The sensational new 2021 Toyota Mirai encapsulates the company’s state-of-the-art approach to hydrogen fuel-cell technology, wrapped in seductive new body work and equipped with the latest infotainment and driver-assistance systems.
Kia says it will build small-capacity, high-efficiency, hybrid-compatible gasoline engines on three engine production lines, with the fourth dedicated to the brand’s latest Smartstream 1.6L diesel 4-cyl.
GM’s Dane Parker says by the middle of the decade, the battery packs used by the automaker are projected to have twice the energy density of those used today and cost 60% less.
Called the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the new flexible architecture will be used on future battery-powered sedans, SUVs and CUVs from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis.
While Québec intends to ban internal-combustion light vehicles by 2035, British Columbia plans to do so by 2040, Ontario has no phaseout plan and other provinces may pass different bans in the future. The auto industry wants to avoid a regulatory...
The premium extended-range rear-wheel-drive Mustang Mach-E achieves an EPA-estimated range of 300 miles, while the extended-range all-wheel-drive model is rated at 270 miles.
Brett Smith, director of technology at the Center for Automotive Research, says COVID-19 and the economic slowdown have produced several signs EVs are gaining traction.
Volkswagen says the Tennessee plant will launch production of the ID.4 in 2022, dividing capacity with the Atlas and Atlas Cross. U.S. production of the Passat ceases in 2023 and it will no longer be offered in the country.
Given Volkswagen’s big plans for its new ID.4 electric compact CUV, the automaker is trying to explain electric-vehicle economics to as many folks as will listen.
