Tag: Electric Vehicle

Ford makes $5 billion bet on America with new EV platform, process, and midsize truck

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 13, 2025 | Business Development, Design, Electrification, Manufacturing, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

The company expects the Ford Universal EV Platform and Ford Universal EV Production System developed by its California-based electric vehicle hardware and software skunkworks to deliver a family of affordable, electric, software-defined vehicles starting with a $30,000 midsize pickup.

Munro gets closer to delivering ‘the world’s ultimate specialist electric 4×4’

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jul 11, 2025 | Business Development, Commercial Vehicles, Electrification, Startups, Testing, Vehicles

Its Series M validation prototype vehicles are approaching sign-off following an intensive off-road test program, as the company prepares its Utility, Truck, and Chassis variants to enable customers in sectors such as agriculture, emergency response, defense, infrastructure, and mining to decarbonize their fleets.

Slate Auto emerges from stealth with low-cost electric Truck

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 29, 2025 | Business Development, Electrification, Manufacturing, Passenger Cars, Startups, Vehicles

The Troy, MI-based startup revealed its radically simple and affordable pickup with unpainted composite body panels that can be personalized at any point in time, wrapped in any design or color, and even turned into an SUV, pitching it as a used-car option with an expected price under $20,000 after federal incentives.

Inside the development of Pebble’s flagship all-electric travel trailer

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 11, 2025 | Autonomy, Business Development, Design, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The company’s CEO and CTO briefed Futurride on the company’s journey from concept to production of the Flow, which introduces a unique mix of advanced technology to the RV industry, combining a fully electric powertrain, supervised autonomy features, and “seamless” operation and connectivity.

Kia reveals material collaborations that could preview future bio-based interiors

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 10, 2025 | Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

At Milan Design Week 2025, Kia designers discussed how the Concept EV2 electric SUV reflects their vision for responsible design highlighted by more sustainable interior collaborations involving Bcomp flax, Simplifyber cellulose, and Biomyc mushroom materials supporting circular economy strategies.

Integrals Power world-first LMFP battery cathodes pass QinetiQ test

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 5, 2025 | Batteries, Business Development, Manufacturing, Materials

The next-gen lithium manganese iron phosphate cathode active materials were shown to deliver significant improvements in usable energy capacity at high discharge rates, with prototype pouch cells tested by QinetiQ showing 99% capacity retention at 2C and 92% capacity retention in 5C discharge.

Volvo’s ES90 defined by software and Superset tech stack experience

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 5, 2025 | Design, Electrification, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

The second Volvo on the software-defined SPA2 platform benefits from the development learnings of the EX90 SUV and is based on our Superset tech stack, a single set of hardware and software modules underpinning all of the automaker’s future electric cars.

Warwick Acoustics says its speaker technology can deliver improved EV range

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 27, 2025 | Electrification, Interiors, Materials, User Experience, Vehicles

The company’s electrostatic-based systems offer automotive designers significant freedom over speaker and cabin integration with panels that can be molded into many forms and incorporated into almost all interior surfaces while reducing overall energy consumption by up to 5% in premium EVs.

Nio ET9’s SkyRide chassis gets ZF steer-by-wire

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 20, 2025 | Chassis, Electrification, Passenger Cars, User Experience, Vehicles

The development of the system, which eliminates the mechanical steering connection and provides a fully digital, customizable driving experience, is an example of Nio’s long-term innovation strategy for the European market and the many innovations the Chinese OEM has brought to its executive flagship.

Vision Driving Experience vehicle tests BMW Neue Klasse ‘Heart of Joy’ concept

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 18, 2025 | Design, Electrification, Hardware, Software

In the lead-up to its premiere at Auto Shanghai 2025, the “Vision Vehicle” with a whopping 18,000 N·m of torque features the brand’s Heart of Joy philosophy and control unit that combines powertrain and dynamics functions aimed at top-class dynamics, precision, efficiency, and driving pleasure.

TOP PICS

: BMW i3’s rear features a nearly full width horizontal taillights in an L-shaped design.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive rear seating.

: Synopsys says its new eDT platform can aid software-defined product development that enables physical AI systems.

: Tensor Robocar at CES 2026.

: Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s Founder and CEO, says that OpenClaw is the operating system for personal AI.

: The Trinity interior is accessed by a large, rear-hinged door.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive front trunk.

: Xiaomi Vision GT interior.

: Volvo is accelerating innovation with vehicles like the electric EX60.

: Cat autonomous construction machines include haul trucks, dozers, excavators, soil compactors, and loaders.

: VisionLink is the flagship application of Cat’s tech portfolio.

: STMicro’s Steller P3E can enhance charging speed and efficiency in EVs.

: McMurtry’s Spéirling Pure electric fan hypercar.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive in new metallic M Le Castellet Blue.

: Huang says that Nvidia is world’s largest contributor to open-source AI.

: BMW i3 front design features a reimagined and more horizontal BMW kidney grille and twin headlights.

: Genesis X Skorpio Concept front side from above.

: Carbon Robotics’ autonomous tractor kit.

: Kodiak’s Gen5 virtual driver combines advanced AI software with modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware.

: Last week, Wayve, Uber, and Nissan announced a robotaxi collaboration.

: One of the defining features for the i3 is the BMW Panoramic iDrive providing a completely new experience.

: Plus AI-equipped International Level 4 autonomous truck on the road.

: The Trinity has two rear drive wheels.

: Trinity’s wheels aglow on the street at dusk.

: NXP’s CoreRide Z248 eases 48-V E/E development.

: Hyundai Motor Group plans to integrate Nvidia AD technologies, supporting Level 2 and above systems.

: Ferrari Luce driver view.

: Zoox robotaxis will be deployed with Uber in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

: Kodiak’s mirror-mounted SensorPods are designed to keep vehicles moving and maximize uptime.

: With Synopsys, Honda is accelerating the migration of its CFD simulations from CPUs to GPUs.

: Tensor’s Robocar at Nvidia’s CES 2026 exhibit.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive door panel lighting.

: CEO Ghazi announces agentic AI capabilities during Synopsys Converge 2026.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive rear side view.

: The i3 interior features interesting lighting effects.

: A peek at the Trinity interior user interface.

: Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder G2 lasers spinach in Yuma during daytime.

: The Cat 745 articulated truck can be had with a complete Command feature set.

: Qualcomm’s Anshuman Saxena and Wayve’s Alex Kendall discuss collaboration.

: Will.i.am at CES 2026 holding core GPU and showing the Trinity vehicle.

: Teleo-equipped Hitachi ZW310 wheel loader in action.

: In January, Gatik started operating fully driverless trucks at scale for commercial deliveries.

: Nvidia Drive Hyperion features the new Alpamayo 1.5 family of AI models.

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck fitted with Smart Quarry Autonomous in action.

: Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo wheel detail.

: Carbon’s LaserWeeder G2 brings sub-millimeter weed control to more farms, crops, and soil types.

: Carbon Robotics’ Plant Profiles, shown here for spinach, enables the model to adapt in minutes.

: The Trinity uses two YASA P400R motors with up to 400 hp each.

: Teradar’s Summit is the “world’s first” terahertz vision sensor.

: Helm.ai Vision software delivers urban perception for Level 2+ to Level 4 driving.

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck being loaded by WA700.

: Trinity head on at CES 2026.

: Karma with Factorial battery cells.

: Trinity uses Nvidia’s DGX Spark as the “brains” for AI inference.

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck fitted with Smart Quarry Autonomous front closeup.

: Motional last week launched Ioniq 5 robotaxi service on Uber’s network in Las Vegas.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive design sketches.

: PlusAI’s latest SuperDrive 6.0 unlocks night driving and construction zone handling.

: Trinity rear wheel and suspension detail.

: Nvidia’s OpenShell provides tools for controlling autonomous agents in a trusted infrastructure policy layer, adding security in the environment.