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By Sam McEachern, GM News In the first quarter, General Motors saw sales of its electric vehicles nearly double from the comparable year-ago quarter we’re now the #2 seller of EVs in the U.S.1 1 But this was no overnight success story GM has been dabbling with electric cars.
General Motors is using an all-electric Corvette to draw attention to its new UK design studio in Royal Leamington Spa, outside of Birmingham. General Motors said the site uses both digital and traditional clay models. General Motors said the site uses both digital and traditional clay models.
The other development involves a different group of startups that are using the tape to build electricmotors with very high power-to-weight ratios, mainly for use in electric aircraft. This past April, the company tested a prototype motor outfitted with superconducting rotor magnets.
Commercial vehicle and ute-maker JAC is normally linked with diesel power, but at the April 5-6 Melbourne motor show it will focus on EVs by showing off for the first time in Australia the electric version of its T9 ute and the DE-FINE concept car. JAC DE-FINE concept. JAC DE-FINE concept. 2025 JAC T9 EV Ute.
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But the G580 steps things up a notch thanks to electricity. The all-electric version of the G-Wagen uses four electricmotors yep, a quad-motor EV – to pump out a mighty 432kW and 1164Nm (the V8 G63 makes 430kW/850Nm). G-Wagen goes EV with 4WD concept READ MORE: Electric shock!
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MG is launching its IM Motorselectric luxury sub-brand in Australia with two models, five variants and rhetoric thats super-heated even by the standards of auto industry marketing spiel. READ MORE: MG-owned IM Motors locked-in for Australia in 2025 with IM5 electric saloon and IM6 SUV READ MORE: Scooped in Melbourne!
Mercedes-AMG’s all-new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT hunter is one step closer following the unwrapping ceremony of the unhinged 1000+kW 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX. 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept. 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept. 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept. 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept.
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Hyundai has unleashed its all-new Hyundai Insteroid, a wild battery-powered hyper-hatch concept that pinches its powertrain from the mighty 478kW Ioniq 5 N. 2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. 2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept. 2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept.
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The Genesis X Gran Equator concept has been unwrapped at the New York motor show revealing the luxury Korean brand is plotting its own rugged off-roader to battle the likes of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen and Land Rover Defender. 2025 Genesis Gran Equator X concept. 2025 Genesis Gran Equator X concept. The post Revealed!
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ZF Friedrichshafen has confirmed development of a new range extender intended for electric vehicles, with manufacturing starting sometime in 2026. The part supplier believes that this will help facilitate the industrys pivot toward all-electric vehicles and that there will be sufficient demand to rationalize production.
And you use the boil off, that means the little part of hydrogen that is evaporating, and put it through fuel cells that makes electricity for the electricmotor. This is the concept of the plane. There are no emissions at all. With hydrogen you have electricmotors, so its silent. And I answer, Yes.
REE Automotive has taken this concept a step further by packaging the motor, steering, suspension and brakes into an independent module called a REEcorner that can be placed at any desired position on the skateboard platform. The REEcorner integrates the motor, steering, suspension, braking and control into a single compact module.
That study was led by the three of us: a developmental psychologist ( Vikram Jaswal at the University of Virginia), an electrical and software engineer (Diwakar Krishnamurthy at the University of Calgary), and a computer scientist ( Mea Wang , also at the University of Calgary). Our journey to this point was not smooth.
Mercedes-Benz on Monday announced that its upcoming electric van concept will be called the Vision V. We’re still far away from the debut of this concept, which is expected to be revealed later this spring, but Mercedes has already teased that the Vision V will preview its Van.EA for internal-combustion models.
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Fresh tech details of the he all-new 2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E hyper-hatch that will go on sale in Australia in 2027 confirm it as an unlikely all-electric Lamborghini or Ferrari rival. And when on-track it’s the in-hub motors that will dominate the driving experience. seconds and a top speed of 270km/h.
The all-new 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA has been fully unwrapped with benchmark range claims ahead of its Down Under debut in the second half of next year. The first car to ride on Benz’s all-new MMA platform, the second-gen Mercedes CLA will be offered first with all-electric power or with a mild-hybrid powertrain to follow.
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All-Electric Full-Size Pickup Built For Work Ford says the all-electric 2025 F-150 Lightning Pro is built Ford Tough for commercial customers. Joining the E-Transit cargo electric van, these two are designed for those who need a rugged vehicle for work. All while being efficient and emission free.
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Unlike the Scout electric SUV and pickup , the small EV, previewed by the ID.Every1 concept earlier this month, wont be coming to the U.S. Take away all the clutter, he explained, and it looks better, not cheaper. 2all concept. 1or whatever its badged in production form. 2, signaled by the 2023 ID.2all inches to 152.8
Toyota C-HR+ is a battery electric vehicle similar in size to the C-HR hybrid C-HR+ shares its platform and much of its interior with the bZ4X A smaller Urban Cruiser EV arrives for Europe late this year Toyota launched two new electric vehicles and updated its two current EVs on Tuesday.
Stellantis has, like many automakers, been signaling that planned pivot toward all-electric vehicles hasnt gone as intended. Officially, Stellantis is still married to the concept of electrification. That, I dont think at all is the purpose of our brand, Fiorio continued. liter 690T to comply with European emissions.
The look of those truck-based SUVs has become a little more modern and precious in the details, while the carlike ones have gone all boxy and cladding-endowedto the point where it may not always be apparent which is which on the dealership lot. But in one model year that all changed. kwh lithium-ion battery pack. liter turbo-4.
Local Isuzu executives have confirmed research is underway into a D-Max plug-in hybrid BYD Shark 6 fighter while at the same time delivering a conflicting picture of just how signed-off the pure battery electric version of the popular ute is for Australia. All those sorts of things go into it. Danger signs!
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The Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) Afeela is an all-electric luxury sedan set to go on sale sometime in 2026. This includes providing directions, finding points of interest, changing radio stations or entertainment options, including changing the moods on the screen, which also change faux motor sounds. is a massive undertaking.
The eighth-generation 2026 Lexus ES has made its global debut at the Shanghai auto show and gone all-electric for the first time. Far more striking than the car it replaces, the new ES picks up where the 2023 LF-ZC concept left off, with a sleek low-drag look and sportier fastback rear styling. 2026 Lexus ES.
The most ambitious model yet from the emerging luxury electric brand Polestar has been caught testing in Australia. READ MORE: 2025 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor Review: Can it really travel further than any other EV between charges? Polestar Precept Concept. READ MORE: Delayed! 2026 Polestar 5 test vehicle.
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General Motors Unimate). Modern solutions have included pivoting to all-electric vehicles, which allows companies to outsource more work to suppliers while streamlining the final assembly process, and increased levels of automation. However, the general trend has been to supplant workers with robots wherever possible.
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