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Land Rover has just started deliveries of the Defender equipped with a V-8 but there’s a more hardcore V-8 option still in the works. Yes, the latest Defender is expected to have at least two V-8 grades, the regular one already on sale, plus a more capable version possibly wearing an SVX badge and targeting

Sponsored by Quectel EV adoption is making charging an essential part of users’ everyday lives and, with the increased uptake of EVs, infrastructure is being built-out to support their charging needs. However, for the business case to succeed charging points or piles must both accelerate roll-out and improve utilization and ease of management. Users and

First-time EV buyers are famously nervous about charging, which is one reason that most new EVs come with a portable charging cable—it’s reassuring to know that you can plug your new car in as soon as you take it home, without having to deal with charger installation right away. Some drivers find the portable adequate

The New York Police Department on Friday used the backdrop of the 2022 New York International Auto Show to reveal the first of its Ford Mustang Mach-E cop cars. The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services announced last December that city officials had chosen to order 184 of the electric crossovers for law

Pace Suburban Bus, which serves a vast swath of Chicago’s suburbs—an area nearly the size of the state of Connecticut—has awarded a $26.5-million-dollar contract to commercial vehicle OEM Proterra to acquire 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers. Proterra’s US-made 40-foot ZX5 Max features 675 kWh of energy storage,

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has signed a letter of intent to purchase a former paper mill, which it plans to develop into a cathode and cell production plant. The Kvarnsveden Mill in Borlänge, Sweden closed in 2021. Northvolt plans to refurbish the facilities and infrastructure to develop a cathode and cell production plant, which is

Lamborghini this week revealed the first of four new models due this year. It’s called the Huracan Tecnica, and it combines the power of the Huracan STO with the Huracan’s rear-wheel-drive setup. Genesis X Speedium Coupe concept Genesis wowed us yet again with another coupe concept. The Korean marque plans to go the full-electric route

Powertrain remanufacturer ATC Drivetrain has launched a new lab for remanufacturing the batteries and electric drive units of hybrids and EVs at its Oklahoma City facility. The company also has a facility in Cannock, England that remanufactures batteries and drivetrains for EVs. “With our existing capability in the UK, the launch of these competencies in

AFC Energy, a provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, has launched its new hydrogen-fueled Power Tower EV, which integrates an AC charging solution from Swiss/Swedish electronics giant ABB.           AFC provided a hydrogen-based off-grid charging solution for the Extreme E racing series. The Power Tower EV is a variant of AFC’s Power Tower which is designed

The 2024 Ford Mustang was spotted, the 2023 Kia Telluride debuted, and BMW revealed the 2023 X7. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Our spy photographer spotted the 2024 Ford Mustang undergoing track testing. We got a glimpse of the interior with only partial camouflage for the first time. Big screens

Battery recycling technology company Lithion has received $22.5 million in funding from the Quebec government. It will use the funding to develop its facilities in Quebec. Some will be invested in a battery dismantling and reprocessing plant the company expects to open in 2023, and some will finance engineering studies for the construction of a

Semiconductor supplier SemiQ has launched a new generation of its MOSFET modules, which are designed for EVs, power supplies and data centers. The second-generation SiC 1,200 V, 80 milliohm MOSFET module is housed in the SOT-227 package, and is available in a 10 A parallel diode version as well as without a parallel diode. The

Sponsored by Skyworks When it comes to building power systems, the half bridge switch topology is king. But as they say, the devils in the details. In this whitepaper, we’ll dig into the challenges of designing high-performance half bridges for electric vehicles where it’s imperative to squeeze every drop of performance from a design. Specifically,

The next-generation GMC Canyon will get an AT4X off-road variant, GMC confirmed Thursday in a press release. Scheduled for a summer 2022 unveiling, and likely to go on sale as a 2023 model, the new Canyon will be the second GMC model to get the AT4X treatment, after the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 full-size pickup.

One of the hottest trends in the EV world is bidirectional charging, which promises to allow EV batteries to be used to provide services to the electrical grid. Now Porsche has partnered with German grid operator TransnetBW to conduct “a realistic pilot test” to demonstrate that “electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage

Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor is designed to monitor the health of a lithium-ion battery pack and detect cell venting, an early sign of catastrophic battery failure. The company has now released a beta version that features a new streamlined design, optimized for manufacturing in the high volumes required by automotive OEMs. It says units

Chrysler’s future is electric, and the Airflow Graphite concept unveiled on Wednesday at the 2022 New York International Auto Show is a preview of what that future will look like. The new concept is an update of an Airflow concept unveiled in January during the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and like like

Software specialist Altair has acquired simulation and design tool company Powersim. “The addition of Powersim’s technologies and experienced technical team, who have deep domain knowledge in power electronics, rounds out Altair’s offerings for electric motor design and many other applications,” said founder and CEO of Altair James R. Scapa. The flagship product of Maryland-based Powersim

We know that EVs produce much less pollution over their lifetimes than fossil-powered vehicles (regardless of the thousands of daily Facebook posts claiming the opposite). However, generating the electricity to charge them is not emission-free, and as millions more EVs get hooked up to the grid, smart charging to maximize efficiency will be an important

Lucid on Tuesday revealed the new Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance models in its Air lineup. The new models will take over as the range-topping options for the Air, following the imminent end of production of the Dream Edition Range and Dream Edition Performance models that together were limited to just 520 units. Lucid

Huge amounts of misinformation about EVs are churned out each day—and some of this has been coming from the UK’s top environmental official. Environment Secretary George Eustice, who said last November that he doesn’t own an EV or a heat pump, because “the technology is not quite there yet,” recently told members of a parliamentary

Ferrari has proven yet again that its return to form in the opening rounds of the 2022 Formula One World Championship wasn’t just a fluke after star driver Charles Leclerc took home victory for the Prancing Horse at the Australian Grand Prix, held on Sunday at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. It was the second victory

Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the

Sponsored by Southco The move from traditional engine vehicles to Electric Vehicles is driving a need for engineered equipment and infrastructure to support the transformation. The arrival of advanced technologies and the exponential growth predicted for electric vehicle charging is inviting industrial designers to consider a new mix of design challenges. As more EV Charging

EV charger and DC converter maker Green Watt Power has introduced a 3,000-watt DC-DC converter product line for EVs. Each of the new IP67 and IP54 models of the EVD3000 product line offers a working temperature range from -40 to 85 degrees Celsius, as well as protection features against over-voltage, short circuits, input reverse polarity

Mercedes-Benz AMG was spotted testing a redesigned GT this week. The new sports car is closely related to redesigned SL launched for 2022, and as a result it won’t have a convertible option this time around. Mercedes-Benz AMG SL 43 AMG also launched an SL powered by a 4-cylinder engine. The engine makes 381 hp

As demand for EVs soars, US and European automakers are racing to establish localized battery production, and break the long-standing reliance on supply chains originating in Asia. There are currently at least a dozen battery “gigafactories” under construction or planned in Europe. LG Energy Solution claims that its battery cell factory in Wrocław, Poland, is

GreenPower Motor Company (NASDAQ: GP), a manufacturer and distributor of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has launched the Nano BEAST: a purpose-built, battery-electric Type A school bus with a range of up to 150 miles. The Nano BEAST (Battery Electric Automotive School Transportation) features a clean-sheet design that “facilitates optimal battery pack placement and weight

We drove the 2022 GMC Hummer EV, spied a possible BMW M3 CSL, and saw the first Koenigsegg Gemera prototype. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Customer examples of the 2022 GMC Hummer EV are in production, and this week we managed to test one (previously we tested a prototype). The

In a new study, researchers from South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) explore quantum physics as a possible mechanism to increase the charging rate of batteries. The concept of a quantum battery was first proposed in a paper, “Extractable work from ensembles of quantum batteries,” that was published in 2012. It was theorized that