Volkswagen boosts investment in solid-state EV battery firm QuantumScape

Volkswagen ID Buzz Cargo conceptVolkswagen is increasing its stake in solid-state battery firm QuantumScape. The German automaker said in a press release Tuesday that it will invest an additional $200 million in the U.S.-based battery company. VW has been collaborating with QuantumScape since 2012, and claims to be the company's largest automotive investor, with a previous...

Ford Active Drive Assist vs. Tesla Autopilot: How the systems might compare

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-EOn Thursday, Ford gave us the first details about a driver-assistance feature the company has hinted about in its upcoming all-electric 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The system, which will debut on the crossover next year, will offer hands-free driving on divided highways for indefinite periods of time. Ford's system, which piggybacks on its latest...

Lyft aims to be all-electric by 2030, says it won’t be easy

Lyft car with trademark pink mustache (via Wikimedia) The ride-hailing company Lyft announced Wednesday that it intends to go all-electric by 2030—potentially avoiding 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and cutting gasoline consumption by more than a billion gallons from now until 2030. According to Lyft, its accelerated timeline will result in 60 billion electric vehicle miles...

Want to help build a VW electric car?

Volkswagen e-Golf assembly at Dresden If you like DIY projects, Volkswagen has an offer that might interest you. The automaker is letting visitors to its "glass house" factory in Dresden, Germany, help build e-Golf electric cars. As of now, visitors to the factory can get hands on at up to five stations on the e-Golf assembly line, VW said in a press release Tuesday. If you think...

Rimac C_Two electric supercar delivery delayed to 2021

Rimac C_TwoThe ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted the plans of automakers large and small—even those planning to make all-electric supercars. The list of delayed launches now includes the 1,914-horsepower Rimac C_Two. On Tuesday the company said it would begin deliveries in 2021, not 2020, as originally planned. Rimac recently resumed normal...

Lucid Air electric sedan: Debut September 9, deliveries early 2021

Lucid AirThe luxurious, long-range Lucid Air electric sedan is due to go into production by the end of 2020. And the California company behind it revealed Wednesday when exactly it will show the full set of production-ready details. On September 9, the Air will be unveiled via an online event that will show final, production-level interior and exterior...

Citroën Ë-Spacetourer electric van can seat up to nine

Citroën Ë-SpacetourerEuropean car buyers can now get an electric van that seats up to nine people. It's the Citroën Ë-Spacetourer, an all-electric version of one of the French automaker's existing vans. Instead of the internal-combustion powertrains used in other SpaceTourer variants, the Ë-Spacetourer gets a single electric motor making 80 kilowatts...

Citroën Ë-Spacetourer electric van can seat up to nine

Citroën Ë-SpacetourerEuropean car buyers can now get an electric van that seats up to nine people. It's the Citroën Ë-Spacetourer, an all-electric version of one of the French automaker's existing vans. Instead of the internal-combustion powertrains used in other SpaceTourer variants, the Ë-Spacetourer gets a single electric motor making 80 kilowatts...

Canadian study: Each EV brings better health, $7,500 in “social benefits”

2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVMany studies have confirmed the health benefits of replacing internal-combustion vehicles with EVs, but a new Canadian study puts a dollar amount on those benefits. A single electric car replacing a gasoline car brings approximately CD$10,000 (about $7,400 at current exchange rates) in "social benefits," according to the study, which was drafted...

Tesla Model S Long Range Plus: 400-mile range an electric-car first

2020 Tesla Model STesla has accomplished another electric-car first with its Model S. “Starting today, all North American Model S Long Range Plus vehicles have an official EPA-rated range of 402 miles,” Tesla announced in a company post Monday afternoon. The company says that the new 402-mile range applies back to when it started building “Long...

NYC analysis finds hybrids’ mpg advantage is better than EPA suggests

New York City skylineIn New York City, Hybrid cars and trucks beat their EPA fuel economy ratings in fleet service, according to analysis from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), which manages the Big Apple's municipal fleet. "DCAS Fleet looked at actual fuel economy in calendar year 2019 for 4,000 non-policing fleet units including sedans...

Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV will include several free fast charges

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E at Electrify America fast chargerIn advance of first deliveries of the Mustang Mach-E SUV due for first deliveries later this year, Ford announced a few more details Monday about how customers can plan to keep their EV charged. First off, Ford is wrapping in 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary Electrify America DC fast charging with each 2021 Mustang Mach-E. That’s enough...

Cadillac EVs won’t mirror gasoline models in design

Future Cadillac long-range electric large luxury utility vehicle (rendering), 2019 Detroit auto shoUpcoming Cadillac electric cars won't look like their internal-combustion counterparts, Cadillac design director Brian Smith said in an interview with Automobile published Wednesday. While most recent Cadillac models have taken styling cues from the Escala concept, the General Motors luxury brand is "making a bit of a departure" with its EVs...