As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Toyota is committed to providing sustainable mobility solutions to help build a decarbonised and inclusive society. In the run-up to Paris 2024, Toyota announced the supply of 500 fuel cell Mirai vehicles as part of its official fleet for this major sporting event. In its…
IONITY, the leading high-power charging (HPC) network in Europe, has partnered with Village Hotels. The stylish hotels with everything under one roof, will rely on IONITY to build and operate a total of 380 ultra-fast charging points at all 33 Village Hotels in key locations across Great Britain. The IONITY charging hubs will provide ultra-fast…
Volkswagen, the maker of the iconic Golf and all-electric ID.4, will stop selling combustion-powered cars in Norway starting next year, according to the brand’s importer in the country, Moller Mobility Group. This past weekend, the German automaker celebrated 75 years of presence in Norway, a country where plug-in vehicles can be found on almost every…
We’ve seen a handful of cutting-edge performance-focused e-bikes hit the market in recent years. Automotive brands venturing into the electrified two-wheeled space has ushered in quite a number of these. For example, bikes like the Audi e-Tron electric mountain bike and the Ducati range of e-MTBs easily command close to $10,000. That being said, the…
General Motors’ decision to cancel the Chevrolet Bolt had to have been one of the more perplexing moves from an automaker that has struggled across the board to deliver any electric vehicles in volume. Sure, the Bolt’s hardware was outdated it’s believed GM never made them profitably, but the Bolt’s massive sales success this year…
Honda on Thursday announced that it’s formalized an agreement with Tesla for the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in future U.S. EVs—and what it appears to highlight is that dealerships will need to juggle two different charging standards during the arrival of its upcoming EVs. Although Honda confirmed the shift to NACS…
Plant breeders, by nature, are patient people. It can take them years or even decades to perfect a new variety of fruit or vegetable that tastes better, grows faster or stays fresh longer. But their work has taken on a new urgency in the face of an increasingly erratic climate. Recent floods left more than…
Along hundreds of miles of Lake Victoria’s shoreline in Kenya, a squadron of young scientists and an army of volunteers are waging an all-out war on a creature that threatens the health of more people than any other on earth: the mosquito. They are testing new insecticides and ingenious new ways to deliver them. They…
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is gaining momentum in the United States, with an increasing number of Americans considering EVs for their next vehicle purchase. Understanding the demographics behind this shift is crucial for gauging the direction of the automotive industry. According to research by Pew Research, there are five key demographic groups leading the…
One of the most anticipated features of the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck is the rear-wheel-steering system that has been seen at work on US streets in several previous videos. A feature typically offered by larger high-end vehicles, rear-wheel steering (RWS) mainly helps maneuverability at low speeds, when the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction of…
