Automotive

The CR-V was introduced in its fifth-generation in 2017 without a hybrid model on offer. That's now changed with the release of the 2020 CR-V Hybrid, and after spending a week with it can tell you whether it was worth the wait.

This week brings us another entry in the book of visionary Buick concepts that don't look anything like cars Buick builds. The butterfly-winged Electra shows what an edgy electric Buick crossover GT could look like (but probably won't).

Toyota and Honda recently started testing a fuel-cell bus designed as a mobile power source for disaster relief. Now Nissan has driven out an emergency response vehicle based on its Leaf electric car that will also provide emergency power.

Infiniti has unveiled its platinum-hued QX60 Monograph concept to give "tangible insight" into the design direction of the luxury automaker's midsized three-row QX60. Like the QX80 Monograph before, the design focuses on the exterior looks.

Hyundai's newly unveiled RM20e prototype is both a cutting-edge electrified race car and a harbinger of things to come, with the automaker looking to make sustainable drivetrains a common theme of its pursuits in the high-performance arena.

When Canoo presented its EV a year ago, the symmetrical e-pod didn't exactly scream, "Dust-heaving dune buggy!" But underneath is a skateboard chassis capable of becoming just that. Canoo has turned skateboard into "skatekart" and put it to the test.

Hyundai's Ioniq sub-brand has already defined itself as a high-tech enterprise thanks to its electrified vehicle lineup. Now Hyundai is looking to further this reputation for cutting-edge tech, experimenting with a concept car cabin of the future.

"Weight is the enemy, air resistance the obstacle." Not novel ideas for fast vehicles, but the all-new Aero 3 from Touring Superleggera was developed with a brief featuring that simple phrase bolded at the top. And it very much shows.

Based on a Ford F-53 EPIC chassis from Motiv Power Systems, the Magic Bus is a project of Winnebago and YouthPower365. The electric bus has been outfitted as a traveling learning center for pre-kindergarten children.

After revealing plans to establish a nationwide network for self-driving trucks in the US just a few months ago, TuSimple has now announced it will be taking its technology to Europe, through a new partnership with Volkswagen subsidiary Traton Group.

Bringing EV technology closer to the tipping point at which the masses embrace it, VW today revealed the ID.4. With small SUV packaging, available AWD and RWD, and pricing set to dip into the low $30s, the ID.4 promises to be a statement vehicle.

Tesla's Battery Day and annual shareholder meeting involved a foreshadowing of big leaps in battery technology, the promise of affordable electric cars and the unveiling of a mind-bending new performance option, known as Plaid mode.