Electric

Earlier this year, Ford and Volkswagen announced that they would join forces to develop commercial vans and medium pickups for key global markets starting in 2022. Following another round of discussions, the two automakers today said they will expand their alliance to include electric vehicles while also investing in Pittsburgh-based …

While announcing plans to build a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, U.K., Jaguar Land Rover today confirmed what its next all-electric vehicle will be. The XJ full-size sedan, which is sold in more than 120 countries but currently being dropped from production after …

Honda has just released the technical specifications and a series of new images of its next-generation electric vehicle, the Honda e. While still in prototype form, the car is said to strike a perfect balance of efficiency and performance for urban commuting. Quite simply, the Japanese automaker is promising unrivalled …

A few days ago, General Motors released its 2018 annual sustainability report. In addition to highlighting some of the automaker’s best moves from the past year, the document, titled “Transformation in Progress,” presents the overall strategy going forward. Most notably, over the next two years GM will double its resources …

We knew that Hyundai had more alternative vehicles planned for the future, but now we have some exciting details coming from South Korea. The automaker has started building a prototype of its first compact SUV on the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which is exclusively designed for electric vehicles. It will …

When the sun rose in the Netherlands today, a Dutch mobility company called Lightyear introduced the prototype of what is hailed as the world’s first long-range solar car. After making a name for themselves with their Stella car in the World Solar Challenge, the two founders aimed to build and …

Bentley , which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has a glorious tradition of producing world-class luxury automobiles with big, powerful combustion engines, including the storied 6.75-litre V8 and the new twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12. However, the company is fully aware that the future will be electric and that many …

If you like the latest and greatest from the auto industry, you should know that there will be at least two major vehicle debuts next month. One of them, of course, is the eighth-generation, mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette on July 18. The other is the fully electric MINI Cooper S E, …

In an effort to comply with the new emission standards coming into effect in 2021 across Europe, Mazda is counting not only on its fuel-efficient new SKYACTIV-X engine, but also the launch of a fully electric vehicle by next year as well as a plug-in hybrid model by 2021 or …

Hot on the heels of announcing a collaboration with Subaru to develop a new EV platform and launch an electric SUV, Toyota gave a big presentation in Japan detailing its entire strategy for the next decade or so. Executive Vice President Shigeki Terashi talked at length about vehicle development and …