JANUARY 9, 2023

Ram 1500 BEV Expected To Hit Market With 500 Miles of Range

CES 2023
Ram 1500 BEV arrives after Ford F-150 Lightning and Chevy Silverado EV, but with longer range.

2022 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems
The Lucid Air lands on our 10 Best list in the first year of eligibility thanks to extraordinary on-road performance and technical innovations.

Audi to End ICE-Powered Vehicle Production by 2033

The automaker says it only will launch new all-electric models from 2026 as part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy.

Volkswagen Reveals ID.7 Sedan at CES 2023

CES 2023
Volkswagen’s new electric sedan takes aim at the Hyundai Ioniq 6 with a claimed 435-mile range.

The Yin and Yang of Dealership Charging Stations

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Dealerships hosting charging stations seems like a great idea, but they have a way to go to become a reliable location.

Honda Brings Acura Into BEV Fold With 2024 ZDX

The ’24 Acura ZDX, ZDX Type S performance car use GM-developed Ultium battery.

Sigma Powertrain Believes BEVs Are Better With Gears

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The Michigan-based startup sees opportunity first with Class 8 trucks, but also expects multispeed transmissions to offer key benefits in light-duty battery-electric-vehicle applications as well.

Can Automakers Revive Hydrogen in Pickup and Light Vehicle Segments?

Toyota is piloting a Hilux compact pickup with a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain, while GM and Honda explore hydrogen light passenger vehicles and Stellantis develops light commercial vehicles.

U.S. Transition to BEVs May Be Moving Faster Than Believed

A new tracking index from researcher J.D. Power shows when viewed against model availability, market penetration for battery-electric vehicles in the U.S. is well above their overall 7% retail share.

Prius at 25: Electrified Pioneer

Prius sales have exceeded 5 million units. The next-best-selling electrified car is Tesla’s battery-electric Model 3 at 1.7 million.

AutoTech Check: 2022 Ioniq 5 Limited AWD

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The current version of SmartSense from Hyundai provides a number of driver-assistance features, including intelligent cruise control, emergency braking, blindspot warning, collision-avoidance assist, lane-centering assist, driver-attention warning and a new highway driving assist 2.