Toyota rolls out C-HR plug-in hybrid, plans six bZ EVs for Europe

Toyota C-HR Prologue conceptToyota on Monday teased a plug-in hybrid version of its C-HR subcompact crossover and confirmed more all-electric bZ models for Europe. The Toyota C-HR Prologue Concept shown Monday previews a next-generation model scheduled to debut in the near future. Toyota said in a press release that this new model is engineered to support a plug-in hybrid...

Hyundai N performance EV brand teases hydrogen fuel cell tech

Hyundai N Vision 74 ConceptHyundai's N performance division is preparing to launch its first battery-electric cars, but it's considering performance fuel-cell vehicles as well. Hyundai released a short video Friday showing off the development process for its N vehicles and teasing the first production electric N model, the Ioniq 5 N, a sportier version of the Ioniq 5...

DHL is getting 2,000 Ford electric vans, smarts to manage them

DHL Express - Ford E-TransitFord announced Monday that its Ford Pro unit will deliver 2,000 electric delivery vans to Deutsche Post DHL Group worldwide, by the end of 2023. Nested behind this is a piece of news that signals a far greater impact over the long term: The deal includes an memorandum of understanding (MOU) for future vehicles, plus DHL’s implementation of...

AAA expands EV offerings with mobile charging, trip planning

AAA mobile EV chargingMore than a decade after launching a mobile EV charging pilot program, AAA is launching a second, larger-scale program that will offer mobile charging to members in 14 U.S. metropolitan areas. The new pilot program offers mobile charging for free to AAA members in the following cities: San Francisco; Indianapolis; Philadelphia; Orlando; Nashville;...

Tesla confirms megawatt charging tech for Cybertruck, Semi

Tesla Semi aeroTesla confirmed that it plans to use a new immersive cooling method for its Supercharger V4 charging cable, capable of handling up to 1 megawatt. “It’s going to be used for Cybertruck, too,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday night. The tech upgrade is coming to Superchargers next year, he added. Tesla didn’t confirm that...