By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Volkswagen is expecting to make money on its electric cars—as much as its internal combustion vehicles, actually. Los Angeles thinks about using recycled bottles in its roads. Hummer could be back, fully electric. And which classic British car would you like to see converted to electric? This and more, today at…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Many, many peoples’ trash may become Los Angeles’ treasure, as the city is currently mulling a proposal to use waste plastic in the creation of bitumen—the glue that holds asphalt together. Los Angeles is in talks with Silicon Valley- and Saudi Arabia-based Technisoil, which specializes in alternative landscaping products, to put……
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Volkswagen has spent billions investing in its shift from diesel powertrains to battery-electric, but when it comes to profitability, its executives say, what’s under the hood doesn’t really matter. Thanks to the company’s new global architecture, which is electrification-friendly and flexible enough to underpin just about anything VW wants to… Read…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Tesla talks safety and gives a rare look at its testing. We dive into what the technical differences are between the Volvo XC40 Recharge and the Polestar 2. And Ford details how its upcoming fully electric SUV will be able to find charging at home or on the go. This and…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Karma Automotive announced Tuesday that it will now accept Bitcoin at its flagship Newport Beach location. In addition to dabbling in cryptocurrency for simple transactions, Karma will also explore theoretical blockchain applications outside of the that space, the electric-car manufacturer said in its announcement. This move signals Karma’s intent… Read Full…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Tesla has earned a strong reputation for occupant safety. And in a video posted Tuesday by Tesla, the California carmaker shows that, as with every other automaker, there’s physical testing and probably a degree of trial and error involved. The brief look at its in-house crash-testing regimen covered computer simulations all…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Ford is readying its upcoming widely available, Mustang-inspired, performance-oriented all-electric vehicle. A big part of that rollout will be making sure owners have places to charge. With an announcement Thursday morning, that network is starting to take form—in what Ford calls “North America’s largest electric vehicle… Read Full Article Here For…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Volvo introduced its first electric car yesterday, and elaborated on a plan that will pay owners of its plug-in hybrids to, well, plug in. Uniti, also from Sweden, revealed its One, an urban electric minicar for the no-frills yet always-connected set. And Kia has officially nudged its Soul EV ahead one…
By [email protected] (Aaron Cole) Kia confirmed Thursday that its next-generation all-electric Soul EV won’t arrive for the 2020 model year, but instead will be delayed until 2021. Kia spokesman Neil Dunlop confirmed the news to Green Car Reports. Dunlop said the delay was due to limited battery supply and electric motor shortages. Dunlop said the…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Uniti will sell its debut One city car in the UK for 15,100 pounds (approximately $19,000) after government subsidies starting next year, the Swedish startup announced Monday. The Uniti One is meant to be a budget alternative to the new crop of premium EVs coming from Tesla and the European luxury…
By [email protected] (Aaron Cole) The first all-electric Volvo is also the first Volvo that will continue to improve, the automaker said Wednesday. Volvo rolled out the all-electric XC40 Recharge compact crossover in Los Angeles and said the electric vehicle will have two 150-kw electric motors, one on each axle, that combine to make 402 net…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) It’s a morning of returns. The British brand Morris is back with an all-electric, carbon-fiber vehicle. The Aptera three-wheeled car is back with in-wheel motor tech. And Tesla has returned to Germany’s Nürburgring. A reconstituted Toyota concept points to future tech for Lexus, and Bosch borrows from airbag technology for a……
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Aptera, self-proclaimed builder of the world’s most efficient passenger vehicle, is partnering with Elaphe Propulsion to bring in-wheel motor technology to its 1,000-mile electric two-seater. If Aptera rings a bell but you can’t quite place it, it was a company that was seeking funding to build a hyper-efficient, three-wheel electric car…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) The controlled explosion has been a staple of automotive safety for decades, but the supplier Bosch has found a new way to apply the fundamental technology behind airbag deployment to protect EV and hybrid drivers (and their rescuers) in the event of an accident. Bosch calls this a pyrofuse, and it’s…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) When Morris introduced the J-type van in 1948, it took Europe by storm, becoming one of the most ubiquitous delivery vehicles east of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2019, the newly reconstituted Morris Commercial wants to do it again, only with a twist. This is the Morris JE, and as its name…