An Australian outfit is looking to the commercial side of converting old, gasoline-powered trucks and SUVs to EVs, hoping to open up an untapped market for electric retrofitting. Adelaide-based Zero Automotive is building specialized Land Cruiser 79s f…
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Germany set to boost buyer incentives on electric vehicles
As Volkswagen’s ID 3 production EVs begin to roll off the assembly line, Germany is looking to grease the skids for electric-car hopefuls with increased subsidies for electrified vehicle buyers over the next 5-10 years. According to Reuters, the German…
Merged PSA-FCA aiming to build “a world leader” in sustainable mobility
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has finally found a suitor—and in it, a partner in mobility and electrification. FCA and France’s Groupe PSA (which operates the Citroën, DS, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot brands) announced Thursday that they have reach…
Group pushes House to pass EV tax credit reform
A coalition of 166 representatives sent a letter to the U.S. House leadership Wednesday to show support for reforming clean energy tax policies. One key element of the plan is an expansion of the federal EV tax credit Proponents of reform are calling f…
Fisker Ocean electric crossover due in 2021 with solar roof, vegan interior
Fisker’s forthcoming electric crossover now has a name: Ocean. The new model, which Fisker claims will be the most sustainable vehicle in the world, will be officially unveiled in January. Unlike the ambitious EMotion flagship, Ocean will target the vo…
Riversimple Rasa lightweight hydrogen car to hit UK streets next year
The 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 intr…
Cummins joins push for hydrogen fuel-cell semis with demonstrator
Cummins, 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,…
Turbos are going electric—and becoming part of hybrid powertrains
Turbocharging 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…
Study: Midwest stands to gain more than California in transition to clean power
The Midwest, not smog-plagued California, may realize the most health benefits from a pivot to cleaner energy, according to a new study geared toward exploring the impacts of converting America’s power grid to future-proof sources of electricity. The t…
Lightyear One solar-supplemented EV now claims to be most aerodynamic car
Dutch startup Lightyear claims its One electric car is the most aerodynamic car in the world, thanks to a Cd below 0.20, the company announced Tuesday. “During a week of testing in a windtunnel facility in Turin, the Lightyear team was able to validate…