DETROIT - How to challenge Tesla's hegemony in electric vehicles? Most carmakers have been seeking to answer this question for two-three years now. After ups and downs, General Motors thinks it has figured it out, with its high-end Cadillac brand, the Cadillac Lyriq. Introduced in 2020, this SUV/crossover is important, even central, for the tens
DETROIT - A newly-discovered patent plan from Ford Motor Company could be a game-changer, as it takes away the clutch. Wait? Isn’t that an automatic car? Not exactly. This new Ford idea kills the physical connection between the pedal and the throw-out bearing. Basically, the car’s clutch would engage by an electronic control based on
NOVI - The Shyft Group announced it will reveal its all-new electric delivery vehicle on their Class 3 EV chassis at the NTEA Work Truck Week trade show in Indianapolis from March 8-10. “Unable to find a viable EV chassis option in the market, we decided to build our own,” said Shyft Group CEO Daryl
DETROIT - As vehicles become increasingly connected to the internet, car companies aim to rake in billions by having customers pay monthly or annual subscriptions to access certain features. Not content with the relatively low-margin business of building and selling cars, automakers are eager to pull down Silicon Valley-style profits. But unlike with Netflix, you won't
DETROIT—As electric vehicle fever hits the U.S. auto market this year, Veyha, an EV charging station installer startup, says it’s playing a growing role in recruiting and training the green power workers of the future—electricians who will be needed to install and maintain EV chargers across the country. Founded in Detroit, Vehya offers EV charging
SONOMA, Calif.— Selling vehicles is just the first step in Ford's plans to make money off its first electric delivery van that the automaker is rolling out this month. Between plans to sell 150,000 electric Transit commercial vehicles annually from 2023 onward (after building fewer to sell the first year) and creating "charging depots" to help customers manage
DETROIT - Tesla has spent several years hyping its next-generation batteries and it appears that its partner, Panasonic, is getting ready to put them into production, which could mean as much as a 15 percent increase in range for Models S, X, 3 and Y. Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell could extend the range of
CLARE—Advanced Battery Concepts LLC, the Clare-based company bringing advanced technologies to the lead-acid batteries long used in automotive applications, has announced an agreement with Englewood, Colo.-based GreenCore EV Services LLC to supply its GreenSeal batteries for an estimated 10,000 solar electric vehicle charging stations by the end of the decade. The ABC GreenSeal technology represents
ANN ARBOR—May Mobility, developers of autonomous vehicle technology, has closed a Series C round of funding with an investment of $83 million, led by the Tokyo-based Mirai Creation Fund II, a Sparx Group Co., Ltd. managed fund that is renowned for supporting high-growth, high-tech companies, and which has made 76 investments to date. New investors include
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. announced a joint venture with the security services provider ADT called Canopy that combines ADT’s professional security monitoring and Ford’s AI-driven video camera technology to help customers strengthen security of new and existing vehicles across automotive brands. “The combination of our technologies and our deep security experience creates a new category of protection
