BMW’s Head Of Sustainability Says Making Cars Last Longer Could Help The Environment

A very interesting sketch of a what appears to be a compact or small two-door pickup was published on Instagram by the official General Motors Design account. No surprise then that it’s fueling rumors about a smaller and more affordable EV truck that could be offered by one of GM’s brands in the US market.

The hydrogen fuel cell system Honda is developing with GM will costs one third as much as the equivalent powertrain in the older Clarity, Honda says. The new hydrogen system will be installed in the Ohio-built CR-V and goes on sale in Japan and North America in 2024. Unusually for a fuel cell vehicle, the hydrogen Honda SUV will also feature plug-in functionality for extra convenience. That sounds like a smart move given how patchy the hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is, and will still be a year from now.

This story contains illustrations created by digital artist Theottle that are neither related to nor endorsed by Volvo. While many automakers have discontinued sedan models from their lineup – especially in the European and North American markets – it appears that Volvo still has faith in the traditional three-box bodystyle. According to the latest reports, Volvo’s future lineup will include two fully electric sedans, alongside plenty of SUVs and a minivan.

A consortium led by Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) in the UK has been awarded £6.6 million ($8.07 million) in government funding to develop and deliver the world’s first autonomous, hydrogen-powered HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle). The consortium, dubbed Hub2Hub, which will begin vehicle trials in 2024 in partnership with...

Sales of electric, plug-in, and hybrid vehicles grew significantly in Europe last year, despite an overall weak market for new cars. As a result, alternatively fueled vehicles combined to make up nearly half of all new registrations in Europe. In all, customers in the European Union bought 1.1 million new...

Thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles have soared thanks to social media and a lack of engine immobilizers, and this has resulted in a handful of insurance companies refusing to cover affected models. Now we’re getting a better idea of which vehicles are being blacklisted as WWL has obtained a...

Design centers are home to some of the best-kept secrets in the automotive industry but sometimes we get a glimpse of something that was supposed to stay hidden. This is the case with this mystery vehicle that was caught by our spy photographers during transport from Ford’s premises in Dearborn, Michigan.

Honda on Friday issued a “Do Not Drive” warning for a collection of vehicles from the 2001-2003 model years. It says that the “risk to vehicle occupants is dire,” if they do not complete a recall for the Takata airbags contained within. The vehicles in question...

Super Bowl LVII is coming quickly and, as ever, in addition to the teams putting their all into the game, so will advertisers. Those advertisers may not be selling cars this year, though, because a surprising number of automakers will be watching this game from the sidelines. As of January...

Ram’s U.S. lineup is pretty straight forward as they offer commercial vans as well as 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickups. However, the brand’s lineup is far more interesting south of the boarder as they offer a Strada-based 700 and a Toro-based 1000. Yet another pickup is in the...

As floods lash parts of New Zealand, an EV enthusiast recently took to Twitter to prove the ‘superiority’ of a Tesla Model S Plaid over gas-powered combustion vehicles, re-sharing a video from last year of the EV driving through 7-feet of water. That car’s owner, who goes by...

The BMW M3 Touring is one of the brand’s most eagerly-awaited models of recent memory and it hasn’t taken long for AC Schnitzer to work its magic on the car. As we have come to expect from the German tuner, its upgrades for the M3 Touring encompass both performance and visual changes. Let’s start with the performance modification, shall we?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reviewing a petition that asserts all hybrid and electric vehicles manufactured before March 1, 2021 should be retrofitted with pedestrian alert sounds. Under the current Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS 141, hybrid and electric vehicles that weigh 4,536 kg (10,000 lbs)...

Zeekr has taken the wraps off its third production model, revealing the entirety of its exterior design and announcing its name. The Zeekr X is a fully electric compact crossover set to join the 001 shooting brake and 009 minivan in the automaker’s lineup. The reveal comes only a...

Ferrari’s profits jumped by 13 per cent in 2022, beating Wall Street expectations and Ferrari’s own guidance. The Italian car manufacturer earned €939 million ($1.022 billion) last year, the equivalent of €5.09 ($5.54) per share on revenue of €5.095 billion ($5.55 billion). Total revenue for the fourth quarter hit €1.386 billion ($1.51 billon), a healthy increase from the €1.172 billion ($1.28 billion) of Q4 2021 while earnings per share in Q4 also rose from €1.16 ($1.26) to €1.21 ($1.32).

Ford is returning to Formula 1, but that wasn’t the only interesting thing the company revealed today. Quite the opposite as Ford Performance appears to be working on an extreme F-150 Lightning. Details are limited, but the automaker showed a slide depicting “EV Performance Demonstrators” including the SuperVan, Mustang...

Ford doubled its EV sales last year, but that wasn’t enough to prevent the automaker from posting a $2 billion loss for 2022, the company’s figures reveal. “We should have done much better last year,” said Ford CEO, Jim Farley. “We left about $2 billion in profits on the table that were within our control, and we’re going to correct that with improved execution and performance.”

The forthcoming all-electric Polestar 5 will feature an advanced LiDAR system as part of an expanded partnership with Luminar. Polestar says the expanded partnership will allow it to collaborate on the industrial design and integration of Luminar’s 3D laser scanning technology. Already, Luminar will supply the Polestar 3 with its LiDAR technology and orders for a LiDAR-equipped Polestar 3 are already being accepted before the first deliveries start in 2024.

More than 24,000 Porsche Panamera models and 650 Bentley Continental models are being recalled in the United States because of a water pump issue. Separate recall notices issued by Porsche and Bentley reveal that liquid can permeate through the pump housing into the electrical circuit board and connector. In the event of this happening, it could trigger a short circuit and may result in thermal damage to the external coolant pump. Damage done to the harness could also progress to the point where it triggers a vehicle fire.

Over-the-air updates for modern cars can make for a much better ownership experience. In many cases, a car can receive updates that improve features or install all new ones. In the case of the BMW i4 though, it’ll need to be on flat ground if owners want to take advantage of those updates. Guess how one owner found out.