Hyundai says it wants to explore opportunities in the U.S. commercial truck market with its new fuel-cell-powered HDC-6 Neptune Class 8 semi concept. While Hyundai didn't give us much in the way of detail about its commercial concept, it did say that Neptune is a clean-sheet commercial vehicle design based on a "groundbreaking futuristic...
What happens when a dedicated fun vehicle goes electric? Supplier BorgWarner has an idea of how to create that—from the Ariel Nomad off-roader. The Ariel Nomad is essentially a jacked-up variant of the small toy builder's Atom, itself little more than a tube-frame chassis with one of a handful of different engines thrown in the back, from...
Toyota’s support of the Trump administration in its fight with California over auto emissions shocked consumers in a state known for its environmental activism.
Mini prices its Cooper SE. London has a new (electric) kind of black cab. A special kind of clutch pack could help keep performance EVs lean. And GM is among several companies now actively opposing California in its battle with the EPA. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM, Toyota, and Fiat Chrysler have allied to support the Trump...
While the industry clamors to put electric taxis in the air, London is taking its first real steps toward electrifying its ground-based taxi fleet. The aptly named Dynamo Motor Company has deployed its first all-electric, zero-emission taxi cab. The cab itself is based on Nissan e-NV-series passenger van and sports an 80-kilowatt (107 horsepower)...
Mini's new battery-electric Cooper SE will start at $30,750 when it goes on sale next spring, the company announced Monday. That includes the $850 destination charge, and it doesn't include the $7,500 federal EV tax credit or any other state or local incentive. Mini notes that the SE could be had for as little as $18,750 (incl. destination) in...
Some upcoming high-performance electric vehicles—such as those with Tesla’s upcoming Plaid powertrain—are positioning a second electric motor at the rear axle to assure accurate torque vectoring, and improved handling. If the new Torque-Vectoring Dual-Clutch unit from the supplier BorgWarner works the way it’s intended to...
General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Toyota have come out against California and its Zero Emission Vehicle rules that mandate electric vehicles and place tighter restrictions on tailpipe emissions. The automakers are allying with the Association of Global Automakers, the lobbying group representing a number of foreign automakers...
Proposed support from the federal government could help automakers catch up with China on EVs, over 10 years. Nissan teases a dual-motor Leaf. SUVs are a big part of the CO2 problem. The EPA says that despite a higher limit it will reduce CO2. And Honda renames its hybrids and plug-ins. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda has announced...
The Trump administration may be on a mission to curb environmental regulation, but EPA chief Andrew Wheeler revealed Tuesday that its new emissions rules should actually cap CO2 output at a lower levels than those set by the Obama administration. How? By removing loopholes. "In some of the out years, we’re actually more restrictive on CO2...
