News: 2019 Hyundai Nexo FCEV
Hyundai announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that an all-new fuel cell electric vehicle, the Hyundai Nexo, is coming in late 2018 as a 2019 model.
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News: Byton Introduces Electric SUV
Byton, headquartered in Nanjing, China, but with design offices in Munich, a technology office in Silicon Valley and three other Chinese offices, introduced its first full-electric SUV concept car at CES yesterday.
Road Test: 2017 Kia Cadenza Limited
Clean Fleet Report suggests for those of you looking for a large sedan that provides luxurious treatments and all the advanced safety technology, then the 2017 Kia Cadenza is a top choice.
Flash Drive: Delphi & Tula Teach an Engine to Dance
The incremental cost of the Delphi 48-Volt system is in the hundreds of dollars to the OEM, according to Delphi. The company expects systems like this to grab 20 percent of the new car market by 2025.
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Feature: Homemade Electric Car Chases Guinness Record
Eric Lundgren took his junkyard dog BMW electric car with 90 percent recycled parts and made a run for a Guinness Record. Built at a cost of $13,800 in 45 days with no R&D and three-year-old batteries repackaged from broken cells, “The Phoenix” was going to challenge the current record for the furthest distance driven by an electric car on a single charge.
News: Thor Electric Semi To Challenge Tesla’s Battery Truck
Thor has become the name of a Los Angeles-based startup that plans to bring its heavy-duty Class 8 electric truck to market before the battery-powered Tesla Semi hits the streets in late 2019.
Tech: Engine Variable Compression Gamechanger
At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan introduced a break-through engine technology that can improve the efficiency and power of current engines—variable compression.
Interview: BMW’s Goal: 25 Electrified Cars by 2025
Ralph Mahler, Department Manager of Product Planning & Strategy at BMW of North America, explains what’s coming next, laying out BMW future direction.
News: Lamborghini Terzo Millennio: New Electric Supercar
Two laboratories at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) helped to create a new, fully-electric, supercar concept called the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio.