The median range of all-electric vehicles (EVs) for model year (MY) 2024 reached a record high of 283 miles per charge. That is a gain of 13 miles from the previous model year and more than four times higher than the median range for MY 2011. The highest maximum range for an EV certified by the EPA was the Lucid Air sedan in MY 2022, rated at 520 miles per charge.
Consumers looking to choose the most efficient electric vehicle (EV) will find wide ranges in efficiencies depending on the vehicle class. For example, midsized cars ranged from 2.17 mi/kWh to 4.17 mi/kWh, the upper bound of which represents the most efficient EV in model year 2024.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $51.7 million investment in transportation innovation projects aimed at expanding affordable, reliable mobility options across America. The 19 projects selected for this funding will focus on advancing a broad range of next generation technologies for the transportation sector. This includes electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies that use domestic, low-cost and abundant materials, improvements in off-road vehicle technologies, advancements in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity, and innovations bolstering...Read More
The funding comes from the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-lived Advanced Rechargeables (CIRCULAR). That project aims to help foster a domestic circular supply chain around EV batteries, according to Toyota.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an investment of $25 million across 11 projects to advance materials, processes, machines, and equipment for domestic manufacturing of next-generation batteries. These projects will advance platform technologies upon which battery manufacturing capabilities can be built, enabling flexible, scalable, and highly controllable battery manufacturing processes.
There are still many questions surrounding the plausibility of full-fledged autonomous robotaxi operations around the world, but Waymo, one of the current leaders in the segment, is putting at least one stigma to rest. A new study conducted with the help of reinsurance provider Swiss Re used hundreds of thousands of liability claims to demonstrate that robotaxi vehicles using the Waymo Driver platform deliver significantly higher safety performance than vehicles operated by a human driver.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try to reverse the action.
General Motors is collaborating with ChargePoint to install up to 500 ultrafast charging stations across the United States to broaden the nation's charging infrastructure and encourage consumers to buy electric vehicles.
Expected to arrive at U.S. dealerships early next year, the 2025 Toyota bZ4x gets a price cut, as well as more driver-assist features and a new Nightshade Edition grade.
The base price of the entry-level XLE is now $38,465 with the $1,395 destination charge. That is $6,000 lower than the equivalent 2024 model.
