News: Hyundai Lays Out An Electric Future
As part of Hyundai Motor Group’s EV push, the group announced in May 2022 a $5.5 billion all-new dedicated EV plant and battery manufacturing facility will be built in the U.S. in Bryan County, Georgia.
Video Test: 6 EVs Tested—Back-to-Back
This year there were six fully electric vehicles in the WAJ Media Day lineup, so my wife Judy and I aimed our focus–and our cameras—on those models to get a feeling for the quickness, comfort, styling and silence that EVs offer drivers.
Event: Tesla Dedicates Texas Plant, Promises New Products
“So this year is all about scaling up, and then next year there’s going to be a massive wave of new products,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk was quoted as saying at the Cyber Rodeo event in Texas.
Interview: Dr. Alberto Ayala on California’s Secret Sauce
The California Mobility Center (CMC) is an incubator, offering those with an idea help where they need it. Some may seek help with understanding how to take their concept of a viable mobility solution to a major problem and build it into a reality.
Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen
To provide not only a look back but a look into the future, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles currently has an exhibit called “Building An Electric Future: The Technology Of Today For The Vehicles Of Tomorrow.”
Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets
The route to electrification is now going through the streets of the City of Los Angeles.
Event: 2022 Chicago Auto Show
Two themes emerged from the 2022 Chicago Auto Show: special edition vehicles and those powered by some sort of electricity
CES 2022 News: EV Truck Wars Ratchet Up
GM points to the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV as one of its 30 global EV models to be introduced by 2025, maybe the most significant because it is based on the company’s best-selling U.S. model.
Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be
Here are two big automotive EV news items from the first days of 2022—and a guess at what they might mean for the Year of the EV.
Green Motorsports: Subaru Hits the Track To Improve the Breed
Iin 2022 the Nitro RallyCross racing series is adding electric cars, expanding to 10 stops, including one in Canada to put Subaru Motorsports’ Supercars and its competitors’ to the test in ice and snow.