by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 5, 2019
You’ll have to use your imagination when it comes to the concept vehicle Korea’s second-largest automaker unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show today. “Today’s drivers understandably have many questions about electric cars,” said Gregory Guillaume,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 25, 2019
We’ve been hearing a lot about Audi’s plans for all-electric models like the new e-tron and the planned e-tron GT that debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November. The automaker even made that the subject of a well-received ad during this month’s Super Bowl....
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 22, 2019
The smoke and grit from the Ford Motor Co.’s sprawling Rouge complex embodied in Charles Sheeler’s fabled pictures from the 1920s have long been part of the of the Motor City’s lore and heritage. However, Ford and DTE Energy, a local energy provider, are vowing that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 11, 2019
Volkswagen is plugging into battery power in a big way, the German automaker planning to launch 50 or more all-electric models by 2025, an aggressive push that will have it betting heavily on a single new platform it is developing. Dubbed the MEB, this flexible,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 5, 2019
Tesla will spend $218 million to acquire Maxwell Technologies, an energy company that could help it both reduce battery costs and develop a battery alternative called an ultracapacitor. Separately, Electrify America, a company dedicated to promoting and supporting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 1, 2019
BMW continues its push to electrify its line-up with the official launch of the new 745e model. Three different versions of the plug-in hybrid will be offered worldwide, including the 745e, the 745Le and the 745e xDrive, the latter being the only variant planned for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 23, 2019
Honda plans to use battery power of one form or another in two-thirds of the vehicles it sells by the end of the next decade, and the Japanese automaker plans to give a sense of where its “Electric Vision” is going at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The Honda Urban EV...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 17, 2019
Battery-electric vehicles may still account for less than 1% of the U.S. new vehicle market, but they have had a notable presence at this year’s North American International Auto Show – something that many credit to a manufacturer that was notably absent from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2019
Toyota is teaming up with Paccar, one of the world’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, to build 10 hydrogen-powered Class 8 prototypes. The rigs will go into operation at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, where the thousands of diesel...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2019
It’s been the world’s best-selling battery-vehicle since its introduction nearly a decade ago, but the Nissan Leaf had been losing ground as competitors like Tesla have rolled out an array of new competitors. Now, the Japanese automaker is aiming to regain momentum...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 4, 2019
It’s been a year since Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, announced plans to shift to an “all electrified” powertrain strategy starting in 2021, but the automaker plans to give us a hint of what’s coming with the debut of the QX Inspiration concept vehicle at the North...
