Vauxhall takes the covers off its new Vivaro-e all-electric delivery van

Ahead of its launch before the end of the year, Vauxhall has thrown the covers off the UK’s only all-electric light commercial van (LCV) that can tow a trailer. The Vivaro-e is a factory-built, battery-electric delivery van capable of carrying loads of… Continue reading Vauxhall takes the covers off its new Vivaro-e all-electric delivery van

Bollinger Motors gets flexible with all-electric AWD chassis cab

After revealing its electric B1 utility vehicle and B2 pickup truck, Bollinger Motors is moving toward the commercial side of the market with a Class 3 chassis cab. Available in both single- and double-cab configurations, the flexible, rugged B2CC will… Continue reading Bollinger Motors gets flexible with all-electric AWD chassis cab

New CHAdeMO 3.0 standard supports EV charging over a massive 500 kW

One of the world’s major EV charging standards has released its 3.0 specification, harmonizing with China’s GB/T plug and using liquid-cooling to deliver monster charging rates more than double what Tesla’s V3 Supercharger is currently doing.Continue R… Continue reading New CHAdeMO 3.0 standard supports EV charging over a massive 500 kW

Fisker Force-E off-roader will make a mean electric camper car

The Fisker Ocean only just debuted in January and won’t go into production until next year, but Fisker is already giving its SUV its first major upgrade … in rendered form, anyway. The new Force-E package brings an aggressive, off-road-ready stance t… Continue reading Fisker Force-E off-roader will make a mean electric camper car

US Army examines the potential of electrifying its ground vehicles

The US Army is looking into the possibility of adding electric vehicle technology to its fleet of wheeled vehicles. The subject of a draft white-paper proposal by the Army Futures and Concepts Center (FCC), the hope is to simplify maintenance while red… Continue reading US Army examines the potential of electrifying its ground vehicles

Polestar confirms US pricing for its debut all-electric vehicle

Polestar built its debut electric car to compete with those of Tesla, and while the Polestar 2 will demand a deeper dive into the pockets for now, the vehicle has come in a little cheaper than the price flagged last year. The Swedish automaker has conf… Continue reading Polestar confirms US pricing for its debut all-electric vehicle

Ford uncages 1,400-hp all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet dragster

Previewing a near-soundless paradigm for drag racing, Ford presents an all-electric version of its Mustang Cobra Jet dragster. The high-powered one-off will bring 1,400 hp to the drag strip later this year, with Ford estimating a low-eight-second quart… Continue reading Ford uncages 1,400-hp all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet dragster

Karma shows the 1,100-hp platform to underpin sub-2-second hypercar

Karma continues to preview its future. After showing its long-range GTE sedan last week and self-driving electric van platform two weeks ago, it’s moved on to showcasing the 1,100-hp four-motor all-electric configuration of future hypercars. The new Hi… Continue reading Karma shows the 1,100-hp platform to underpin sub-2-second hypercar

UPS delivery truck wirelessly charged over 11-inch gap

Back in 2016, the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a 20-kW wireless charger for electric vehicles with a reported 90 percent efficiency. That was for passenger EVs, and now researchers have successfully tested a system … Continue reading UPS delivery truck wirelessly charged over 11-inch gap