Electric Vehicles

Last Updated: March 05, 2024, 08:55 ISTHonda's New Patent Hints At Secret Storage In Electric Car Bumpers. (photo: MotorAuthority)Honda patents hidden bumper storage for EVs, revolutionizing secure deliveries. Innovative concept awaits production confirmation.In a recent development, Honda has applied for a patent with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) unveiling a clever addition to electric vehicles – hidden storage compartments in the bumpers.This patent introduces a revolutionary slide-out drawer…

A 2022 Ford Motor Co. Maverick compact pickup truck during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Ford Motor's U.S. sales jumped 10.5% last month compared with February 2023, led by increases in its hybrid and all-electric vehicles sales.The Detroit automaker Monday reported sales of 174,192 cars and trucks for February. The results included an 81% jump in EV sales and roughly 32% uptick in hybrid models. Sales of traditional internal combustion…

Volkswagen Volkswagen is expanding its electric lineup even further. The company was relatively early to EVs with the ID.4, and since then, it has launched a series of additional models in various regions. Now, Volkswagen is prepping the launch of the new ID.7, an electric sedan that could rival the likes of the Tesla Model 3. The ID.7 has been announced, and we know plenty of details about the car, but it has yet to be officially released to the public. Here’s everything we know about the Volkswagen ID.7. Volkswagen…

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Mack MD electric trucks.Mack TrucksMack Trucks, founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, is renowned for its 18-wheelers, diesel-powered big rigs with a trademark bulldog mounted on the hood. In 2021, that iconic ornament debuted in copper, rather than its usual gold hue, signifying the venerable manufacturer's first foray into battery-electric vehicles. Appropriately, the LR Electric is a heavy-duty garbage truck, engineered to pick up and dispose of all types of refuse, without emitting any noxious greenhouse gases.Mack…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged bankrupt Lordstown Motors with misleading investors about the sales prospects of its Endurance electric pickup truck. Lordstown has agreed to pay $25.5 million as a result — money that the SEC says will go toward settling a number of pending class action lawsuits against the company. “We allege that, in a highly competitive race to deliver the first mass-produced electric pickup truck to the U.S. market, Lordstown oversold true demand for the Endurance,” Mark Cave,…

Last Updated: March 01, 2024, 10:00 ISTCan Subscription-Based Models Boost Growth Of Electric Vehicles Market In India? (Representative Image) (Photo: Canary Media)Tata Motors, a giant in the Indian EV market, has recently introduced a subscription-based model of the Nexon.The Indian auto market has witnessed a significant emergence of electric vehicles (EVs) over the past year.Many companies have been putting more focus on the battery-operated segment. While the growth is evident overall in the electric vehicle market,…

Mobile World Congress 2024, the world's biggest mobile trade show, had a lot of future-looking tech on display.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCThe Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile show, is a place where device makers show off some of their latest innovations.And there was quite a lot on display in Barcelona, Spain, this year.Artificial intelligence took center stage, but there was also plenty of experimentation with different types of screens and first looks at some devices from some of the world's biggest tech…

Ford Ford announced last year that it would adopt the Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) for EV fast charging, granting Ford drivers access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Now, the automaker is providing a little more detail on exactly how that will work. In the original May 2023 announcement, Ford said owners of existing EVs — which use the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) instead of NACS — would be able to charge at Supercharger stations via an adapter. Today, the automaker announced that the adapter…

An all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E at a Tesla Supercharger station charging.FordDETROIT – Ford Motor is rolling out Tesla Supercharging capabilities to owners of its electric vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. The launch begins Thursday, but is expected to be supply constrained at the start.The Detroit automaker was the first to announce a deal with Tesla to utilize the EV maker's Supercharger network. The vast majority of automakers in the U.S. have since followed. Under the deals, companies such as Ford will adopt…