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Just like the opening theme to “The Jeffersons” TV show from the 1970s and ‘80s, Mazda is movin’ on up. The Japanese automaker unveiled its new 2024 CX-90 SUV on Tuesday, a three-row flagship-caliber vehicle riding on a rear-wheel-biased platform and boasting of a new turbocharged inline-six under the hood. With smoothly contoured body panels, […]

Engineers at Continental have developed a new type of rotor sensor for electric motors. Their design is smaller, lighter and much more accurate than competing solutions currently on the market. SEE ALSO: Continental’s Electric Corner Module improves EV efficiency, serviceability and even maneuverability “The advantage that you have over a typical resolver or encoder, typically […]

The largest publicly-traded, full-service travel center network in the U.S. has announced an agreement with Electrify America to add charging stations to select TA/Petro locations starting this year. TravelCenters of America and Electrify America have plans to install 1,000 individual chargers at 200 locations over five years and they’ll be located along major highways throughout […]

The humble drum brake, an old-school automotive technology, could be making a comeback. German supplier company Continental is developing a completely dry braking system, one that’s electronically controlled, requires zero brake fluid and, oddly enough, is of a drum design. Overall, this setup offers numerous and impactful benefits and may even help improve the efficiency […]

It may not be the best in any single category, but the Polestar 2 fastback is still one of our favorite electric vehicles. A well-rounded offering, this five-door is suave, sophisticated and engaging to drive. Improving the breed, the Polestar 2 is getting a substantial update for the 2024 model year, one that improves the […]

On Tuesday, Lexus announced it’s working to elevate the charging experience for drivers that opt to buy its new RZ 450e all-electric utility vehicle. The luxury automaker is partnering with two titans in the field, ChargePoint and Qmerit, to offer customers integrated charging solutions, both at home and on the road. SEE ALSO: Aqua Metals […]

With the success of the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning, it’s little surprise the American automaker is investing heavily into electric vehicles. The company confirmed its plans to launch nine new electric vehicles by 2024 in Europe, and while five of them will be commercial vehicles, we can expect at least two new […]

If there was any doubt left that Porsche is working on a more hard core version of its Taycan, these spy photos should put those to rest. Spy photographers have recently caught a Taycan prototype testing in the Arctic, wearing aggressive styling elements normally found on Porsche’s GT variants. Wearing minimal camouflage, it’s easy to […]

Volta Trucks has announced it has received customer orders for its first 300 production slots, which equates to about $92.4 million in revenue. The company plans to start production of its Volta Zero in Steyr, Austria in the second quarter of this year with deliveries happening this year. This is an important milestone for the […]

Big news in the battery-recycling world. Scaling its operations up, on Wednesday, Aqua Metals announced it plans to build an entire campus in the Reno, Nevada area dedicated to processing more than 20 million pounds of lithium-ion battery material each year. SEE ALSO: Breakthrough recycling process for lithium-ion batteries is clean, quick and economically viable […]