Enlarge / The Volta Zero commercial delivery truck should go into production by 2022. (credit: Volta Trucks) Volta Trucks, a Swedish startup developing battery electric commercial vehicles, has found a battery supplier. On Wednesday, the company signed an agreement with Proterra, a leading US commercial EV manufacturer. The deal was the last piece of the […]
This is the McLaren Artura, a new $225,000 plug-in hybrid supercar. [credit: McLaren ] On Tuesday evening, McLaren unveiled its newest supercar, the Artura. It’s the company’s first plug-in hybrid EV, promising all the usual performance superlatives associated with McLaren: 0-124mph (200km/h) in 8.3 seconds, a 10.7-second quarter-mile time, and a top speed of 205mph […]
This is the Lotus E-R9, an interpretation of what an electric endurance race car might look like in 2030. [credit: Lotus ] Regular readers will know that we’re pretty enthusiastic about the future of Lotus, the UK-based maker of lightweight sports cars. Beset by financial troubles for much of its existence, Lotus Group is now […]
Enlarge (credit: adventtr / Getty) A potential partnership between Apple and Nissan foundered due to disagreements over branding, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Apple wanted Nissan to build Apple-branded cars, while Nissan preferred to keep its own brand on the vehicles. In recent months, Apple has reportedly been looking for a partner to build […]
Enlarge / Six new battery electric Land Rover models will arrive between 2024-2026. (credit: Jaguar Land Rover) Big change is in store for Jaguar Land Rover. The British automaker has a new global strategy, as revealed earlier on Monday by new CEO Thierry Bolloré. There’s a new roadmap for Jaguar, which will lose its internal […]
On the left is the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV. On the right, the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which has a new look. [credit: Chevrolet ] On Sunday afternoon, and after a delay of several months caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Chevrolet revealed its newly facelifted Bolt EV. On the outside, the electric hatchback has a […]
Enlarge / Why did the flywheel hybrid never catch on for road cars? (credit: GKN/Jonathan Gitlin) When a Speed network television crew interviewed Margo T. Oge, then-director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, during the 10-hour long 2010 Petit Le Mans Series race at Road Atlanta, Porsche’s experimental 911 GT3 […]
Enlarge / Ford has cut production at its Chicago facility from three shifts to one as a global chip shortage takes a toll on the car industry. (credit: Scott Olson | Getty Images) The Biden administration has pledged to take immediate action to address a global shortage of semiconductors that has forced the closure of […]
Enlarge / GM and Will Ferrell took a Cadillac Lyriq EV to Sweden to highlight the fact that Norway buys more electric vehicles per capita than the US. (credit: General Motors) Although a bunch of automakers chose to sit out 2021, General Motors still saw value in advertising during this year’s Super Bowl. The automaker […]
Enlarge / The Antigravity battery in place, with the Bluetooth monitor dongle. (credit: Bradley Iger) From iPhones to Teslas, lithium-ion battery technology is ubiquitous in today’s world. It’s the chemistry of choice for a wide range of applications due to its high charge density relative to its mass, which in turn yields things like high-end […]