Tesla FSD beta takes on San Francisco’s famed Lombard Street and its 8 hairpin turns

Since being released to its first batch of testers, Tesla’s limited FSD beta has proven to be quite impressive, navigating various areas, from unpaved roads to narrow streets, without any issue. What’s even more impressive is that the FSD beta seems to be improving at a fairly rapid rate, as observed by Tesla owners who […]

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Zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles are arriving but supportive policies needed, too: report

North American sales of electric commercial trucks are minuscule, but a new joint Canadian-American report reveals an ample product pipeline in a market that requires user buy-in to take off

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Blue Bird’s electric school buses now have V2G capability


Since it introduced electric school buses in 2018, the iconic yellow bus manufacturer Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD), has seen a surge in demand. The majority of its e-buses have been sold in California, but they have been deployed all over the US. “With districts able to obtain grants and other financial assistance, [some] locations that… Read more »

Ford’s Autopilot, Porsche Cayenne plug-in hybrids, Fisker now trading: Today’s Car News

Fisker is now publicly traded. Ford puts a price on its Autopilot rival for the Mach-E. Porsche ups the battery size in its Cayenne plug-in hybrids. And Polestar re-ups the recall effort overseas. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has reve…

New analytical model from Rice University helps fine-tune battery performance


Rice University engineers have devised a simpler and more efficient way to predict battery performance, which they claim is 100,000 times faster than current modeling techniques. The analytical model developed by materials scientist Ming Tang and graduate student Fan Wang of Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering doesn’t require complex numerical simulation to guide the… Read more »

Honda ditches diesels, plans to phase out gas-only cars in Europe in 2022


Honda has long been considered an electromobility laggard, but tightening emissions regulations in Europe are forcing its hand. According to The Times, Honda has brought its previously-announced 2025 deadline for phasing out non-hybrid cars in the European market forward by three years. “Honda has accelerated its plans for all its European mainstream car models to… Read more »

Megawatt Charging System set to rapidly reduce fuelling time for commercial EVs

An international task force says their recent high power “charge-in” event has yielded promising results with successful testing of novel connector prototypes that could overhaul the long-haul industry

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Hexagon’s 100% EV initiative aims to accelerate EV development


Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched a new strategic initiative to drive EV innovation.  The 100% EV initiative aims to enable rapid innovation by unifying fragmented development processes, bringing together previously siloed disciplines in order to unlock innovation and enable widespread adoption of EV technologies ahead of regulatory deadlines.  Hexagon says its design, engineering and manufacturing… Read more »