Stellantis CEO: Ram range-extended electric pickup to outrun regulations

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept  -  CES 2023 Stellantis is going about electrifying trucks in a different way than Ford or GM. Rather than only rolling out a line of full battery electric trucks to keep selling alongside its gasoline models, it will also produce a range-extended Ram electric truck to fit into a middle ground that could get more people to plug in. In a Q&A session last...

Goodyear shows fuel-saving tire with 90% sustainable materials

Goodyear 90% sustainable tireGoodyear has developed a tire made from 90% sustainable materials that can also save fuel, but it's not destined for production just yet. The "demonstration tire" passed all of Goodyear's internal testing, as well as all applicable regulatory testing, and was shown to have a lower rolling resistance than a comparable conventional tire, the company...

Waitlist opens for $40,000 Lightyear 2 solar car due in 2025

Waitlist announced for Lightyear 2 solar car due in 2025.Lightyear has opened a waitlist for its second solar-assisted EV model, which aims for a lower price point and something much closer to mass-market appeal. Straightforwardly called Lightyear 2, this new model is scheduled to start production by the end of 2025 with a base price of approximately $40,000, according to a Lightyear press release. The...

EV range-boosting heated seat belt is a mass-market first

ZF Heat Belt - heated seat belt for EVsYou might already have heated seats and possibly a heated steering wheel in your vehicle. Are you ready for a heated seat belt? That’s what ZF, one of the world’s top automotive suppliers, announced this past week at CES. The innovation is focused toward electric vehicles. While it might sound extravagant and unnecessary, ZF has a...

Ram confirms range-extended EV, considers fuel-cell HD trucks

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept  -  CES 2023 As Ford and GM appear poised to go big on a range of battery electric full-size pickups, Stellantis and its Ram brand are readying more than BEVs as they shift to cleaner trucks. The range of Ram possibilities that became a little clearer last week, surrounding the reveal of the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept at CES, includes an electric...

Vinfast details smaller VF 6 and VF 7, confirms US VF 8 deliveries

Vinfast VF 8Vinfast has delivered its first VF 8 electric SUVs to U.S. customers, and it plans to open reservations for the VF 6 and VF 7 follow-up models in March, the company announced at CES in Las Vegas last week. The first 100 VF 8 EVs were delivered in Vinfast's home country of Vietnam in September 2022. Vinfast now says the first U.S. customer cars...

Mercedes plans own EV fast-charging network, starting with America

Mercedes-Benz EV charging networkMercedes-Benz aims to have its own EV fast-charging network in place by the end of the decade, focusing on North America initially and expanding to other major markets like Europe and China. Construction will start this year in the U.S. and Canada, Mercedes announced at CES in Las Vegas this past week. The automaker wants to have more than 400...