I’m reluctant to count on any BEV for more than local travel. Regardless of how much range its battery is allegedly capable of delivering, the real number is largely dependent on conditions, some beyond our control.

The eBeam Axle is designed to be packaged into existing solid-axle vehicle platforms, meaning automakers can transform their current internal-combustion-powered trucks into battery-electric vehicles with minimal effort.

CEO Mary Barra says an electrified version of the Corvette will appear as soon as next year, followed by a battery-electric version built around GM’s Ultium battery technology.

The pickup truck twins are being engineered with electric drivelines and could challenge the Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T.

Achates Power and Walmart are teaming on a joint test of the engine-maker’s opposed-piston diesel in the retail giant’s tractor-trailer rigs. Achates says the engine cuts CO2 emissions 10% without any added cost.

The first three versions of the new BMW 7-Series to arrive in the U.S. market are the battery-electric i7 xDrive60, plus two models with internal-combustion engines: the twin-turbo, 375-hp 740i 6-cyl., and the 760i xDrive with a twin-turbo, 536-hp...

A half-dozen of Volvo’s 60- and 90-Series plug-in hybrid models with improved powertrains and larger batteries for significantly longer EV range will be available mid-2022.

ACT Research predicts 24% of commercial-vehicle demand – Class 4 to Class 8 trucks in the U.S. and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Europe, China and elsewhere in the world – will be all-electric by 2030, rising to 28% in 2031, then 53% by 2035.

Maserati joins the electric future with a bold plan to introduce battery-powered versions of its SUVs, sedans and supercars between 2023 and 2025.