Lordstown electric pickup will use Elaphe in-wheel motors, made in-house

Lordstown Endurance wheel hub motorLordstown Motors hasn't revealed many details of its Endurance electric pickup truck, but the company did say earlier this year that the truck will use in-wheel motors. Now we know exactly which motor Lordstown will use. They'll be licensed from Slovenian company Elaphe, and built at Lordstown's Ohio factory. Lordstown is setting up a...

GM has fast-tracked its electric-vehicle program in pandemic slowdown

Teaser for Cadillac Lyriq electric cossover SUV based on GM BEV3 modular platformGeneral Motors is steadfast that its next-generation electric vehicle program, revealed in March, is moving ahead as planned despite the pandemic slowdown and corresponding budget cuts elsewhere in the company. “We haven’t changed our plans at all, and we’re continuing to be full speed ahead on executing what you saw here on EV...

Report: 2024 Volvo XC100 Recharge EV will embrace SUV-coupe trend

2016 Volvo XC90Volvo will embrace the SUV-coupe trend started by German luxury automakers with its own electric contender, according to a new report. The 2024 Volvo XC100 Recharge will follow the SUV-coupe template by combining a tall, high-riding body with a low roofline, according to Motor Trend. While the term "coupe" traditionally refers to a two-door...

Lucid Air electric car: Fleet of 40 prototypes temporarily parked

Lucid Air prototypes parkedLucid has temporarily parked a fleet of 40 prototypes for its Air electric sedan and, apparently trying to make the most of the situation, it's released a short video showing the whole fleet of cars parked together. The Air was originally scheduled to appear in production-ready form at the 2020 New York Auto Show, but the event was cancelled due...