News and updates from automotive manufacturers and EV brands
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Toyota debuts the ninth-generation Hilux in Europe with a modular strategy, featuring a lightweight 59.2-kWh battery-electric model and mild-hybrid options.
General Motors partners with Peak Energy to co-develop passively cooled sodium-ion grid batteries to serve skyrocketing AI data center energy demand.
Kia CEO Hosung Song confirms the 2027 Tasman pickup will offer both battery electric and range-extender variants to maintain utility under heavy loads.
Ford’s 2026 sustainability report details an $8.2 billion loss in the Model e division and a new focus on shared architectures and range-extended vehicles.
Lexus brings the eighth-generation 2026 ES sedan to market on a flexible multi-pathway architecture, housing both battery-electric and hybrid powertrains.
The next-generation BMW 7 Series arrives with mild-hybrid combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and a fully electric i7 boasting 720 kilometers of range.
Smart revealed the #2 EV city car concept alongside its first plug-in hybrid, the mid-size #6 EHD sedan, detailing range, pricing, and new vehicle platforms.
Volkswagen introduces a new full-hybrid powertrain for the Golf and T-Roc, offering mass-market buyers significant electric efficiency without the need to plug in.
General Motors indefinitely suspends its 2028 full-size EV truck program, reallocating resources to internal combustion and hybrid platforms across its plants.
General Motors and Stellantis are pausing development on next-generation electric trucks and SUVs as the industry adjusts to sluggish demand and high costs.
Nissan confirms the Xterra will return to the US market in late 2028 as a body-on-frame SUV with V6 and hybrid options, abandoning earlier pure EV plans.
Toyota redesigns the 2026 RAV4 as an exclusively hybrid model, raising the base price to $33,350 while standardizing efficiency gains and next-generation safety.