Autonomous Vehicles Hitting the Road in Boston

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…

Heavy-Duty Trucks Must Be Electric by 2050 in Some States

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…

Why Do Electric Cars Have a Single Gear Ratio?

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…

Meet Toyota’s Tiny Electric City Car

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…

Mitsubishi Will Debut Electric SUV Concept Car

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…

Electric Hummer Under Serious Consideration at GM

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…

Corolla Could Get Toyota’s Electric AWD System

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…

4 Steps That States Can Take to Promote Electric Cars

Electric vehicle adoption continues to increase in the U.S., as consumer awareness increases and EV prices drop. Just last fall, Forbes reported that EVs are predicted to hit 65 percent of sales by 2050. While many states are implementing electric car initiatives, there are four things states can do to promote electric cars, to speed up…