The efficiency-focused Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept will be revealed on January 3, 2022, Mercedes R&D boss Markus Schäfer announced in a LinkedIn post last week. Announced in July, the Vision EQXX targets 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of r…
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Hyundai Home ecosystem due in 2022 will cover solar, charging, energy storage
Hyundai recently unveiled a coordinated home-energy ecosystem, bundling EV charging, solar, and home energy storage. Dubbed Hyundai Home, the service will provide one-stop shopping for these products to Hyundai customers, the automaker said in a press …
Several Japanese vehicle makers expand the use of hydrogen internal combustion engines
Subaru, Mazda, Toyota, Kawasaki, and Yamaha recently announced a joint effort to expand the use of alternative fuel technologies—including hydrogen combustion engines. The effort builds on Toyota’s use of hydrogen engines in racing. The automaker…
Poll: US majority supports EV transition by 2030, and there’s “generational urgency” behind it
A majority of United States voters support requiring all new cars sold in their state to be electric by 2030, according to a new poll commissioned by nonprofit Coltura. Nationally, respondents supported phasing out sales of new gasoline cars by a 55%-3…
First test confirms Lucid Air charges faster than Model S or Taycan
The Lucid Air can charge faster than a Tesla Model S or Porsche Taycan, a test by InsideEVs has confirmed. In a session at an Electrify America DC fast-charging station, a Lucid Air Dream Edition went from a 0% to 80% state of charge in 37 minutes, and…
Rivian R1S individual order timing updated, but still on track for January delivery start
Rivian says its electric SUV remains on track, with first deliveries for some customers starting in January 2022. That’s despite some isolated complaints from a few Rivian R1S customers suggesting that order timelines may have been pushed back. The sou…
Precept concept is becoming Polestar 5, due in 2024
The Polestar Precept concept will morph into a new flagship dubbed Polestar 5, scheduled for a 2024 launch, Polestar announced Tuesday. Confirmation came with the release of the third of a series of videos on the Precept concept’s design. This video fo…
California approves $1.4B EV infrastructure push, including hydrogen fueling and truck charging
California last week announced approval of a $1.4 billion three-year infrastructure push to meet the state’s ambitious goals for EVs and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Most of the funding in the 2021-2023 plan goes to charging infrastructure, with $314 m…
GM fine-tuning 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV ahead of spring 2022 arrival
General Motors on Monday released an update on development of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV, which is scheduled to start production in the first quarter of 2022. Cadillac engineers of completed 80% of validation testing, meaning they can now beg…
EPA report suggests automakers’ glut of credits will make fuel economy compliance too easy
New cars and trucks are more efficient than ever before, but lax regulations mean they’re still much less efficient than they should be, according to the EPA’s annual report on emissions and fuel economy. One reason for this is that a glut of credits m…
