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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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Electronic Stability Control Builds the Foundation for Safer Roads
Read on to learn how a mechanically simple idea has kept cars stable for decades, and why it can still evolve for an autonomous future.
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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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Industry Vet: Rapid Change Required to Catch up to Chinese EV Maker
Terry Woychowski, CEO of engineering consultancy Caresoft Global, had a stark, sobering message for a meeting in Auburn Hills of the Society for Automotive Analysts in...
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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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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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WCX 2025: Nira Dynamics’ Sensor-Free Tire Pressure Tech Eyes New Opportunities
Putting a tariff on physical components gives software alternatives a potential boost. Read on to learn more.
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Elaphe Readies In-Wheel Motors for OEM EVs After 2030
Elaphe unveiled what it claims is the first and only in-wheel electric motor (IWM) designed to fit existing EVs at CES in January. Elaphe Propulsion Technologies, a pioneer of in-wheel...
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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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Mercedes Proposes “In-Drive Brakes” for Better EVs
From humble Chevy Bolts to six-figure Lucid Airs, every EV can reverse its electric motors to slow the vehicle while harvesting energy for the battery, the efficient tag-team process...
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A Week with the Hyundai Way
Hyundai’s recent Hyundai Way tech presentation week in Korea was, like the company’s future strategy, a cornucopia of technologies. The week included an EV-focused performance event co-sponsored with Toyota,...
Original Equipment Motion Control
Freightliner Unveils Latest Cascadia Class 8 Truck
Freightliner has unveiled the fifth generation of its Cascadia Class 8 truck. The new version is scheduled to begin production mid-2025 and reportedly offers new advanced safety features,...
Road Ready Mechanical & Fluid Systems
2025 BMW M5 First Drive: Stuffed like Schnitzel with PHEV Tech
Before BMW designed its first in-house car, the 3/20 of 1932, the Bavarian manufacturer had built a reputation on lightness. The company’s air-cooled radial aircraft engines...
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JLG Reveals New Electric Telehandler
JLG Industries has unveiled its first electric telehandler, the E313, designed for all-terrain and off-road use. The battery-powered E313 offers zero-emission and low-noise operation for moving...
Original Equipment Manned Systems
GM Defense Deploys Next Gen Tactical Vehicle
GM Defense has unveiled the future of its tactical vehicles with the Next Gen prototype, which was exhibited at the annual AUSA meeting in Washington, D.C. for the first time late last year.
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CES 2025: Bosch Goes Right with Wrong-Way Alerts, Racing Hand Controls
Bosch took to CES 2025 with positive messages about its safety, accessibility and AI technologies, which it said will impact both the people who drive vehicles with its...
Road Ready Energy
2025 Lucid Air Review: Unnecessarily Fast, Astonishingly Efficient
As amazing as the Lucid Air is to drive – and it is amazing – it doesn’t hold a candle to hearing CEO Peter Rawlinson explain exactly why his company’s all-electric...
Road Ready Unmanned Systems
2025 Cadillac Optiq EV Arrives with Standard Dual Motors
Continuing its rollout of EVs, Cadillac revealed the 2025 Optiq SUV today, the company’s most affordable EV yet and a smaller sibling to the popular Lyriq that was introduced last...
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REE’s P7 Brings Advanced Suspension Control to Medium-Duty Trucks
Take a deep dive into the suspension and control systems of REE’s impressive commercial truck chassis, featuring modular, independently controlled suspension and brake systems. Read on to learn more.
Road Ready Power
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Makes E-Shift Feel Real
Albert Biermann, the über-engineer tapped to lead Hyundai Motor Group’s R&D and vehicle development, officially retired in 2021. But the fingerprints of the longtime chief engineer of...
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2025 Kia Carnival MPV Hybrid Brings Unplugged PHEV Power
The 2025 Kia Carnival MPV is acquiring a hybrid powertrain as part of the minivan’s model year update that debuted at the Chicago Auto Show. The internal-combustion engine option...
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Brembo’s New Octyma Brakes Provide 8 Reasons for Better Deceleration
As the 2024 Range Rover Sport SV barrels down the front straight of the Portimão circuit, it’s fair to ask: What the heck is a 5,532-pound (2,509-kg) luxury SUV...
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2024 Honda Prologue Is a Cautious Invitation to Drive Electric
Despite the inherent potential of electric motors to offer blazing acceleration, Honda decided to smooth things out for its first serious all-electric vehicle for North...
Articles Power
Sensor Fusion Expanding in Step with Advancing Vehicle Sophistication
When drivers of passenger vehicles change lanes, brake at stop lights, or accelerate on the highway, they’re probably not thinking about sensors. Sensors monitor,...
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GM, Autocar to Build Fuel-Cell Commercial Vehicles
General Motors announced this week that it entered a joint development agreement with Alabama-based Autocar Industries to build a range of all-electric commercial trucks powered by...
News Power
Tevva & ZF Integrate Brake-By-Wire Regen System for Last Mile BEV
UK-based EV manufacturer Tevva recently completed development of a regenerative braking system on the company’s 7.5-ton battery-electric truck. Tevva collaborated with ZF...
Road Ready Power
Kia’s 2024 EV9 Stands as First Mainstream 3-Row EV
It may be time for Kia — or its Hyundai and Genesis siblings — to deliver a lousy vehicle. It’s becoming a broken record to praise every new Kia for its sophisticated and often...
News Energy
BEV-Agnostic’ Systems Require Attention
Much has been written about battery-electric propulsion’s impact on the automotive ecosystem. The level of change moves much past an overhaul to a complete re-imagination. While it can be...
Original Equipment Manned Systems
GM Defense Adapts Hummer EV for Military Concept Vehicle
GM Defense announced in July 2022 that the U.S. Army selected it to provide a battery-electric vehicle for analysis and demonstration. As a subsidiary of General Motors, that vehicle...
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