Will megawatt charging nix hydrogen fuel cell tech in semis?

Electric Island  -  Daimler Trucks North America and PGE  -  Portland ORThe Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) formalized just last summer will pave the way for more electric big rigs at the expense of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, an electric-truck consultant predicts. Enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel-cell passenger cars has largely played out, and megawatt charging will do the same for fuel-cell trucks, Rustam Kocher, former...

Ford CEO: We’re not going to go to 600-mile range on EVs

Ford Explorer electric crossover for EuropeFord is taking batteries very seriously, and it’s not going to spend more on them than it needs to. What that means, Ford product development chief and CTO Doug Field explained at the company's Capital Markets Day earlier this week, is redesigning next-generation EVs around weight savings, reduced complexity, lower rolling resistance, the...

BMW tests how its EVs might supplement the grid

2023 BMW i7 xDrive60BMW and utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) have started testing technology that allows EVs to supplement the grid. Testing is taking place at a PG&E lab in San Roman, California, as part of a partnership between the two companies that dates back to 2015, according to a BMW press release. BMW and PG&E previously offered...

Cadillac confirms Escalade IQ electric SUV for late-2023 reveal

2023 Cadillac Escalade-VCadillac on Monday announced plans to create a fully electric iteration of its biggest SUV, the Escalade, plus a tease of the timeline: The electric version, called Escalade IQ, will bow later this year. According to Cadillac, the Escalade IQ “promises the same commitment to craftsmanship, technology and performance that has helped the...

Ford three-row EV due in 2025: 350 miles on 100 kwh, exec says

2025 Ford 3-row SUV - Ford CEO Jim Farley on Monday teased the automaker’s upcoming fully electric seven-passenger SUV as being “like your own personal bullet train.” While that might not have been quite as extraordinary a picture as the Millennium Falcon with a back porch he likened Ford’s upcoming Project T3 electric pickup to in March, the...