For Wards Intelligence Subscribers In their spare time, a cadre of Toyota engineers modifies an AWD Prius into a rally car, taking the hybrid and its quietly efficient high-mileage powertrain to a completely unexpected level of capability.
For Wards Intelligence Subscribers BMW and Ford make a large investment in a Colorado solid-state battery startup, as each set their sights on 2030 for longer-range BEVs. Meanwhile, Volta Trucks has big expansion plans for the commercial BEV sector.
For Wards Intelligence Subscribers GM is partnering with most of the major charging networks in the U.S. and Canada for easier customer access to public chargers, but it’s not without issues.
The joint venture, dubbed Cellcentric, is part of the companies’ commitment to bring hydrogen fuel cell-powered trucks to market in the second half of this decade. Operations are to commence in 2025.
For Wards Intelligence Subscribers General Motors is rolling out its platform with the capacity for high data, electrical bandwidth requirements and SaaS subscription revenue.
Test Drive The Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid can commute, climb rocks and ford streams as well as any other Wrangler – and do so more smoothly, quietly and fuel-efficiently, at least for the first 20-plus miles. And the motor’s strong instant torque is a bonus both on- and off-road.
