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WATT had previously developed the Passenger and Commercial EV Skateboard (PACES), a lightweight aluminum platform for low-volume EVs. Now, it’s integrating Donut’s motors, first with one for each rear wheel, although there will eventually be an all-wheel-drive variant, too.
Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.
USDOT in February suspended the $5 billion EV charging program, part of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, and rescinded prior approval of states' spending plans.
Ford says the next generation of the F-150 Lightning pickup truck will transition to a range-extended EV powertrain.
Plus, 16 states sue the Trump administration for freezing EV charging funds and Scout Motors gets license to sell directly to customers.
REEVs are staging a comeback with over 3 million vehicles expected to hit the road by 2030, with China leading, followed by US and EU.
But what about the automotive aftermarket? Typically, this corner benefits from whatever progress is made on the OEM front—have Trump’s policies expanded or contracted its EV technological development?
The Gravity's amazing driving dynamics, EV tech and packaging made it an Editor's Choice. But its high price and bugs were a turn off.
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These 1,000 hp EV motors double as rear brakes
Electric performance is about to be rewritten by a motor that does two jobs at once. Instead of relying on heavy rear brake hardware, a new generation of in-wheel units delivers supercar thrust while using the same hardware to slow the car with extreme precision.
Auto dealers in the Rocky Mountain region said they weren't surprised with Ford's announcement that the company was discontinuing its all-electric
YASA is testing in-wheel axial flux motors that make big power, reduce overall weight, and eliminate the need for big rear brakes.
Government mandates and subsidies drove the automaker to bet big on electric vehicles, leaving it now with a $19.5 billion loss.