Called SmartCharge, the Honda beta program uses the Fit EV’s onboard telematics system and eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet software platform to compute optimal vehicle charge times.
“We believe hydrogen fuel-cell technology is the best clean energy that can be carried on board a vehicle,” says Toyota engineer Andrew Lund. “Batteries are heavy and take a long time to recharge.”
GM will turn over fewer engine families than it has historically and optimize existing architectures for use in its HEVs, PHEVs and EREVs to help preserve capital, engineering executive Mike Anderson says.
Electrification is on the way, but for now automakers are pushing hard to gain as much efficiency as possible from traditional internal-combustion engines.
The AlixPartners study says unprecedented sums of money are being poured into electric and autonomous vehicles years before those technologies are fully cost-competitive in the market, when consumers are questioning the cost and safety of some of...
The U.K. is ending the sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040. By then, it expects most new cars and vans to be zero-emissions and all new cars and vans to have significant zero-emissions capability.
Researchers say consumers shopping for vehicles look not only at the upfront costs and running costs. They also consider attributes such as available models and brands, comfort, acceleration, interior space and the availability of refueling stations.
Kia hopes the EV will add to the 200,000 Niro models sold globally since its 2016 introduction. The Korean automaker has received more than 5,000 pre-orders for the Niro EV in South Korea since the car was first revealed earlier this year.