auto-shanghai-2025

No real B-pillar, but the partition wall lends some division from inside

Automotive

Gonzo van won't apologize for living its best van life, but it should

Mercedes gives the world a first look at its VAN.EA platform at Auto Shanghai 2025. The Vision V concept shows an extreme luxury form of e-MPV with avant-garde styling and wild luxury features that preview a new class of van living and limousining.

Changes to metallurgy, gearing design, and other aspects of the Eaton Truetrac make it EV-specific

Automotive

Eaton EV Truetrac differential introduces the electric to the mechanical

Eaton has introduced a new version of its Truetrac differential, made for EVs. It's aimed at trucks and SUVs, whose designs usually include all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, and whose chassis are more vulnerable to wheel chatter and heavier loads.

Horse presents a plug-and-play hybrid powertrain solution at Auto Shanghai 2025

Automotive

Hybrids in reverse? Multi-engine drive puts gasoline back into your EV

Horse Powertrain looks to lend a hand to automakers expanding their hybrid offerings with an axle drive it calls the Future Hybrid Concept. The setup blends battery and fuel power into a single drive unit that transforms a BEV into a flexible hybrid.