California is clamping down on diesel polluters. An executive suggests the market shift towards SUVs may be over. And Volvo is switching some of its electric cars to rear-wheel drive. This and more, at Green Car Reports.
Volvo on Tuesday revealed the return of rear-wheel drive, in EVs a more efficient engine. Configuration will return in 2024 on two of Volvo’s most affordable electric models, the XC40 Recharge and the C40 Recharge.
California has just taken its older diesel truck bans, implemented more than a decade ago, to the next step: enforcement. With more pollution large diesel rigs before 2010 are now bannedOperators are being fined and denied registration in the state.
The shift from passenger cars to SUVs continues, although some in the industry see the trend reversing in the future. According to the CEO of Citroën, SUV “gets done” thanks to electric cars—because aerodynamics and the need to provide maximum range at a reasonable cost will reverse the trend. Suffice it to say to its hugely successful SUV-focused corporate brother, the Jeep.
Toyota has rebuilt two classics zero-emissions Corolla GT-S coupe of the 1980s—one with a battery-electric powertrain and one with a hydrogen-burning engine. The project points to the possibility of retrofitting existing cars for car lovers.
Upcoming extended shooting range Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV was detailed last week and it provides a confusing set of components and mixed interface signals. It’s a vehicle that Americans, quite literally, may not have.
And maybe hydrogen fuel cell technology to replace jet engines to make airline passengers cleaner? With cryogenic hydrogen storage and a “megawatt-grade propulsion system” that Airbus is working on, the airline is aiming to test the idea in flight by mid-decade.
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