor Company At its Go Further events in Amsterdam this month, Ford revealed that the 16 new electrified vehicles that will join its lineup in Europe over the coming years will fall under a new Ford Hybrid banner. This includes the Mustang-inspired electric performance crossover, which Ford revealed to be capable of a…
Photo: YouTube Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular, but you might have notices that all EVs only have a single gear ratio. They give the option between rear, neutral, drive, and park but nothing else. Why don’t electric vehicles use multiple gears like other vehicles? Well, multiple gears are a limit of internal combustion…
Photo: Toyota Though Toyota has long been one of the pioneers of electrified driving technology, it has yet to launch a production vehicle that relies purely on electric motor-driven propulsion. However, the automaker is hard at work on building an entire portfolio of electric models for 2025, and the first of these will launch in…
When it comes to electric vehicles, Lexus has largely stayed out of it, preferring just to offer hybrid models across its lineup. This goes doubly so for its sports cars—the recent exception, of course, being the new LC 500h hybrid sport coupe. However, according to Lexus CEO Yoshihiro Sawa speaking to British automotive publication AutoExpress,…
Ah, the heady days of 2016, when the year brought some terrible pollution to several capital cities throughout the world. India, in particular, made a bold move by saying that it would have a 100%-EV car market by 2030. Speaking of Bold: Here’s how the Chevy Silverado stacks up against the competition Now, two years…
Mitsubishi concept car Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is going to introduce an all-new electric SUV concept car at the 46th Tokyo Motor Show. While Mitsubishi has kept much about the SUV secret thus far, the automaker has released a few key details on the concept. Recent Innovations: Road Assist+ App What we know…
Want to hear a really good idea? Royal Dutch Shell, the petroleum company, has started installing electric car chargers at its gas stations. That is a great idea. What better place to install new vehicle refueling/charging infrastructure than in places where people are already used to refueling their vehicles? YAAAAAAAY! Want to hear something sad,…
Atlanta, Georgia Although it isn’t talked about a lot these days, the state of Georgia used to be one of the booming locations for electric vehicles in the United States. Georgia’s electric vehicle sales climbed high on the back of a generous state tax credit in addition to the federal one, flooding the southern state…
GM is weighing plans to bring back the Hummer brand for an electric vehicle Photo: Russ London under CC BY-SA 2.5 Until recently, the return of the enormous Hummer — this time as an electric vehicle — was just a rumor. Now, though, it looks as if the brand could indeed make a comeback. Reuters…
Toyota officials have revealed that a hybrid, all-wheel-drive Corolla is something they are seriously considering. At the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Japanese automaker not only unveiled the 2019 Prius with an electric AWD system but also the first-ever hybrid Corolla. A hybrid AWD-e Corolla might seem like the next logical step. “You’ve heard from…
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