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2026 Nissan Leaf First Drive: Fun and More Efficient

By law, you have to mention that at one time, the Nissan Leaf (actually, LEAF, which stands for Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family car) was the number one selling EV in the...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time

The RAV4 remains a people-mover worth considering. It’s got the looks and performance to keep families happy, and it can come with some nice bonuses. The off-roading capabilities of the Woodland trim certainly stand out. Read on to learn more about it.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Factorial CEO Says Cells with 375Wh/kg Energy Density a ‘Milestone’ for Stellantis

In April, Stellantis and Factorial Energy announced that the two companies validated automotive-sized solid-state battery cells with an energy density...

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Power

The EV Tech of BMW’s Neue-Klasse IX3

The rollout of electric vehicles has recently encountered a few bumps in the United States. For international automakers with roadmaps that look ahead for decades, a hiccup isn't enough to fully...

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Energy

Nissan Leaf Gets Updates – and Stays the Same – Where It Matters Most

The third-generation Nissan Leaf represents the automaker’s efforts to bring the world’s first mass-market modern EV up to date. This meant making changes to the...

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Power

Converting Classic Cars Is Just Step One of This Mission

Electrogenic founder and CEO Steve Drummond believes EVs are here to help. “Saving the World One Car at a Time” is even painted on the company’s headquarters near Oxford, England.

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Hydrogen’s Humming in Power Generation

Not long ago we covered some high-profile struggles hydrogen-technology companies had encountered, including Nikola and Hyzon both deciding to cease operations. But despite legitimate challenges,...

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Power

Bidirectional Charging Is Nearly Mainstream

A home in Silicon Valley goes dark for a moment, then clicks back to life. A GM Energy employee had switched off the house's access to the grid. When it detects a lack of power the GM Energy...

Technical Innovation

Electronics & Computers

SAE J3400/2 Update Brings Quicker NACS Charging

As SAE standard J3400 (also known as NACS) is being adopted by automakers and deployed on the latest EVs, the standard itself is still evolving. That latest evolution is SAE J3400/2. That...

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Power

Toyota’s Multi-Pathway Future on Full Display

Toyota’s 2025 Headquarters Confidential (HQC) event in Plano, Texas, was, as in past years, a broad glimpse into what the Toyota and Lexus brands are planning for North America in the...

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2026 Toyota BZ: Improved, but Still Not a WheeeeeEV

The Toyota bZ is growing into a real EV. Following complaints-a-plenty from buyers of the bZ4x, the clunky name given to previous versions, Toyota has improved everything from the design...

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Power

ZF Meets Changing EV Market with Suite of Improved Components

ZF Group announced this week that it has developed a flexible and modular EV powertrain solution called EV Select that it says meets or exceeds current production technology for...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Driving the New Nissan Leaf Prototype

The first two-generations of the Leaf were about as exciting to drive as watching a slug inch its way across a sidewalk. Scratch that — at least a slug leaves a sparkly trail behind it. The Leaf,...

Technical Innovation

Energy

Natural Gas Infrastructure Is Scaling Fast for HD Fleets

A significant shift is transforming the heavy-duty transportation sector: the rapid advancement of natural gas and renewable natural gas (RNG).

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Energy

Clarios to Build Supercapacitor Plant in U.S.

Clarios, the global leader in low-voltage vehicle batteries, said it is evaluating sites for a new factory to make supercapacitor systems that will pair with the company’s AGM batteries.

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Materials

Nissan's Innovative Solid-State Gambit

It’s not hard to find automakers and battery companies that are trying to develop viable solid-state batteries. The technology will open up quicker charging, increased energy density and, more...

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Energy

First Drive: Lucid's Gravity Electric SUV

It's not unusual for vehicles from the same automaker to have a completely different feel on the road. Behind the wheel, the Chevy Corvette and Chevy Malibu might as well be from different planets....

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Energy

WXC 2025: GM’s Hydrotec-Based EV Charger Takes Center Stage

In 2022, General Motors announced that it was exploring commercial applications for its Hydrotec hydrogen fuel cells. Those efforts have culminated in a mobile hydrogen power...

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Manned Systems

WCX 2025: Study Shows Safety Top Priority of Potential Vehicle-To-Everything Consumers

A study released Tuesday afternoon at an SAE World Congress (WCX) Learning Lab indicated that when it comes to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology,...

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Regulations/Standards

Propane Powers Ahead for Medium Duty Sector

The seemingly constant changing winds of North American emissions regulations have put many alternative propulsion-supplying OEMs on high alert over the first quarter of this year. However, not...

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Connectivity

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Brings All the Right Updates

The place doesn’t look like much: A Sonic drive-through in Cathedral City, California, and a row of eight Tesla Superchargers. But the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 I’m driving is helping to...

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Manned Systems

First Drive: REE’s Electrifying P7 Delivery Chassis

At NTEA’s 2024 Work Truck Week, REE Automotive showcased its P7 EV chassis and REEcorners modular suspension system. At the time, the P7 was being offered to North American fleets for...

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Energy

Mitsubishi Fuso Announces Energy Storage Demonstration

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation has announced it will conduct a joint demonstration of its Battery 2nd Life initiative this year. This initiative will be jointly conducted...

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Energy

Siemens Senior Director for Battery Industry: Industrial AI Is Coming

Siemens is working to make industrial AI a reality. But, to integrate generative AI into industry, the AI has to be trained on the language of industry — engineering...

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Power

2026 Escalade IQL Is Cadillac’s Biggest, Roomiest EV Yet

Cadillac today unveiled the 2026 Escalade IQL electric vehicle, which maintains the Escalade IQ’s class-leading range but adds additional passenger and cargo space.

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NASA Data Helps Beavers Build Back Streams

Boise State University in Idaho and Utah State University in Logan are using a NASA grant and data from satellites supported by Goddard Space Flight Center to identify streams that could benefit from restoration efforts by humans and beavers and then track those improvements from space. Read on to learn more.

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Software

Key ‘Plug and Charge’ Agreement Could Eliminate EV Charging-Payment Headaches

A persistent frustration of electric vehicle owners ─ trouble working with payment software at public chargers ─ could be eased soon after an SAE ITC-led...

Technical Innovation

Manufacturing & Prototyping

MTA Expands Wireless Communication, EV Tech for Trucks

Automotive electrical and electronics manufacturer MTA attended IAA Transportation for the first time, demonstrating its new range of wireless communication technologies for the truck...

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Energy

Komatsu Employs “Slick” Battery Swapping for Underground LHD

Komatsu introduced its first battery-electric load-haul-dump (LHD) machine, the WX04B, at the MINExpo tradeshow in September. The WX04B is designed specifically for narrow...