Aehra previews electric SUV on track for 2025 delivery
Aehra has revealed preview images of its SUV model ahead of unveiling the final vehicle design and name next month. The images offer a glimpse of Aehra SUV’s low front end, expanded cabin size, profile and rear. Aehra will follow the SUV with the reveal of a sedan model in February 2023. Deliveries to customers
Volterra Motors announces electric powersports lineup
Volterra Motors, a U.S.-based all-electric powersports vehicle manufacturer, has announced its upcoming 2023 product lineup, including crossover vehicles, youth dirt bikes and ATVs. This new line and the debut for Volterra includes the VUT crossover vehicle, VTF youth dirt bike series, and VAT Sport and Utility Youth ATVs, which are expected to launch in 2023
Kia’s 2023 Sorento PHEV has 32 miles of all-electric range
For the 2023 model year, the Kia Sorento PHEV has been streamlined to one SX-P trim with 32 miles of all-electric range. The 2023 SX-P gains new creature comforts including retractable rear door sunshades, a 115-volt inverter that can charge household items such as a laptop, and standard Homelink. The Sorento PHEV can fully charge
Consumer sentiment toward EVs continues to grow
A recent survey from TrueCar, Inc. indicates there is growth in consumer interest and willingness to consider an EV as their next vehicle purchase. Key indicators across the board show consumers are becoming more comfortable with EVs as a viable option, and that while fears regarding charging costs and range anxiety still exist, they are
California school district achieves 100% zero-emission bus fleet
BYD has announced a partnership with the Los Olivos Elementary School District in California to bring a BYD Type A electric school bus – “The Achiever” – to students in Santa Barbara County and create the first U.S. school district to have a 100% zero-emission fleet of school buses. Members of the Sheet Metal, Air,
Volvo Trucks will customer test fuel cell trucks in 2025
The testing of fuel cell electric trucks in commercial traffic will start in 2025 with selected customers in Northern Europe, followed by additional trucks in more countries over the coming years, Volvo Trucks says. The goal of the pilot tests will be to look at all different aspects of the truck’s operation, including working components,
How recycling batteries can become more sustainable, profitable
The world is charging down the road toward electric vehicles. Some say EVs will represent two-thirds of global vehicle sales by 2040. However, recycling the lithium-ion batteries that power EVs continues to be a sustainability headache. While the recycling market is growing alongside the consumer demand for environmentally-friendly alternatives, no federal or state policy exists
Lightning eMotors to offer second-gen transit bus repower program
Lightning eMotors will now offer a second-generation repower program for high-demand 40-ft. transit buses. This new offering in Lightning eMotors’s growing lineup of Class 3-8 commercial electric vehicles will be available to municipal and private transit agencies throughout North America. Repowered buses will feature an up to 560-kWh battery system and deliver more than 200
BrightDrop breaks into grocery industry with eCart
BrightDrop is expanding its business and product portfolio with the launch of a new temperature-controlled eCart – the “Trace Grocery” – that the company says helps streamline order fulfillment and pickup for online grocery purchases. Online grocery is a rapidly expanding market that’s expected to reach $240 billion by 2025. Kroger, America’s largest grocer, is
GMC Hummer EV Joins Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
The GMC Hummer EV will be a part of Activision’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, which is scheduled to debut on Oct. 28, and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 coming this fall. The GMC Hummer EV Pickup is the first all-electric vehicle in the Call of Duty franchise and will be a playable vehicle
Volvo Trucks unveils new fully electric axle for extended range
Volvo Trucks has revealed a completely new, fully electric rear axle. Freeing up space for more batteries, the company says the new e-axle means even longer range for Volvo’s battery electric trucks. The new e-axle, presented at the IAA fair in Hannover, Germany, allows even more batteries on the truck by integrating the electric motors
Ideanomics partners to produce zero-emission street sweepers
Ideanomics subsidiary US Hybrid is supplying Global Environmental Products (GEP) with its proprietary electric and hybrid electric propulsion kits for use in the construction of 62 zero-emission street sweepers. Once complete, GEP will provide the sweepers to New York City, California, the City of Helena, Montana and Washington D.C. In 2009, GEP partnered with US
