An Australian outfit is looking to the commercial side of converting old, gasoline-powered trucks and SUVs to EVs, hoping to open up an untapped market for electric retrofitting. Adelaide-based Zero Automotive is building specialized Land Cruiser 79s for dedicated commercial applications, Charged EVs reports, targeting the agribusiness and mining... Australian company positions electric Land Cruiser as a zero-emissions work truck
An Australian outfit is looking to the commercial side of converting old, gasoline-powered trucks and SUVs to EVs, hoping to open up an untapped market for electric retrofitting. Adelaide-based Zero Automotive is building specialized Land Cruiser 79s for dedicated commercial applications, Charged EVs reports, targeting the agribusiness and mining... 
As Volkswagen's ID 3 production EVs begin to roll off the assembly line, Germany is looking to grease the skids for electric-car hopefuls with increased subsidies for electrified vehicle buyers over the next 5-10 years. According to Reuters, the German government is seeking a 50 percent increase in electric vehicle subsidies from 2020 to 2025. In... 
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has finally found a suitor—and in it, a partner in mobility and electrification. FCA and France's Groupe PSA (which operates the Citroën, DS, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot brands) announced Thursday that they have reached an agreement to merge operations, creating the fourth-largest automaker in the world with an... 
A coalition of 166 representatives sent a letter to the U.S. House leadership Wednesday to show support for reforming clean energy tax policies. One key element of the plan is an expansion of the federal EV tax credit Proponents of reform are calling for an increase in the existing cap of 200,000 eligible sales per manufacturer to 600,000, with a... 
Fisker's forthcoming electric crossover now has a name: Ocean. The new model, which Fisker claims will be the most sustainable vehicle in the world, will be officially unveiled in January. Unlike the ambitious EMotion flagship, Ocean will target the volume market with a starting price below $40,000. For that, you get approximately 275 miles of... 
The super lightweight hydrogen-powered car a decade in the making will make its debut on the streets of Great Britain next year with a pre-launch trial geared toward getting it into the hands of as many hopeful customers as possible. Riversimple's introduction is more of a soft launch than a full-on production roll-out. While the company plans to... 
Cummins, a name synonymous with heavy-duty hauling, has shown a hydrogen-powered Class 8 semi concept at the 2019 North America Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta. Its concept truck includes a proton exchange membrane fuel cell from Hydrogenics, which Cummins recently acquired. The truck was designed for a 90-kW fuel cell, but this can be... 
Turbocharging has made its way from a niche performance upgrade and diesel-engine enabler to a mainstream power-booster aimed at making small, fuel-efficient engines drive like larger ones. What's next? As it turns out, the answer is hybrids. No, we're not just talking about slapping a turbocharger onto the ICE in a hybrid powertrain. What... 
The Midwest, not smog-plagued California, may realize the most health benefits from a pivot to cleaner energy, according to a new study geared toward exploring the impacts of converting America's power grid to future-proof sources of electricity. The two regions that would stand to gain the most are the Great Lakes/Mid-Atlantic area and the Upper... 
Dutch startup Lightyear claims its One electric car is the most aerodynamic car in the world, thanks to a Cd below 0.20, the company announced Tuesday. "During a week of testing in a windtunnel facility in Turin, the Lightyear team was able to validate their simulation models and confirm a drag coefficient (Cd) below 0.20," Lightyear said in its...