Craig Cole

Craig brings 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the EV Pulse team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he’s as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or behind a keyboard. When not hosting videos or cranking out features and reviews, he’s probably out in the garage working on one of his project cars. To date, he’s fully restored a 1936 Ford V8 sedan and is currently resurrecting another flathead-powered relic, a ’51 Ford Crestliner. Craig is a proud member of the Automotive Press Association (APA) and the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA).
Craig Cole
Harbinger aims to redefine medium-duty vehicle segment with new platform

From passenger cars to pickup trucks, the world is slowly going electric, but when it comes to replacing fossil fuels on a truly meaningful scale, “We believe there’s no better opportunity than medium-duty vehicles,” said Phillip Weicker, chief technology officer and co-founder of Harbinger in an interview with EV Pulse. Delivery vans and their kin […]

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Innovative new tech from Symbio boosts hydrogen fuel cell life by 20%

Everybody talks about how battery-electric vehicles will clean up personal transportation. And it’s true, BEVs are a cornerstone of the ongoing green revolution, but they’re not the only path forward. Hydrogen fuel cells will also play a critical role in the coming years, especially in commercial applications, since this technology scales up much better than […]

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New tech from Magna can change a vehicle’s shape before your very eyes

You will find practically everything at CES, from crazy kitchen gadgets to the latest concept cars, virtual reality headsets to an unending amount of computer hardware, and, of course, just about everything in between. Plenty of future automotive technologies were on display at the massive trade show this year, including supplier company Magna’s new Morphing […]

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Volkswagen ID.7 all-electric sedan unveiled at CES in Las Vegas

On Tuesday, Volkswagen revealed the new ID.7 all-electric sedan at CES in Las Vegas. This is the fist time the German automaker has attended CES in six years, so VW swung for the fences with this vehicle introduction. The battery-powered ID.7 will be the sixth model in VW’s ID family, which also includes the ID.3 […]

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2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV first drive review: Efficient and effective

Plug-in hybrids are the perfect solution for drivers that want to try an electric vehicle but aren’t quite ready to go all in on an EV. True to form, the redesigned 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV delivers the smooth, silent, efficient operation of an electric with the long range and quick refueling of internal combustion. The […]

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Your next RV could be an EV thanks to Harbinger and Thor partnership

Early in November, Harbinger, a Los Angeles-based automotive startup, forged a strategic partnership with Thor Industries, the world’s largest recreational vehicle manufacturer, to deliver medium-duty, all-electric vehicle chassis for the motor home market. This is probably not something many drivers think about, but there’s plenty of work to be done cleaning and greening the RV […]

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BMW bolsters supply chain by investing in company that extracts copper from waste ore

It doesn’t receive the same attention as cobalt, lithium, manganese or rare-earth metals, but copper is still an indispensable and highly valuable material that’s absolutely critical to our modern world. Through BMW i Ventures, its venture capital fund, BMW announced on Thursday that it’s taken a stake a Colorado-based company called Jetti Resources that is […]

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2023 Toyota Grand Highlander SUV teased, should offer Hybrid Max powertrain

On Thursday, Toyota announced its popular Highlander SUV family will be expanding in a big way, literally. The Japanese automaker confirmed that in 2023 it’s adding a new Grand Highlander model to the lineup, ostensibly a stretched and therefore more spacious version of the standard Highlander. Aside from a skimpy press release that doesn’t do […]

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2023 VW ID.4 charges way faster than before, gains new features

The Volkswagen ID.4 has received a significant update for 2023. This all-electric “people’s SUV” offers significantly improved DC fast charging performance for the latest model year. Depending on configuration, the ID.4 should now charge appreciably quicker than rival EVs like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, front-wheel-drive Toyota bZ4X and Volvo XC40 Recharge, all of which top […]

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 review: One of the best

The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 may be the best EV available today, full stop, end of story, do not pass go, do not collect $200. That’s a bold statement to make, especially as a diversity of excellent all-electric offerings like the Porsche Taycan, Ford F-150 Lightning, Mercedes-Benz EQS and even the closely related Kia EV6 […]

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