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ZF’s New EV Range Extender Also Powers The Wheels, But Not Like You Think

ZF’s New EV Range Extender Also Powers The Wheels, But Not Like You Think

ZF has developed an electric range extender that can also power a car’s wheels. It still doesn’t connect directly to an axle. The design essentially turns the range extender’s power generator into another electric motor. ZF, the German supplier that’s probably best known for its six- and eight-speed automatic transmissions, wants to upgrade the traditional […]

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“Blunt” SUVs significantly more likely to cause pedestrian deaths – study

“Blunt” SUVs significantly more likely to cause pedestrian deaths – study

Pedestrians hit by SUVs and pick-ups are significantly more likely to be killed than those hit by lower-riding hatchbacks and saloons, according to a new study. Conducted by Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the review compared data from collisions involving SUVs and ‘light trucks’ (pick-ups and small vans)

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Breakthrough for EVs as new trial halves charging times

Breakthrough for EVs as new trial halves charging times

Total Energies Lubrifiants, the lubricants arm of French energy giant Total, has fitted a Renault Megane E-Tech with an immersion-cooled battery that uses a new fluid called Cell Shield – and is claimed to have halved the EV’s charging times and extended its range by 6%. Immersion cooling is a conveniently obvious term: reducing the temperature

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Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington to slash government spending. Board members reportedly met with Musk to express concerns about his

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Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries

Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries

Rivian built up a stockpile of batteries for its trucks, SUVs, and commercial vans before and after the election of Donald Trump, a strategy used to soften the blow of the president’s tariffs, according to Bloomberg News. The company apparently bought an undisclosed number of lithium iron phosphate batteries from Chinese firm Gotion before the

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The Feds Want A 0 Annual EV Tax. Here’s Why It’s A Sham

The Feds Want A $250 Annual EV Tax. Here’s Why It’s A Sham

Feds have proposed charging EV owners a $250 annual registration fee. The money is meant to address the lack of revenue collected from the gas tax. But, the cost represents the equivalent of buying nearly 1,400 gallons of gasoline—almost three times the amount the average commuter uses in a year. If you drive a car

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Winners announced for Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars 2025

Winners announced for Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars 2025

The event included a number of speakers, including talks and interviews from: Sarah Windrum, head of cluster development at Horiba MIRA; Volvo Car UK managing director Nicole Melillo Shaw; Diane Miller, director of the Parts Distribution Centre at Ellesmere Port for Stellantis; Lorraine Bishton, managing director of Subaru UK; and Renee Knott, head of project

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