2020 VW e-Golf electric car range falls, just before ID EV range rises

2019 Volkswagen e-GolfWith the introduction of a first mass-market electric car, the ID 3, already happening in Europe, a mass-market EV for the U.S. just around the corner, next year, and a new Golf just introduced for Europe with fully electric no longer part of the mix, the e-Golf is available in the U.S. for just one more model year For its last year, though, the...

Riversimple Rasa lightweight hydrogen car to hit UK streets next year

Riversimple RasaThe super lightweight hydrogen-powered car a decade in the making will make its debut on the streets of Great Britain next year with a pre-launch trial geared toward getting it into the hands of as many hopeful customers as possible. Riversimple's introduction is more of a soft launch than a full-on production roll-out. While the company plans to...

Cummins joins push for hydrogen fuel-cell semis with demonstrator

Cummins FCEV Class 8 SemiCummins, a name synonymous with heavy-duty hauling, has shown a hydrogen-powered Class 8 semi concept at the 2019 North America Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta. Its concept truck includes a proton exchange membrane fuel cell from Hydrogenics, which Cummins recently acquired. The truck was designed for a 90-kW fuel cell, but this can be...

Turbos are going electric—and becoming part of hybrid powertrains

Garrett E-TurboTurbocharging has made its way from a niche performance upgrade and diesel-engine enabler to a mainstream power-booster aimed at making small, fuel-efficient engines drive like larger ones. What's next? As it turns out, the answer is hybrids. No, we're not just talking about slapping a turbocharger onto the ICE in a hybrid powertrain. What...