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The greatest obstacle to EV adoption may not be range anxiety, unreliable public charging, or even the high upfront costs, but rather the lack of consumer awareness about EVs. Like most electric drivers, I regularly field ridiculous questions both on the road and online, and some of the things people say to me reveal the

Automakers released 2022 sales figures and the Dodge Challenger wiped the floor with the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. Dodge sold 55,060 Challengers, up 1% year-over-year. Ford sold 47,566 Mustangs, which was down 9.2% year-over-year and the model’s lowest annual total in history. Chevy only sold 25,652 Camaros.  Tesla online configurator showing steering wheel option

EVSE manufacturer Autel Energy, and Legacy Clean Energy (LCE), a minority-owned charging network, have partnered to provide charging solutions for businesses and underserved communities across the US. LCE provides comprehensive charging solutions for vehicle dealers, public and commercial fleet managers, municipalities, rideshare operators and a variety of parking applications, including charging hardware and software procurement,

Silicon Nitride bearing balls offer the ideal combination of mechanical strength and electrical resistivity. Unlike steel, silicon nitride hybrid bearing assemblies provide strong electrical insulation to eliminate arching without compromising critical mechanical properties. In this presentation, CoorsTek R&D Engineer Aaron Miller will discuss the benefits of using Cerbec® Silicon Nitride bearing balls in EV traction

Stellantis will build an electric aircraft for California-based Archer Aviation, and also increase its investment in the company. Announced at this week’s CES in Las Vegas, the deal calls for Stellantis to oversee a planned Archer factory in Covington, Georgia, which is scheduled to start building aircraft in 2024. The automaker will provide its manufacturing

It’s reportedly close in exterior design to the production model we’ll see within months Ram Trucks, the US truck arm of global automaker Stellantis, took the wraps off what it called the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept truck on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The production version of this fully electric,

John Vo, the former Manufacturing Chief at Tesla, has formed a company to manufacture electric boats. Blue Innovations Group will demonstrate its hull, propulsion system and user interface at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company has established a manufacturing site in Pinellas Park, Florida (next door to Charged’s home city of

Prototypes for the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV have been hitting public roads for the past six months, and Chevy has a video out that shows some of the testing that’s taking place. The video shows a prototype for the standard Work Truck commercial version aimed at businesses, conducting a tow test with a 7,700-pound trailer.

Bi-directional chargers enable EV batteries to provide energy storage to the power grid, reducing power loads during peak times and consequently reducing electricity costs. Fermata Energy’s proprietary software system is designed to generate income from grid services for EV owners and defray the cost of going electric. In this webinar, Fermata Energy Founder and CEO

Emporia Energy, a Colorado-based provider of home energy management technology (see our recent feature article), is pushing the EVSE price envelope with a new Level 2 charger priced at $399. “Competing chargers with similar specs, warranty, safety certifications and customer ratings are selling on Amazon for as much as $750,” said Emporia CEO Shawn McLaughlin.

Toyota has been spotted testing a prototype for a new subcompact crossover powered by batteries. The electric crossover is a production version of the Small SU EV concept that was among the dozen concepts Toyota presented in late 2021. It is expected to be revealed in production guise late this year or early next. It

The Passat-sized battery-electric sedan will be sold in North America, Europe, and China Volkswagen debuted the ID.7, the next new model in its growing range of “ID” battery-electric models today, in an event held before the doors of the huge Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas open to the public Thursday. The debut or

GM and its subsidiary BrightDrop have opened up an EV manufacturing plant in Canada after completely retooling the CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario. The automaker began retooling CAMI for EV production on May 1, 2022, and in just seven months, the team installed entirely new production equipment covering two million square feet. BrightDrop will now

Alfa Romeo decided to ring in the new year by posting a video to social media teasing a mystery model. The video, posted on New Year’s Eve on Alfa Romeo’s Instagram account, asks the viewer if they’re ready for 2023 and then ends with the statement “we are,” at which point the taillight of the

Vulcan Energy Resources has successfully developed, tested and demonstrated its in-house lithium extraction sorbent, VULSORB, for use in lithium extraction from the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field in Germany. VULSORB is a variation of the type of lithium extraction sorbents developed thirty years ago, but the company says its process is faster and more efficient

Israeli startup EVR Motors and Indian tech firm EKA Mobility have teamed up to design small, lightweight electric motors for EKA’s e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) for the Indian market. Under the agreement, EVR will design and develop electric motors for EKA based on its proprietary Trapezoidal Stator Radial Flux Permanent Magnet (TS-RFPM) motor,

When Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Chelsea DeNofa get together, you know some tires are about to be shredded. The drifting duo recently released a video of a drift battle in their modified Ford Mustangs on North Carolina back roads. The location, near Wilkesboro, North Carolina, had plenty of twists and turns, reminding Gittin Jr. of

Hyundai-Kia has named Eaton’s Breaktor circuit protection technology “Best Technology” in its electrification category. Power management company Eaton developed Breaktor as a circuit protection system for EVs that combines the functions of fuses, pyro switches and contactors into one coordinated device. “Our technology fills a unique need in the growing EV market,” said Kevin Calzada,

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) and bp pulse have signed an agreement to install 900 EV charge points at around 70 M&S stores across the UK in the next two years. The roll-out will significantly expand bp pulse’s network, growing the UK’s charging network and adding up to 40,000 kW of charging capacity to

Ford’s had enough of adventure-seeking families in the market for a crossover SUV heading to Jeep and Subaru showrooms. At least, that’s the impression the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberline gives. With more ground clearance, a smattering of off-road-oriented hardware, an upgraded suspension, and all-terrain tires, Ford’s created the most off-road capable Explorer yet. But while

As more fleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles go electric, there’s a growing awareness that building the necessary charging infrastructure will be a complex proposition, requiring specialized expertise and considerable capital. Fleet vehicle depots will need to incorporate not only charging stations, but energy management systems, and possibly energy storage and on-site generation. These sites

EV fleet-as-a-service (FaaS) provider Zeem Solutions has announced that client Kuehne+Nagel is successfully operating electric box trucks for air cargo freight forwarding at Los Angeles International Airport. Under Zeem’s FaaS model, Kuehne+Nagel fleet drivers arrive at Zeem’s Los Angeles EV depot, park their personal cars, and drive away with a fully charged medium- or heavy-duty

Nissan showed a student-built Z SUV, Nio revealed its redesigned ES8, and Cadillac confirmed the return of its Goddess logo. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. In what was a quiet week, Nissan showed a one-off design blending elements from the latest Z sports car with the second-generation Murano SUV. The

Researchers from Renmin and Tsinghua Universities in China have developed a novel shape-memory current collector (SMCC) that they say can stop battery thermal runaway in an overheated battery. Their paper, Early Braking of Overwarmed Lithium-Ion Batteries by Shape-Memorized Current Collectors, is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Unlike traditional current collectors made of copper

TurnOnGreen has been selected by Best Western Hotels & Resorts as an endorsed supplier of EV chargers for the hotel chain’s North American properties. Under the agreement, TurnOnGreen will supply Best Western’s hotels and resorts in the US and Canada with its EV700 and EVP700 Level 2 wall chargers. Both versions are 32 A and

The redesigned 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class was revealed in June and soon the compact crossover will spawn its more rakish GLC-Class Coupe body style. We’ve already spotted a prototype for the regular GLC-Class Coupe and today we have a look at the fire-breathing GLC 63 Coupe from AMG. The regular GLC 63 is also out testing.

Vale Canada has signed a long-term deal with GM to supply the automaker with nickel sulfate, a chemical compound used for producing cathode active materials for nickel-based lithium-ion batteries. Under the agreement, Vale will supply GM with battery-grade nickel sulfate, equivalent to 25,000 metric tons of contained nickel per year, which GM will use to

The DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed a new battery electrolyte technology to Safire Technology Group, a battery tech startup formerly known as BTRY. The collection of five patented technologies is intended to be a drop-in additive for lithium-ion batteries. It’s designed to prevent explosions and fire from impact by altering the electrolyte

A redesigned Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is headed to showrooms soon, and it will once again spawn high-performance AMG variants. Our latest spy shots reveal a prototype for AMG’s new GLC 43, which will come with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 pumping out over 400 hp. Volkswagen will use the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in January to present its

German auto parts manufacturer MAHLE is increasingly becoming an e-mobility supplier. The company says its electric AC compressor is particularly sought-after thanks to its peak power of 18 kW, which makes it the most powerful e-compressor on the market at the moment. The company says it has already secured numerous series orders in the passenger