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The White House on Friday announced funding for seven regional hydrogen hubs, a major step toward scaling up hydrogen production for transportation uses. The seven regional hubs—Mid-Atlantic, Appalachian, California, Gulf Coast, Heartland, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest—will get $7 billion in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to a White House press release. The law […]

Ford is a long history in rallying with cars like the Escort, Focus, and RS200, and now it’s applying that to the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. Unveiled Thursday, the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally is a new performance model designed for dirt-road driving. Changes start with unique exterior styling, including 19-inch white rally-style wheels, a

Tesla pioneered over-the-air (OTA) software updates as a convenient way to add new features and fix issues. Legacy automakers have been slow to catch up—and there’s a reason for that, says Ford CEO Jim Farley. To save costs, Ford farmed out development of vehicle control modules, which govern the operation of everything from engines to

Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker on Thursday night presented a vision of Fisker’s product plan, which might bring up to three additional new model lines by the end of 2025. The product presentation was held hours before a financial update call with investors, in which the company was expected to elaborate on continued struggles ramping up

Will a predictable, gas-station-like experience for getting a fully charged vehicle convince more last-mile delivery companies to shift to EVs? That’s the proposition from California-based Ample, which now says it can give electric trucks a full charge in five minutes, thanks to its second-generation battery-swapping system revealed in May.  On Tuesday, Ample brought its tech

The electric luxury SUVs are coming and one iconic nameplate is preparing to enter the chat. On Tuesday, General Motors announced the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ will debut in New York City on August 9 as it teased the electric SUV’s front lighting signature. The electric Escalade will have some styling cues in common with

The glorious Tank Turn feature that Rivian showed off way back in December 2019 got a lot of truck and off-road enthusiasts talking, for good reason.  The mode showed off the possibility of using all four of the electric motors in Quad Motor R1T and R1S electric trucks to rotate the vehicle around and around

Hyundai’s affiliate technology supplier, Hyundai Mobis, has shown its e-Corner modular steering and propulsion system for EVs in real-world testing, and it’s just released a bit more about what the system will allow dynamically.  Put simply, it could dramatically change the maneuverability of electrified urban vehicles, driven or not.  The company already gained attention earlier

An electric sedan prototype developed by failed Saab savior NEVS, showcasing in-wheel motors, has surfaced in the wake of the company’s shutdown. NEVS bought the remains of Saab after the Swedish automaker went bankrupt in 2011. It once planned to launch a series of four electric vehicles for China, all built on the Phoenix platform