Toyota Motor North America and local energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-gridresearch for battery electric vehicles using a Toyota bZ4X. This collaborative effort will explore bidirectional power flow technology that will allow BEV owners to not only charge their vehicle's battery but also send power back to the local energy grid. V2G technology has the potential to support and provide benefits to customers through improved energy reliability and resilience, the integr

Archer Aviation Inc. a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and Signature Aviation, the world's largest network of private aviation terminals, today announced the signing of an MOU focused on electrifying Signature’s industry-leading network of over 200 airport terminals, giving Archer access to takeoff and landing sites in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. and globally, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, and Texas. The MOU identifie

In a recent McKinsey Mobility Consumer Pulse survey, a majority of respondents, especially those in China, noted they are very likely to buy connectivity features in their next vehicle. In an effort to continually advance connected car technology, VCTC today will host a collaborative Plugfest to test digital keys in partnership with the CCC, a leading automaker and smart device standards group. Through this work, VCTC and the CCC, alongside the CCC’s global membership of automotive and

TIER IV, a pioneer in open-source software for autonomous driving systems, proudly announces the successful extension of its Series B funding round, securing an additional US$54 million (¥8.5 billion). This brings the total Series B funding to US$132 million (¥20.7 billion) and the company's overall funding to US$243 million (¥38.1 billion). Background During the Series A round, TIER IV expanded beyond developing the open-source software Au

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced that it delivered the latest FF 91 2.0 for prominent retail investor Jun He. The Chief Operating Officer of his U.S. branch accepted the vehicle at the delivery event which took place at the Company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Guests included FF Founder and Chief Product and User Ecosystem Officer YT Jia, who handed over the vehicle to Mr. He’s

Hyundai led with two favorite vehicle awards at the Midwest Automotive Media Associations'  recent Spring Rally in Elkhart Lake, WI. The award-winning, all-electric 2025 IONIQ 5 N was named Favorite Performance Vehicle, and the Hyundai Santa Fe was named Favorite Family Vehicle by MAMA's attending 100 media members. Each of the vehicles are now candidates for MAMA's Favorite Vehicle of the Year to be announced at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show. Around 80 new vehicles were evaluat

Blue Bird Corporation the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, announced the most comprehensive safety upgrades to its school buses in the company’s history. Blue Bird buses will feature an unprecedented array of safety systems to protect school children, bus drivers and other road users. Blue Bird advances its safety leadership to help prevent injuries and save lives. School buses make up the largest mass transit transportation system in the United States with ap

Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging announced today an agreement with Alpitronic America, Inc. ensuring that it will become the first DC fast-charging network in the United States to deploy Alpitronic's HYC 400 at scale. Working with Alpitronic is one way that Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging is localizing its supply chain as part of its $1 billion investment into a North American charging network. Together, the two companies are bolstering investment in the clean energy and transportation

Over the last six months, AMCI Testing has been evaluating comparative fast-charging capabilities across a wide range of EVs. We call this new rating MP6® as it measures miles of range added when they matter most: When you are short on range and/or short on time. MP6 mimics the 6 minutes of a typical gas-station stop. For wide adoption of EVs, consumers should not need to alter their long-standing fueling habits—nor the amount of time they are willing to dedicate to enrout

Trinseo a specialty material solutions provider, today announced its lineup of EV Battery solutions that will be on display at The Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart, Germany, June 18-20, 2024, Hall 8, Booth D26. Two innovative technologies will be highlighted this year that focus on improving performance of the EV battery itself, along with a novel approach to physically protecting the battery pack. The thermoplastic battery casing that will be showcased is produced using the Direct

Last week, two of BNSF Railway’s automotive facilities, operated by service partner Inter-Rail Group, were recognized by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) as some of the best in North America. Kansas City Auto received Origin of the Year, with a score of 99.45%, and San Diego Automotive was awarded Destination of the Year, with a score of 99.98%, both demonstrating a commitment to outstanding and unmatched service. The awards were accepted at the Damage Freight Preve

Hyundai's MyHyundai with Bluelink app has been awarded the top spot among mass-market automakers' EV mobile applications in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. OEM EV App Report. The MyHyundai with Bluelink app outperformed all other mass-market-brand apps evaluated in the study, achieving a score of 835 —78 points higher than the segment average of 757. "Being recognized as the top mass-market OEM EV mobile application provider is a huge achievement for us," said Manis

Today, ITTIA™, a global leading provider of secure high-performance embedded data management software for software-defined vehicle devices announced its compatibility with Elektrobit’s corbos Linux built on Ubuntu. The ITTIA DB product family provides robust real-time data processing, management, and analysis software for Electronic Control Unit (ECU) devices. As a total solution, these products deliver integrated database software for vehicle manufacturers building intelligent da

As part of its climate change initiatives, Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., has introduced its first electric truck that emits no CO2 or pollutants while running. The truck has been in operation at the San Antonio Sales Office in Texas since May 30. Electric tractor and 53-foot container introduced at NX USA: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M103866/202406061861/_prw_PI2fl_YSbXtjbE.webp The NX Group has identified

Lectrium, a technology and software company designing tools to help dealerships adapt to selling electric vehicles  today announced the launch of their new digital marketing tools. The new tools will enable automotive dealerships to utilize enhanced data that are critical to driving EV sales. Dealerships using Lectrium's software will now be able to incorporate information including battery range, charging times and long-term savings of EV ownership directly onto their websites in a