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The hotly anticipated new Nissan LEAF will feature state-of-the-art ProPILOT technology, enabling autonomous drive functionality in single-lane highway driving. The technology, operated at the touch of a single button, will control the steering, acceleration and braking in a single la...
Other photos have hit the Web in the past, but these show some details we haven’t yet seen or seen clearly. For instance, we have a clear shot of the steering wheel, another clear shot of the center-stack display screen – one that seems to potentially show a range of over 300 miles. O...
With all the talk of plug-in electrified cars these days, hybrids have assumed a quieter background role, but their value remains nonetheless. In part because they’ve been on the market longer, and tend to cost less than comparable plug-in electrified vehicles, they actually sell in h...
John Voelcker Jun 22, 2017 Follow John Add to circle While many drivers generally understand the concept of an electric car, understanding generally stops there. It's a car, and you plug it in to get power to run it. That's fine as far as it goes. Beyond that, things get hazy pretty q...
John Voelcker Jun 22, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Gas pump Enlarge Photo The Trump Administration has had a challenging start on numerous fronts, but its work to slash emission rules and eliminate regulations continues. The EPA administrator, climate-science denier Scott Pruitt, ha...
John Voelcker Jun 22, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, 2016 Paris auto show Enlarge Photo German luxury carmakers often follow each other's product plans in something close to lockstep. Let one maker—BMW, say—introduce a new category of vehicle—sport...
Consumers want good fuel economy even in crossovers, SUVs, and pickups, and a new study indicates this affects the kinds of vehicles people buy. Recently Consumer Federation of America analyzed U.S. sales and mileage data between 2011 and 2016 to find that light-duty trucks with mpg i...
Hyundai FE Fuel Cell concept, 2017 Geneva auto show Enlarge Photo It's public knowledge that Hyundai plans to replace its aging Tucson Fuel Cell utility vehicle with an all-new hydrogen-powered vehicle, and that it has big plans for the future. The Korean automaker showcased the FE Fu...
2016 Tesla Model S Enlarge Photo Tesla's most recent Autopilot software head has left the company after just five months on the job. Chris Lattner, who had previously worked at Apple for more than a decade, joined Tesla in January as head software engineer overseeing development of th...
22.6.2017 Autonomous car trial set for public roads JLR, Ford, and Tata have been developing connected and autonomous systems UK Autodrive has been approved to take its trials of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) onto public roads. The collaboration, involving Jaguar Land Rover...
With millions of plug-in electric vehicles in use worldwide, demand for smart charging solutions has become an enormous developer and investment opportunity, according to a recently published report by IoT market research firm ON World. “Tesla with autonomous driving has captured the ...
22.6.2017 Mayor reveals zero emission London transport plans The proposals will see a capital wide zero emission zone by 2050 Mayor of London Sadiq Kahn has revealed the proposals that will help achieve his aim of dramatically cutting vehicle emissions in the capital. The plan is to m...
The BMW i8’s sports car performance and small car fuel economy won it the International Engine of the Year award for the third year in a row. The i8 plug-in hybrid took the award in the 1.4-liter to 1.8-liter displacement category. Winners were recognized Wednesday during the Engine E...
2015 Nissan Leaf plugged in to recharge [photo: John C. Briggs] Enlarge Photo Studies have shown that electric vehicles have a number of strikes against them in the minds on consumers who don't know much about them. Range anxiety, the lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure—o...
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV was on Tuesday awarded a “Top Safety Pick” award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). It became the first 2017 model-year EV to be awarded as a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS. Like other previously tested EVs, the Bolt scored high on nearly eve...
That’s right- after another convincing win at the 24 Hours of LeMans earlier this month, Porsche seems to be setting its sights on other racing series. The all-electric Formula E series is particularly interesting , sure- but the budget there (even on the high side) is barely a tenth ...
BYD has expanded of its pure electric buses to Brisbane airport, eight months after making its commercial debut at the country’s busiest airport in Sydney. The fleet of eleven 12-meter BYD electric buses will be fully operational in February 2018 as a shuttle service between the airpo...
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced that Polestar, its performance car arm, is to become a new separately-branded and electrified global high performance car company , marking the latest stage in Volvo’s ongoing transformation. In order to drive the development of the bra...
New spy photos of the 2018 Nissan Leaf indicate that prior reports that it would appear more “mainstream” have been fulfilled. Shot at a test track, with heavy camouflage masking removed, hints of the 2015 IDS concept can be seen, and gone are quirky design cues of the first generatio...
Tesla is looking at sharing its Supercharger network with other automakers. The news comes directly from its CTO, JB Straubel. It’s not the first time that sharing the Supercharger network has been floated. CEO Elon Musk mentioned previous discussions back in 2015. But nothing ever ca...
John Voelcker Jun 21, 2017 Follow John Add to circle The 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient version of all-new range of Toyota's popular mid-size sedan, its best-selling vehicle in the U.S. until very recently. The new Camry Hybrid is based on some of the same underpi...
Audi is expanding its model portfolio with a new e-tron-model. Production of the Audi e-tron Sportback will start at Audi Brussels (Belgium) in 2019. That Audi plant will therefore be responsible for producing a second fully electric model. The Audi e-tron electric SUV will drive off ...
2015 Nissan Leaf plugged in to recharge [photo: John C. Briggs] Enlarge Photo Studies have shown that electric vehicles have a number of strikes against them in the minds on consumers who don't know much about them. Range anxiety, the lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure—o...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that the latest iteration of Autopilot would be the most refined variation of the software yet. In fact, the Tesla chief recently tweeted that the new Autopilot algorithm would be "smooth as silk." One owner, James Hansbert, recorded his experience after r...
Volvo Cars has announced that Polestar, its performance car arm, is to become a new separately-branded electrified global high performance car company, marking the latest stage in Volvo’s ongoing transformation. In order to drive the development of the brand, Volvo Cars also announced...
The future has no exhaust pipe. If we want to achieve our climate protection objectives, we will also need a transformation of the transport sector in addition to the transformation of the energy market, since year upon year we go through tonnes of CO2 in road transport. While the emi...
Unveiled at a global symposium on urban mobility in Montreal last week, the Michelin Vision is a wheel and tire in one. Made from sustainable materials, the Vision is also biodegradable — a huge consideration in a world drowning in cast off tires. Because it isn’t pumped full of air l...
The German plug-in electric car market registered 3,788 registrations, up 185% year-on-year, with year-to-date registrations now doubling the 2016 result during the same period. With year-to-date sales now growing 102%, Germany is now one of the hottest markets for plug-in vehicles, w...
The all-new BMW 530e plug-in hybrid sedan will be produced at Magna’s contract manufacturing plant in Graz, Austria, starting in summer 2017. Magna’s Graz facility will then be the production home for two premium electrified vehicles: the BMW 530e and the previously awarded Jaguar I-P...
A major Chinese automaker says it will be getting its foothold in the U.S. market during 2019 by introducing at least one plug-in electrified vehicle. Last week at Michelin’s sustainable mobility summit in Montreal, GAC Motor president Yu Jun said that seven “new energy vehicle” model...
