Volvo Trucks North America is introducing heavy duty Class 8 electric trucks to the US under a subscription plan that zeroes out up-front costs.
Auto and truck manufacturers in the US have lobbied aggressively against exhaust emission standards, hurting their EV plans.
The EU recently made moves to properly check the safety of US pick-up trucks. Now the car industry is calling ‘daddy’ Trump for help. When a three tonne Ram pick-up collides with a VW Polo, the American truck always comes out on top. Europe’s auto lobby is working hard to … [continued]
Several trends emerged at Auto China, also known as the Beijing Auto Show. The number of new models and the speed that new technology was progressing was a bit overwhelming. However, one of the strongest and most interesting trends came from more established brands. The trend came into focus for … [continued]
Larry Evans and I sat down today to talk through some of the positive electric vehicle stories from the week, as well as plenty of remaining questions about the market, about different automakers, and about where we’re going. You can watch or listen to the discussion via YouTube: Some of … [continued]
Uber has expanded its $4,000 “Go Electric” EV incentive plan across the US under a supplies-limited offer, helping to offset the loss of the federal tax credit.
At the New York Auto Show on Wednesday, Hyundai announced a strategic departure on its vehicles. CEO José Muñoz announced that they are adding focus to the US market, which is Hyundai’s largest market. They are investing $26 billion in the US and building a steel plant, while planning for … [continued]
General Motors has an EV trick or two up its sleeve as US President Donald Trump makes the case for vehicle electrification stronger than ever before (cropped, courtesy of GM).
General Motors has an EV trick or two up its sleeve as US President Donald Trump makes the case for vehicle electrification stronger than ever before.
The world’s largest EV battery producer in the world, by far, is China’s CATL. Second is China’s BYD. The USA wants to block automakers from using Chinese batteries, but these Chinese companies are basically saying — yeah, good luck with that, hahaha. In fact, the general conclusion is that the … [continued]
I see BrightDrop vans regularly in Vancouver. That is one of the many small pleasures of living in a city that functions as a pocket of the future. Battery buses show up before they are common elsewhere. Heat pumps are ordinary. Public charging is part of the furniture. Electric delivery … [continued]
At the end of January, I bought a Silverado EV. I didn’t get the top-of-the-line RST truck with the 200+ kWh battery pack, instead opting for the more affordable LT trim with the ~170 kWh pack. I recently did some towing testing, which I wrote about in my last article, … [continued]
