by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2020
Say the word, hybrid, and there’s a good chance an image of the Toyota Prius will pop into your head. These days, there are plenty of gas-electric modelson the market, however, and Toyota itself is on the way to offering hybrid versions of virtually every product in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 26, 2020
Under first-of-their-kind rules, California regulators will require a major shift from gas and diesel to zero-emissions battery and hydrogen technology for new vans and trucks sold in the state, starting in 2024. The new guidelines will mean that at least 40% of the...
by Michael Strong | Jun 22, 2020
Just as Tesla said it was accelerating the timeframe for production of its battery-electric semi and rival Nikola showed off its BEV model, the way these things are going to get charged up on the West Coast has just become a little clearer. Nine electric utilities and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2020
Volkswagen is planning to launch a blitz of new, all-electric vehicles between now and mid-decade, the little ID.3 unveiled last fall set to be followed soon by the ID.4 SUV that will become VW’s first long-range model targeting the U.S. market. While the German...
by Michael Strong | Jun 18, 2020
The impact of the pandemic has forced many companies to take a hard look at how they will do business in the future, and ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. is making a major change, committing to using battery-electric vehicles only by 2030. In a blog post on its website,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2020
Ford is getting ready to roll out its first long-range battery-electric vehicle later this year, and the new Mustang Mach-E also will become the automaker’s first model to get the new, hands-free Active Drive Assist technology. Active Drive Assist will permit...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 10, 2020
The coming year will see a flood of new battery-electric vehicles rolling into U.S. showrooms, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Volkswagen ID.4 and the Cadillac Lyriq. The latter is one of 20 new BEVs General Motors plans to roll out by 2023, but despite the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 10, 2020
The headline in this story has been revised to more accurately reflect the story’s content. The German government is moving ahead with a stimulus package that includes generous help for electric vehicles. Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, said the package,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 18, 2020
Toyota has confirmed plans, first reported by TheDetroitBureau.com more than a month ago, to introduce two new “all-hybrid” models. That includes both the next-generation Sienna minivan and a new, two-row utility vehicle bringing back the Venza badge that was pulled...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 13, 2020
In the days after shelter-in-place orders went into effect in states like California, New York and Michigan, anyone still out on the road might have had a post-apocalyptic experience, traffic on many normally clogged roads like I-405 in Los Angeles all but vanished....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2020
The Model-T, the Beetle, the 911, the Willys CJ. There aren’t many cars that can claim to have “changed an industry,” but the original Toyota Prius certainly belongs on the list. The world’s first mass-market hybrid-electric vehicle is just celebrating its 20th...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2020
How low can it go? When it comes to gas prices, it seems, we already may have hit bottom and could be seeing the numbers start to rise again, just as large portions of the country are set to come out of coronavirus lockdown. Both AAA and tracking company GasBuddy.com...
