10 Transit Custom/ Tourneo Custom will be tested in Cologne over 12 months. This month, Ford expanded its trial program of the Transit Custom Plug-in Hybrid and Tourneo Custom Plug-in Hybrid to Cologne, Germany (on top of London and Valencia, Spain) where tests will include also a new approach to zero-emission geofencing. The plug-in hybrid is… Continue reading Ford Pilots Blockchain In PHEVs To Keep Zero-Emission Data Secure
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Volvo Introduces 7900 Electric Articulated With 396 kWh Battery Pack
Volvo now offers the longest electric buses. Volvo Buses expanded its electric bus lineup with the 7900 Electric Articulated model (announced earlier this year), introduced at the 2019 Busworld show in Brussels (October 18–23). It’s available in 18 or 18.7 m length, with passenger capacity of up to 150. There is no info about the range,… Continue reading Volvo Introduces 7900 Electric Articulated With 396 kWh Battery Pack
Solaris Introduces Urbino 18 Electric With 553 kWh Battery
New Solaris buses can be equipped with higher energy dense Solaris High Energy+ batteries and silicon carbide (SiC) inverters Solaris is another European electric bus manufacturer that has introduced at the Busworld exhibition in Brussels a really big battery option for its buses. The articulated Solaris Urbino 18 electric can be ordered now with up… Continue reading Solaris Introduces Urbino 18 Electric With 553 kWh Battery
Škoda’s First MEB-Based Test Mule Spotted In VW Tiguan Skin
This is not a regular Volkswagen Tiguan. It’s Škoda’s test mule of first MEB-based EV (most likely ID.4 counterpart). Škoda, after launching two plug-in models (CITIGOe iV BEV and Superb iV — both Volkswagen derivatives: e-Up! and Passat GTE), is now working on its next all-electric car, based on the new MEB platform. It’s expected that… Continue reading Škoda’s First MEB-Based Test Mule Spotted In VW Tiguan Skin
Electric Renault Twingo Confirmed By Product Planning Boss
Renault Twingo Z.E. is now expected in 2020 according to Renault’s Executive Vice President, Product Planning and Programs. An all-electric Renault Twingo (a city car smaller than ZOE) has been expected for years and it seems that it will be finally introduced! This summer we saw a leaked calendar of new model launches by Renault,… Continue reading Electric Renault Twingo Confirmed By Product Planning Boss
Iconic Name Morris Returns With An All-New Electric Van
The iconic name will lend itself to an all-electric commercial vehicle. One of Britain’s most iconic commercial vehicles is returning with a distinctly 21st-century twist. Morris Commercial, a Worcestershire-based start-up firm, is resurrecting the Morris J-Type as the Morris JE – an all-electric van that is inspired by the 1948 original, but is far from… Continue reading Iconic Name Morris Returns With An All-New Electric Van
GM To Build Electric Pickup Truck At Detroit-Hamtramck To Satisfy UAW?
The unallocated Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant might not be sold. It could become the site form GM’s electric pickup truck production. According to ClickOnDetroit, the all-electric pickup truck is still on the table (originally reported in September) in negotiations between General Motors and the United Automobile Workers (UAW). GM is expected to offer a $9 billion… Continue reading GM To Build Electric Pickup Truck At Detroit-Hamtramck To Satisfy UAW?
Kinetik 07 Debuts As A Caterham-Based Electric Track Toy
A hardcore two-seater that’s also road-legal. Caterham’s only all-electric product may be a cool electric bicycle revealed in 2014 but Bulgaria’s Kinetik Automotive is using a chassis developed by the British outfit to build the country’s first zero-emission sports car. Revealed yesterday at a special event for potential investors, customers, and media representatives in Sofia,… Continue reading Kinetik 07 Debuts As A Caterham-Based Electric Track Toy
The EV Revolution Part 5: Electric Cars, Environment & Future Of Oil
If tomorrow everyone in the U.S. switched to an EV, we’d instantly cut our nation’s CO2 emissions by more than a third. My wife loves driving the Tesla Model 3, not for all the selfish reasons I like to drive it (it is fast and quite the iPad on wheels) but because she feels she… Continue reading The EV Revolution Part 5: Electric Cars, Environment & Future Of Oil
Tesla Has Succeeded In Creating The Essential Mobile Man Cave
No other car even comes close to offering features like Tesla offers. Tesla, the Silicon Valley company mostly known for innovation related to self-driving tech and vehicle electrification just evolved into something far bigger in the past month. A lifestyle? Well, kind of. With the latest v10 software update, Elon Musk and company have created the ultimate mobile man cave. More On… Continue reading Tesla Has Succeeded In Creating The Essential Mobile Man Cave