Craig Cole

The 2024 ZDX is the first of its kind. Not only is this the most powerful Acura SUV ever, it’s also the luxury brand’s very first electric vehicle. A lot rests on the ZDX’s broad, sculptured shoulders since its design, engineering and features all set the tone for Acura’s upcoming EVs. Maintaining the identity of […]

Another major automaker is teaming up with Tesla. On Thursday, Honda announced it’s adopting the misleadingly named but increasingly important North American Charging Standard or NACS for short. This should give future Acura and Honda electric vehicles access to Elon Musk’s industry-leading Supercharger network for a dramatically improved ownership experience. The automaker’s first North American […]

Induction motors are nothing new, but German supplier company ZF has created a unique design that delivers comparable performance to permanent-magnet motors, yet is more sustainable and impressively compact. On Friday, the firm announced its new I2SM, short for In-Rotor Inductive-Excited Synchronous Motor, which promises numerous benefits over what’s currently in the market. Permanent-magnet electric […]

The Ford F-150 Lightning is one of our favorite electric vehicles here at EV Pulse because it does just about everything extremely well. But what about the base Pro model? Is this stripped-down truck a rolling penalty box or something actually worth buying? The answer might surprise you. This entry-level version of the Lightning lacks […]

Its immense dimensions and weight notwithstanding, the GMC Hummer EV Pickup is an accomplished off-roader. Thanks to features like an adjustable air suspension system, four-wheel steering and even underbody cameras, this titanic truck can tackle just about any trail it fits on. Further enhancing this all-electric pickup’s versatility, on Thursday, GMC and a company called […]

Bugatti is famed for building ultra-expensive exotic cars for well-heeled customers that own oil companies or were born into royalty. The company is not known for making electric scooters. But if you buy generic-brand products or have a bag filled with other bags underneath your sink, you, too, can now afford to own a Bugatti […]

This is it, the next chapter in Honda’s electrification strategy has been revealed. The 2024 Acura ZDX and ZDX Type S battery-powered SUVs made their global debut in California on Thursday in conjunction with Monterey Car Week and the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The reborn ZDX is the luxury automaker’s first EV and an […]

Battery technology has come a long way, particularly over the last decade, but energy density and cost are still huge issues standing in the way of the more-widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Working to address this issue, Our Next Energy, a battery technology company based in Novi, Michigan and founded in 2020, announced on Tuesday […]

Remember that Buick commercial from about 10 years ago, the one where everybody’s incredulous the brand could build a car that didn’t smell like a nursing home? “That’s not a Buick!” was the defining line in this ad, a memorable — and highly lampoonable — quip that attempted to prove that GM’s tri-shield division appealed […]

Ford has enhanced BlueCruise, its adaptive cruise control system with hands-free capability. The new 1.2 version of this technology offers new features and promises to be more responsive and reliable. But has this upgrade gone far enough? Does the new version of BlueCruise adequately address the original version’s shortcomings? In real-world testing, the answer proved […]