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The 2022 Toyota Mirai will be the first vehicle to get Teammate, a semi-autonomous driver assistance suite that allows for some degree of hands-free driving on specific stretches of highway. First shown on the Japanese-market Lexus LS 500h AWD, this marks the first time the system will be offered in the United States. According to […]

Ford Pro, Ford’s commercial vehicles division, has announced that it will add six new scalable commercial chargers to its portfolio. This will make it a one-stop shop for fleet operators looking to switch to battery-electric vehicles. Included are level 2 AC chargers for homes and DC chargers that will be used for large-scale depots. They’ll […]

General Motors announced this week that it will conduct a pilot test in collaboration with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to use battery-electric vehicles as backup power sources. The test will take place in homes located within PG&E’s service area. GM will use test vehicles equipped with bi-directional charging technology, allowing them to […]

Motiv Power Systems, a leader in battery-electric trucks, vans, and shuttles has revealed new field test results on its next-generation powertrain technologies. For its sixth-generation battery-electric vehicles, Motiv has announced that it will be partnering with Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based company specializing in propulsion batteries for BEVs. Prototypes are already undergoing testing and […]

At the 2022 CES Show, General Motors’ keynote was essentially a mic drop. In addition to debuting the new Chevrolet Silverado EV, it gave us a glimpse of its plans with the arrival of a new Equinox EV set to start at $30,000. GM also announced confirmed the existence of the Blazer EV, which will […]

Los Angeles is full of great roads so it’s no surprise automakers bring prototypes to test out here. Our latest catch is the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, which is scheduled to make its world debut later this year. It was accompanied by the next-generation GLC-Class, which is reportedly getting a plug-in hybrid option once again. […]

After multiple concepts, teasers, and spy shots, the 2024 Volkswagen ID. Buzz has been revealed in all of its funky glory. Other than some minor design tweaks like actual side mirrors and reshaped headlights the production version carried over nearly unchanged. The all-electric van looks like a modern-day T1 Microbus complete with short overhangs and […]

Mazda has finally taken the wraps off its first vehicle on the new rear-drive-based architecture, the CX-60. Arriving in Europe later this year, the CX-60 is the first of four crossovers on the new large vehicle platform called the Skyactiv Scalable Architecture. It also previews the plug-in hybrid powertrain that’s coming to the CX-70 and […]

Volkswagen has announced that the vehicle being developed under Project Trinity will be made at a new plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The new facility will be located near the main plant in the Warmenau district and will be part of a larger $2.1 billion investment. Construction is set to begin in spring 2023 and will […]

The refreshed 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge has debuted and it takes on some of the design cues found in the C40 Recharge. In addition to a new front bumper and a frameless grille plate, the headlights are now identical to the C40’s, featuring a curved lower portion. The pixel LED headlights that first appeared on […]