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Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has signed a letter of intent with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, outlining a partnership to offer a Truck as a Service package that includes software control systems, facility electrification, charging infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and project finance. Siemens will oversee the technical infrastructure of the charging installations, including the hardware

Wisconsin hot rod builders Ringbrothers brought four new builds to the 2022 SEMA show, including this 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer. Dubbed Bully, the Blazer boasts 1,200 hp courtesy of a GM-sourced LS3 6.8-liter V-8 topped with a 2.9-liter Whipple supercharger. That power is sent to all four wheels through a GM 4L80E 4-speed automatic transmission

Daimler Truck and precision machining company Gehring Technologies have signed a strategic partnership agreement to work together on process development for—and prototype construction of—electric motors for commercial vehicles, to set up R&D facilities, and to open a joint technical center at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau, Germany. Daimler Truck says it will open InnoLabs for

Test and measurement technology company Keysight Technologies has introduced a new DC emulator product series, which is designed for EV fast charging applications. “Our next-generation high-power DC emulators, based on silicon-carbide technology, are greater than 96% efficient and provide more power and higher voltages in less space, when compared to similar systems,” says Keysight VP

Dodge will launch its first EV in 2024, and the automaker has previewed it with the Charger Daytona SRT Concept. At this week’s SEMA show, Dodge revealed an updated version of the concept dubbed the Banshee, which likely previews a hotter version. 2023 Ferrari 499P LMH race car Ferrari’s first sports prototype in decades was

In 1900, Rolls-Royce co-founder Charles Rolls predicted an electric future for the motor car. After driving an EV called the Columbia Electric Carriage, he said, “The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or vibration. They should become very useful when fixed charging stations can be arranged.” It took a while,

Battery cell producer Ionblox (previously known as Zenlabs Energy) has closed a $24-million Series B funding round with investors including Applied Ventures, Catalus Capital, and Lilium, the developer of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company will use the investment to continue scaling operations and increasing manufacturing capabilities. Earlier this year, Ionblox

The 2023 Nissan GT-R Volvo EX90 came into focus, and we drove the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Godzilla has returned. The 2023 Nissan GT-R was announced after the supercar took a hiatus for 2022. While reports of the car’s death were exaggerated, no changes were

Proterra builds and sells transit buses under its own brand, and also provides electric powertrains to other EV manufacturers through its Proterra Powered business unit. One very popular application is the electric school bus. Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, recently delivered its 200th Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric

Eaton, a provider of “intelligent power management” products and services, has long done business with the US General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency that manages the government’s property and physical assets, notably the massive federal vehicle fleet. Now Eaton’s contract with the GSA has been expanded to include EV charging infrastructure products and services

Porsche has been spotted testing a high-riding 911 Safari over the past year, but this is not that vehicle. What you’re looking at is a specially developed 911 off-roader built to tackle the world’s tallest volcano, Chile’s Ojos del Salado, which has its summit at 22,615 feet. Porsche built two of the rugged 911s, both based

Parker LORD and mechanical and electromechanical system supplier GHSP have teamed up to develop an Automotive Vibration Control and Enhancement (AVCE) technology designed for passenger and commercial EVs. “This all-in-one solution eliminates vibration in real time, generates global vibration haptic indicators and creates EV vibration enhancements,” says Parker LORD. The technology employs one or more

Sponsored by Hesse Mechatronics Benefits of Smart Welding There are many types of welding used for the interconnection of battery packs. Laser, resistance, spot, etc. are just a few of the common types. Smart Welding was developed by Hesse Mechatronics to offer an alternative option. Smart Welding is “wire bonding without the wire” as it continues to

A new generation of Nissan’s Z sports car arrived for 2023, and, just as it did for the predecessor model, Nissan has built a racing version to GT4 specifications. The new Z GT4 made its formal debut on Wednesday at the 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas, following a previous showing in September, as well

Québec charging network The Electric Circuit has launched a heavy- and medium-duty vehicle charging pilot project. As the number of electric trucks on the roads is expected to increase significantly over the next few years, the project aims to gain a better understanding of heavy-vehicle charging patterns in order to develop infrastructure that meets the

Sponsored by KEB Efficiency is the name of the game in electric vehicle design and can affect vehicle range and energy costs. For a given device technology, there won’t be much efficiency advantage from one manufacturer versus another in apples-to-apples product comparison. However, there is another way to think of efficiency, and that is in

Porsche has an answer for those who want something different in the Porsche 718 lineup, but it’s not the upcoming 2023 Porsche 718 Spyder RS. On Tuesday, the 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman Style Edition and 718 Boxster Style Edition were announced with an available vibrant and eye-catching finish. The Style Edition can optioned in a

Chemical provider LANXESS and automotive supplier Kautex Textron say they have proven the feasibility of the plastic polyamide 6 for high-voltage battery enclosures in EVs. The companies jointly developed a 1.4-meter demonstrator composed of a polyamide 6-based composite called Tepex dynalite 102-RGUD600 in crash-relevant areas, along with the polyamide 6 compound Durethan B24CMH2.0. Kautex Textron

Fermata Energy, a specialist in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging systems, has successfully deployed its FE-15 bidirectional charger on multiple commercial projects. Now the company has added a second commercial V2X-capable bidirectional charger to its lineup, the FE-20. The FE-20 is a DC fast charger that can both charge and discharge the battery of a bidirectionally-enabled EV,

Nissan will use the 2022 SEMA show on this week in Las Vegas to present a Frontier pickup truck powered by a V-8 engine. The vehicle is strictly a concept, though we may see it entered in Baja-style desert racing competitions since it was developed in partnership with Forsberg Racing, the racing team of successful

When we spoke with TeraWatt Infrastructure CEO Neha Palmer back in 2021, we were impressed by her company’s comprehensive approach. Charging hubs for fleet vehicles need to incorporate not only charging stations, but energy management systems, and possibly energy storage and on-site generation. Charging providers need to work closely with local electrical utilities, and they

Los Angeles-based Icon meticulously modernizes classic cars, but sometimes it leaves a layer of patina intact. Those cars are called Derelicts, and the latest one is a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL. Set to make its public debut at the 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas, the silver sedan may look slightly weathered on the outside, but

Sponsored by Bosch Rexroth The electric vehicle (EV) revolution gains more momentum every day, driving change to automotive manufacturing in unprecedented ways. With rapidly growing demand comes the need to rapidly scale assembly operations — and that can create significant challenges.  Vehicle manufacturers constantly seek new, more productive automation technologies to boost their quality and

The Clean School Bus Program, part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, makes $5 billion in rebates available over five years for school districts to purchase electric or low-emission school buses. In May, the EPA announced the availability of $500 million for the first installment, but because of the overwhelming demand from school districts across

Blue! Driving in Corsa (Track) mode on the 1.8-mile south track at The Thermal Club outside of Palm Springs, California, the blue shift light tells me the naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 is approaching its 8,500-rpm redline. The 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Technica’s V-10 is screaming like an angry hive of hornets. I hit the right-side magnesium

EVs and solar panels are like beer and peanuts—consuming one creates an appetite for the other. Sunrun, a large (over 660,000 installations to date) US home solar energy provider, has recently announced partnerships with several companies in the EV space, including Ford, GM, and now charger manufacturer Enel X Way, a subsidiary of the Enel

Sponsored by Aspen Aerogels Battery engineers face the daunting challenge of maximizing thermal runaway protection while optimizing vehicle performance. This task becomes even more critical as cell-to-pack and cell-to-chassis designs increase in popularity because manufacturers lose the added protection that can be built into a module-based design. Although newer chemistries such as LFP and solid-state

Nissan will have perhaps one of the coolest vehicles at the upcoming 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The automaker will present a 1987 Datsun Sunny Truck whose original powertrain has been swapped out for the electric setup from a modern Nissan Leaf. Ford had a similar concept based on a 1978 F-100 pickup at

Charging network Electrify America has been at the forefront of a new trend: installing battery energy storage systems (BESS) at DC fast charging stations in order to manage energy costs and reduce stress on the grid. Now the company has unveiled its first megawatt-level BESS. Battery energy storage, with or without local renewable generation (solar

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has taken an important step towards accelerating the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the state. Executive Order 271 directs the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to work with stakeholders to propose an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) program that would “ensure zero-emission trucks and buses are available