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Hino to use Cummins engines in MD and HD trucks for North America; shifting resources to Project Z BEV development

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Hino Trucks intends to produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America. The company had previously announced plans to develop and produce a full range of class 4 through 8 Battery Electric Trucks by 2024. Hino intends to offer Cummins B6.7 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Lucid readying Tesla Model Y fighter that will pinch advanced tech from the luxury Air limo

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Lucid Motors has begun teasing a sleek Tesla Model Y that could blow away the competition with class-leading aero, range, space and efficiency when it arrives in 2026. It’s now thought Lucid will launch here once the new mid-size SUV is ready for sale in either 2026 or 2027. But that’s not all that might be coming.

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Audi switches to power output designations on its models; kW-based performance levels for all power types

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For example, “30” will appear on the rear of all models with power output between 81 and 96 kW, “45” stands for power output between 169 and 185 kW, and “70” for the performance class above 400 kW. According to the new nomenclature, in the future the spectrum will range from the Audi Q2 30 TFSI with 85 kW to the Audi Q7 50 TDI with 200 kW.

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Australia has a new cheapest electric car: MG ZS EV now $44,990 drive-away

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This is the first step in our new journey to an electric future that’s here today.”. As for sales, BYD could win that race; it says it already has 4500 orders for its Atto 3 and claims it can deliver them all within a couple of months. The updated MG ZS EV will be priced from $44,990 drive-away.

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Batteries included: Electric Morgan Super3 concept previews British brand’s electric dream

EV Central

Instead, the XP-1 thinking will be transferred to Morgan EVs of the future. Commenting on the development of the Morgan’s latest XP-1, chief technical officer Matt Hole said: “We are immensely proud to be sharing XP-1 with the world and showcasing some of the first-class engineering that takes place behind the scenes at Morgan.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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The Group Board of Management can focus more closely than previously on overarching issues of the future, safeguard cross-brand synergies and further develop overall strategy. We are focusing in particular on the technological changes that impact the future of mobility—from electrification to the digital transformation.

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

Clean Fleet Report

If you have only a few cars for sales reps or maybe a van for local deliveries, then going direct to a dealer may work. Expect to see cities, counties, states and private companies make the switch to some sort of electrified light vehicle, in Classes 1 – 3 (passenger cars up to heavy-duty pickups), by the end of the decade.

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