Thomas Jouley next-gen electric school bus debuts with new eAxle

Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school busThomas Built Buses manufacturers most of the yellow school buses that populate U.S. roads—and an increasing number of them are electric. The company on Tuesday unveiled its second-generation electric school bus. Dubbed the Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, it features a number of changes over the first-generation model that launched in 2017. Key among...

Sony and Honda’s Afeela 1 electric hatchback arriving in 2026 for $89,900

Afeela 1The Afeela 1, the EV from a joint venture between Honda and Sony, will arrive in 2026 Base Afeela 1 EVs will cost $89,900 while the Signature trim costs $102,900 Afeela is now taking $200 deposits, but it'll only be available in California initially Sony and Honda confirmed pricing for the first electric vehicle from their joint Afeela brand at...

EVs don’t need to charge as quickly as gas cars fill up, US consumers say

Mercedes-Benz EV Charging Hub in Sandy Springs, GeorgiaLong charging times and lack of available public charging stations have been cited as major roadblocks to EV adoption in countless studies and surveys, but a new survey of U.S. consumers conducted by Deloitte indicates that attitudes may be changing. While it included about 31,000 responses from thirty different countries, the survey found that...

2025 Toyota Prius goes dark with Nightshade trim

2025 Toyota PriusThe 2025 Toyota Prius continues unchanged except for a new Nightshade grade and a small price increase. The base Prius LE grade now costs $29,485 including the mandatory $1,135 destination charge—$400 more than the comparable 2024 model. The cost of the Prius XLE positioned just above it increases by the same amount, to $32,930. Toyota also...

Ford sold more electric Mustangs in 2024 than gas-powered ones

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E RallyThe electric Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV outsold its gasoline coupe and convertible siblings in 2024. Ford recently released its Q4 and year-end sales results, which showed 51,745 Mach-E sales and 44,003 gasoline Mustang sales. Those represented a year over year increase of 26.9% from 2023 for the Mach-E, and a decrease of 9.5% for the gasoline...

Solar-powered Pebble Flow EV travel trailer makes glamping $109,000 affair

Pebble Flow EV travel trailerPebble first showed its Flow electric travel trailer in 2023 The Pebble Flow is expected to enter production early this year The Pebble Flow costs $109,000 and comes with a 45-kwh LFP battery pack California-based startup Pebble on Monday unveiled a production-intent version of its Flow EV travel trailer, which it hopes to begin delivering to...

2026 Genesis GV60 brings tech updates

2026 Genesis GV60Genesis is giving the GV60 a mild refresh for 2026 Genesis revealed the updated GV60 globally, but hasn't detailed specs The revamped 2026 GV60 should arrive in the U.S. later this year The Genesis GV60 is about to receive its first major refresh, which will include a new dashboard display and minimal styling changes. Genesis revealed the updated...

Porsche has been developing in-wheel electric motors since 1900

Replica of in-wheel electric motor used in 1900 Lohner-PorschePorsche built its reputation with internal-combustion sports cars, but at the turn of the 20th century Ferdinand Porsche, whose son Ferry would later start the sports-car brand, tinkered with electric motors—including in-wheel hub motors. The first electric-vehicle boom occurred at the turn of the 20th century, before internal combustion...

Future big GM EVs might accelerate charging with multiple connectors

2024 GMC Hummer EVWith megawatt charging slow to ramp up, General Motors appears to have an alternative solution to speed up charging for electric commercial vehicles. This is discussed in a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 26, 2024, although it was originally filed by GM about two years earlier. In the document...