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Roadway fatalities and injuries are a major issue. The World Health Organization estimates that traffic crashes result in nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and some 50 million injuries around the globe every year, absolutely staggering figures. If anything can be done to lower – or ideally prevent – these casualties it should be implemented. One […]

Chevy unveiled the 2024 Corvette E-Ray on Tuesday morning, commemorating the iconic nameplate’s 70th birthday. The first-generation Corvette debuted on January 17, 1953 at Motorama in New York City. Fast-forward seven decades and the new E-Ray is unlike any other Corvette ever offered by the Bow Tie brand. This sports car features a hybrid powertrain, […]

One of the best parts of EV ownership is never having to go to a gas station. Starting the morning with a full battery is the best, and most rewarding, way to own an EV. But if you rent and don’t have access to workplace charging, your life becomes exponentially more difficult. As we get […]

Volvo has announced an update to its C40 and XC40 Recharge models that add rear-wheel-drive variants, the first time in 25 years the Swedish automaker has offered a rear-wheel-drive vehicle. Joining the lineup will also be an updated all-wheel-drive performance model. More importantly, the second-generation permanent magnet electric motors that will be powering the updated […]

It’s the moment rotary enthusiasts have been waiting for since the RX-8, but they’re likely very disappointed. Mazda has brought back its famed rotary engine, but it’s being used as a generator to charge a battery pack and extend the range of a plug-in hybrid. The technology is similar to what the BMW i3 and […]

For drivers that are considering an electric vehicle, range is often the No. 1 concern, especially for those living in regions where the weather gets cold. Of course, countless companies around the world are hard at work addressing this issue, coming up with innovative ways of increasing how far an EV can go between charges. […]

The BMW X1 and X2 models aren’t a huge success in the U.S., where buyers prefer the larger X3 and X5 models, but internationally, the compact crossovers are quite popular. Last year, the third-generation BMW X1 was introduced to the market and now we can expect the next-generation X2 to arrive sometime this year as […]

During a keynote from Carlos Tavares at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas, he discussed the latest strategic investment in a company called Symbio. The French company makes the technology needed to build hydrogen vehicles. Symbio’s CEO, Phillipe Rosier, sat down with EV Pulse along with the North American General Manager, Rob Del Core, […]

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 […]

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 […]