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Your next delivery from DHL may come in an all-electric delivery van. Ford Pro is set to provide Deutsche Post DHL Group with over 2,000 electric vans by the end of 2023, as DHL aims to have 60% of its pickup and delivery fleet of vehicles to be electric by 2030. The two companies have […]

Earlier in May, Ford and SK Innovation announced a joint venture for U.S. battery manufacturing that would result in the BlueOval SK Battery Park, a 1500-acre battery manufacturing campus. Today, Ford revealed that significant progress on construction has been made and is on schedule to open the new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) BlueOval […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Honda has had an interesting history with hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, offering the first EPA- and CARB-certified fuel-cell vehicle in 2002 with the FCX, launching the Honda Fit EV from 2013 to 2015, and offering the Clarity lineup in 2017 that has since been axed. In a way, it almost seems as […]

Ford is investing heavily into electric vehicles and the success of the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning has helped the American automaker sit at the number-2 position when it comes to EV brands. Today, Ford has announced it has produced its 150,000 Mustang Mach-E since the model’s launch at the end of 2020. It’s an […]

What’s the most popular electric truck? According to Autolist.com, a company that helps drivers buy and sell vehicles, it’s the F-150 Lightning. This is the second year in a row Ford’s battery-powered pickup topped the organization’s annual EV Truck Survey. There aren’t that many all-electric pickups available today, but even when future offerings are factored […]

With relatively short routes and the ability to recharge at depots every night, electrification is ideal for commercial fleet operators and delivery companies. This is why offerings like the BrightDrop Zevo 600 and Ford E-Transit have been introduced. Another all-electric van of note is the Rivian EDV, which the automaker builds for goliath online retailer […]

While the BEV offerings in the U.S. are growing, the market is mostly dominated by crossovers and SUVs. Those shopping for something sportier with just two doors have very little options. Now that the Fiat 500e is returning in 2024, our attention turns to the hotter Abarth variant that has just made its debut. As […]