Toyota and Hyundai broaden fuel-cell semi plans for US

Hyundai Xcient Fuel CellToyota and Hyundai this week announced plans to broaden their respective U.S. hydrogen fuel-cell semi truck projects. The Japanese automaker has been collaborating with truck maker PACCAR for several years on fuel-cell test vehicles, but on Tuesday it an announced an expansion of the joint effort aimed at pushing fuel-cell trucks toward...

Ford aims to capture more EV newbies with three-row electric SUV

Ford Explorer electric crossover for EuropeFord’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup has managed to capture a high rate of customers who hadn’t considered an electric vehicle before, with EV newbies making up nearly 80% of reservation-holders. And as Ford CEO Jim Farley underscored this week in a quarterly financial call, there’s room to do that again in the near future with...

White House: Toyota “fully committed” to electrifying US fleet

Toyota bZ Compact SUV ConceptToyota "has been the laggard" on electrifying its U.S. lineup, but is now "fully committed," White House senior advisor John Podesta said in an interview with Reuters published Tuesday. Podesta said he met with senior officials from the automaker, including chief scientist Gill Pratt, who is one of the executives who even around the time of...

Redesigned 2025 Mini Cooper Electric adds driving range, space

2025 Mini Cooper prototypeThe next-generation electric Mini will add more space, and potentially more driving range, in an upcoming redesign, the brand revealed Thursday. The redesigned Mini Cooper Electric, as it's referred to in a press release from Mini parent BMW, is expected to arrive for the 2025 model year. In addition to a replacement for the current Mini Cooper...

Fisker plans to bring swappable batteries to Ocean EV by 2024

2023 Fisker OceanThe Fisker Ocean electric SUV will get swappable batteries from startup Ample by 2024, Fisker announced Tuesday. But the partnership will target fleets initially. "With today’s announcement drivers can now look forward to a combination of award-winning design and affordability in the Fisker Ocean," a company release said, "powered by the...

Ford Mach-E with LFP battery: 250 miles, starting at $44,795

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E previewFord has already promised that it will be ramping up production rates for its Mustang Mach-E electric car. But earlier this week it delivered an added perk that wasn’t already anticipated: another price cut. With it, pricing drops on all of the Mustang Mach-E electric cars by as much as $3,700—factoring in a mandatory destination fee...