News Roundup: No-charge to Charge Unless It’s a Tesla, Electric Buses and Trucks
This week we have charging programs from electric car manufacturers seeing some changes, some updates from an electric bus maker, a new series
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How Regenerative Braking Systems Work
Regenerative braking is something that is becoming a modern standard for vehicles of all descriptions. What was before just wasted energy used to
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News Roundup: Electrified Big Trucks and Connected Vehicle Apps
This week’s news roundup for electrified vehicles and automation technology features a lot of activity in the commercial vehicle sector. Wrightspeed and the
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Ford Shows Next-Gen Self-Parking, Collision Avoidance Tech
Ford has unveiled some next-generation technologies to its roundup of self-driving automation and safety systems. The company says that these items will become
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Hybrids Explained – What’s a Plug-in, a Mild, or an ER-EV?
Hybrid vehicles have a lot of nomenclature that designates one powertrain design from the next. There are parallel, serial, plug-ins, and mild hybrids.
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Aerodynamics – Why All Cars Look the Same
Many people complain that today’s cars all “look the same.” There’s a reason for that: aerodynamics. Measuring Aerodynamics There are two basic aerodynamic
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Are EMFs From Electric Cars the Next Big Health Threat?
There has been a fair amount of buzz on the Internet speculating whether or not the emergence of electric vehicles (hybrids, battery electrics,
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What Are Hybrid Vehicle Power Trains and How Do They Work?
There are a lot of misconceptions about what is and what isn’t a “hybrid” car or truck. If you’re looking to get the
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