Will GM’s Ultium Drive be the small-block V-8 for generation of EVs?

Cadillac Lyriq conceptThe ubiquitous General Motors 350 small-block V-8, which went into a generation of vehicles, made GM strong. For decades it was offered in a wide range of output levels and tunes and to this day is made by the company as a crate engine for hobbyists. GM announced Tuesday, in a move harking back to its treatment of core engine and transmission...

Will GM’s Ultium Drive be the small-block V-8 for a generation of EVs?

Cadillac Lyriq conceptThe ubiquitous General Motors 350 small-block V-8, which went into a generation of vehicles, made GM strong. For decades it was offered in a wide range of output levels and to this day is made by the company as a crate engine for hobbyists. GM announced Tuesday, in a move harking back to its treatment of core engine and transmission components in...

Solar tonneau cover charges electric pickups, provides portable power

Worksport TerraVis solar tonneau charging systemTonneau covers are already a popular option for pickup owners—allowing more secure, weather-protected storage, and perhaps even improved aerodynamics and highway efficiency. Adding solar panels to tonneau covers seems not only like a natural next step, but a natural complement to the numerous fully electric pickups arriving over the next...

Volvo starts masking its exhaust tips, on the way to more EVs

2021 Volvo S90 (concealed exhaust tips)In the past we’ve asked how far off in the future tailpipes might be seen as socially inferior and morally wrong—or at the very least, uncouth. That time might have already arrived. Volvo announced Monday, within a series of styling and feature updates to its model lineup, that it’s hiding its exhaust tips within the rear bumper...

Used BMW i3 police cars offered up in LA: Electric-car deal or not?

Los Angeles takes delivery of BMW i3 BEVs for LAPD use  -  2016It’s been a long time since Los Angeles has provided any update on its push to use more electric cars—including 200 BMW i3 EVs—in its police fleets. Now many of them have ended up listed at New Century BMW, a dealership in Alhambra, in the greater Los Angeles area, as first reported last week by The Current Review. New Century...

Matthew Dear song remixes Ford Mustang Mach-E electric car sounds

Musician Matthew Dear, with the Ford Mustang Mach-EThere are many, many songs that mention one of the icons of gasoline-swilling, open-road Americana: the Ford Mustang. Meanwhile, there are very few electric Ford Mustangs in the world, and even fewer songs about electric Ford Mustangs. Leave it to Ford to change those things—both of them. Later this year, the start of deliveries of the Ford...