Craig Cole

With the recently announced 2024 refresh, Ford is streamlining and optimizing its immensely popular F-150 full-size truck to reduce complexity and improve quality. Whether the former is actually better for customers remains to be seen, but the latter is something every owner, consumer or commercial, will appreciate. “So, we’re paying attention to every detail,” said […]

The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV does a lot of things very well, which shouldn’t be a surprise since this all-electric utility vehicle is basically an EQE sedan that was left to rise like bread dough in a warm corner. Thanks to its pumped-up body, this SUV offers more comfort and space than its four-door sibling, […]

Why is Honda using GM’s Ultium platform to underpin the upcoming Prologue SUV and closely related Acura ZDX? There are several good reasons, actually. Being a little behind the EV curve, one of the main targets for the Japanese automaker’s product development team was speed to market, and going with a complete and stable vehicle […]

Going electric doesn’t necessarily mean you have to buy a new car or truck. E-bikes and battery-powered scooters are great transportation solutions as well, ones that are particularly useful in densely populated urban areas. Joining this burgeoning vehicle segment, Honda announced its new Motocompacto, a foldable electric scooter that will be sold both online as […]

The 2024 Ford F-150 doesn’t look much different than the outgoing model, but don’t let that familiarity fool you. Engineers have made some hugely important upgrades to this truck for the latest model year, particularly regarding the PowerBoost hybrid powertrain. As you would expect for a midcycle refresh, the 2024 F-150 still rides atop a […]

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 […]