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Mercedes teased a new sport SUV on its AMG social media channels over the weekend, expected to be the SUV counterpart to its bonkers 1,153hp AMG GT 4-door revealed in May.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan crashed his Tesla Model S on July 14 while the car was running on Autopilot. He was reaching for a phone that had dropped out of reach, and he took his eyes off the road. The crash left him with a concussion, a Read more

Ford dealers were shown an affordable hybrid crossover that will start around $25,000 and look like a first-generation Escape.

China has supported its EV industry with interest-free loans, and so, in the past, has the USA. Now the European Commission has opened a call for proposals worth up to €1.5 billion in interest-free loans for companies making EV battery cells in the European Economic Area. The money comes from Read more

Sponsored by Chroma. The bidirectional onboard charger (BOBC) sits at the heart of an electric vehicle’s energy architecture. BOBCs not only charge the EV battery but also enable bidirectional energy flow between the battery and the utility grid or other connected loads. Through power conversion modes like Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Read more

Volvo is expected to reenter the segment with an all-new sedan, but it may not be as electric as expected.

Back-to-school season often means shopping for backpacks, notebooks, and maybe even a new ride. For a growing number of families, that ride is an electric bike. And I’m all for it. Giving teenagers the freedom to get themselves to school, sports practice, or a friend’s house without needing a car Read more

Clearmind Medicine is “a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of non-hallucinogenic, second-generation, neuroplastogen-derived therapeutics to solve widespread and underserved health problems, including alcohol use disorder.” Of course, it’s only natural that such a company would want to add wireless EV charging to its services. Clearmind says Read more

Electrifying off-highway equipment requires engineers to use a different mindset for a fully efficient vehicle design – from battery systems and power electronics to controls, packaging, and energy management. Thermal management naturally becomes a major focus, yet one critical element is often considered only after key architectural decisions have already Read more

Archer Aviation is buying three of Boeing’s aerospace subsidiaries: autonomous air-taxi developer Wisk Aero, military drone maker Insitu, and airspace-software firm SkyGrid. The deal also hands Boeing a stake in Archer. Investors loved it. Archer (ACHR) stock jumped more than 20% on Monday, and the acquisition instantly turns a pre-revenue Read more