News: Lexus UX 300e EV Announced

December 15, 2025May 7, 2020 by Steve Schaefer

The Lexus UX 300e is a tidily sized crossover in a configuration that pre-COVID-19 was booming, so it should do well in the U.S. if priced right.

News: Spreading Good Karma with Ready-To-Go EV Platforms

March 16, 2021April 26, 2020 by Steve Schaefer

The Karma E-Flex Platform will help vehicle manufacturers to engineer, test, certify and build their EVs more quickly and efficiently–and that’s a good thing.

News: Ford Marks Earth Day with Tire-Smoking EV

April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 by Michael Coates

A mixed message is the logical outcome of the auto industry’s schizophrenia about electric cars, hence Ford’s all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet 1400.

News: Electric Partnerships in High Gear

March 10, 2024April 12, 2020 by Michael Coates

Competition has always been a hallmark of the auto industry, but the move to embrace electric drive technology has driven even the most competitive companies to seek out partners to share costs and help speed new products to market.

News: Audi Lays Out Plans for 20 EVs in 5 Years

April 3, 2020 by Michael Coates

In the U.S. it looks like Audi has work to do to make a mark in the emerging electric vehicle market. The gang from Ingolstadt does have a plan.

News: Toyota Moves into the Big Truck Business

March 30, 2020 by Michael Coates

Toyota has developed strong links with two partners—Hino, a medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacture that is a part of the Toyota automotive orbit; and BYD, the leading Chinese battery-car maker.

News: Hyundai & Start-up Canoo Team for EV Platform

March 23, 2020 by Michael Coates

The most recent hook-up is Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo, a Los Angeles-based company that recently showed a proof-of-concept of its autonomous shuttle van-like vehicle.