There are opportunities to reduce freight-related emissions in intermodal, according to a new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). The study team that worked on “Intermodal & Drayage: An Opportunity To Reduce Freight Emissions” identified three key ways intermodal shipping could become a cleaner mode of transportation. Shift more market share…

Stellantis and Ample signed a binding agreement to establish a partnership in electric vehicle (EV) battery charging technology capable of delivering a fully charged EV battery in less than five minutes. The partners have agreed to work toward integrating Ample’s Modular Battery Swapping solution in Stellantis EVs. Battery swapping technology allows an EV customer who…

The Government of Canada has taken a significant step towards increasing the availability of electric vehicles (EVs) by finalizing its new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. Announced by Steven Guilbeault, minister of environment and climate change, the standard aims to ensure a continuous supply of zero-emission vehicles to meet the national target of 100 percent zero-emission…

General Motors and Autocar Industries have signed a joint development agreement to create a range of zero tailpipe emissions vocational vehicles powered by GM’s HydroTec power cubes. Autocar said it views this initiative as “an important expansion in offering zero tailpipe emissions solutions to customers.” Fuel cell technology offers an additional energy propulsion option to…

The decision to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) is driven by cost and convenience, according to Hankook Tire. Amid high vehicle and fuel costs, the tiremaker’s latest Gauge Index: EV Edition examines what drivers need to know before hitting the gas on an EV purchase. Hankook found…

Hexagon Purus, a supplier of zero-emission infrastructure and mobility solutions, was awarded a purchase order by Ford Trucks to deliver a complete hydrogen fuel storage system for the development of a Fuel Cell Electric-Powered Vehicle (FCEV) F-Max as part of the Horizon Europe project ZEFES (Zero Emission Freight EcoSystem). …

The conventional wisdom associated with battery electric vehicles is that battery range plays a big role in vehicle brand equity. A BEV with a 400-mile range is more valuable than one with a 250-mile range. In this blog, I would like to suggest that battery swapping and the supply of “Batteries as a Service” (BaaS)…

Continued development of battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales remains an assumption in the longer-term of S&P Global’s Mobility light vehicle sales forecast, S&P Global Mobility said. In the immediate term, some month-to-month volatility is anticipated. Data from October 2023 shows that BEV share was expected to reach 7.8%, similar to the month prior reading and pushing…

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation unveiled a universal wheel drive system — called Uni Wheel — at “Uni Wheel Tech Day” in Seoul, Korea. The companies said Uni Wheel is a functionally integrated wheel drive system that improves available space inside an electric vehicle (EV) by moving the main drive system components to the…

Toyota said its new 2025 Toyota Camry will be an exclusively Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). Powering the Camry is Toyota’s first-ever sedan pairing of its 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine and fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS 5). Combining the engine’s power with two electric motors, Toyota said this new HEV has a standard 225 net combined horsepower…