Christian Meunier, Jeep’s global president, was in New Zealand this week making big EV promises. He told Australia’s WhichCar that Jeep will be “the greenest SUV brand in the world.” If his name sounds familiar, Meunier was at the helm of Infiniti thi…
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Toyota plans potential fourth EV for Europe, a battery-electric minicar
The small Toyota Aygo, launched in 2014, is the company’s only car sold in Europe without a hybrid option. When a new version of the Aygo arrives, it could leapfrog a hybrid and take on a full, battery-electric powertrain.
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How will GM fund its EVs? By launching bigger, gas-guzzling SUVs
GM controls about 70% of the large sport utility market in North America. Profit margins on large fuel-thirsty SUVs can be as high as 30%, or more than $15,000 a vehicle. The company yesterday unveiled bigger-than-ever new Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban…
Israeli EV startup using in-wheel motors hits $580 million valuation
The simplicity of packaging electric motors directly into wheels is alluring. The possibilities for this solution date back a century to the earliest EVs. Several technical and economic challenges have held it back. (See unsprung mass.) But the latest…
Ford considers extending EV range with Jedi mind tricks, colored lights
Electric vehicles with large cabins suck up a lot of energy by running heat and AC. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory believes an EV’s climate control system can reduce the driving range by up to 50%. So Ford engineers in Europe are experimenti…
Nissan Leaf becomes rolling lit-up Xmas tree powered by regen braking
Nissan announced Monday that it outfitted a Leaf electric vehicle with thousands of LED holiday lights. The cool thing is that all those lights are powered by the EV’s regenerative braking. Sure, it’s a stunt – but it illustrates a good point about an…
Lexus launches electric SUV for Asia and Europe, showing that Toyota can quickly shift to EVs
The Toyota Motor Corporation will launch its first all-electric Lexus in 2020. Nikkei’s Asian Review confirmed that the Lexus UX300e battery-powered SUV will go on sale as soon as next spring in China. The UX300e will then debut in Europe in sum…
Washington Times equates EV credits with tax cuts for the rich, ignoring oil subsidies
Conservative columnist Stephen Moore railed against federal electric-car tax credits over the weekend. In the Washington Times, Moore laid out his best arguments against bills designed to extend the $7,500 tax credit. He said EV credits are a tax cut …
Here comes Mercedes EQS electric sedan, as company makes a run at Tesla
Spy photos of the Mercedes-Benz EQS flagship EV were captured this week. The images are a reminder that Daimler is moving step by step toward an entire electric lineup – while the EV world fixates on the glittering Cybertruck. The Mercedes EQS large s…
Volvo says Tesla influenced bigger battery size for XC40 Recharge
Volvo’s first all-electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge, was originally designed to have a maximum battery size below 70 kilowatt-hours. But the Swedish automaker changed its decision after the Model 3 was introduced with a Long Range option. Volvo then…
