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At Hyundai’s CEO Investor Day event, big plans to speed up on EVs—and a “bridge” vehicle that drives like an EV but packs a gas engine too.

Hyundai’s next-gen hybrid powertrain will go into production early next year with smart regenerative braking and V2L baked in.

Ford has promoted a design executive in charge of its Model e electric vehicle (EV) division to a global design role, set to lead both Ford and Lincoln brand vehicle models. On Tuesday, Ford announced that it is promoting EV Design Director Todd Willing to Global Design Director as a Read more

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng Motors has teased its plans for an upcoming humanoid robot, which the company is expected to unveil at an event later this year. On Tuesday, XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng teased the humanoid robot during a meeting in Beijing, announcing that the company plans to Read more

Tesla has launched the capability for direct integration with DIMO, a decentralized connected car app that lets users connect to networks like vehicle fleets and earn rewards. DIMO announced the direct integration with Tesla’s vehicles in a press release on Tuesday, set to let Tesla owners manage permissions with their Read more

A recent report has suggested that Toyota and BMW would be upgrading their partnership in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. A memorandum of understanding for the upgraded partnership is expected to be signed next week and announced at BMW’s upcoming media roundtable on September 5.  As noted by Nikkei Asia, the Read more

Redwood Materials, the Tesla battery materials recycling partner founded by JB Straubel, has shared a new construction update on its cathode active material (CAM) facility—set to be the first of its kind in the U.S. On Tuesday, Redwood Materials announced that it “topped out” the upcoming CAM facility near Sparks, Read more

Tesla’s electric vehicles tend to be well-received, though some of their tech-forward features, like their steering wheel-based turn signals, have attracted a lot of criticism over the years. This was one of the reasons why a Norway-based driving school has opted to design a workaround for Tesla’s controversial turn signals Read more

More and more police departments seem to be discovering the advantages offered by electric vehicles like the Tesla Model Y. This was highlighted in recent comments from La Crescent Police Chief Luke Ahlschlager, who noted that the all-electric squad car has so far been good for the city.  The City Read more

Reports suggest that Elon Musk was a surprise guest at Michael Milken’s annual Hamptons Prostate Cancer Foundation gala over the weekend. During the event, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO reportedly poked fun at the subpar cellular service in the Hamptons.  Citing one of its “spies,” Page Six claimed that Musk criticized the Read more