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On Tuesday, Mercedes-Benz announced U.S. pricing for the new EQE all-electric sedan. Naturally, this upper-crust car is not an inexpensive proposition, though neither is it necessarily drain-your-401K-and-raid-your-kids’-college-fund pricey, either. Including $1,150 in destination fees, the entry-level EQE 350+ sedan starts at $76,050. This gets you cab-forward design and an EPA-estimated 305 miles of all-electric range […]

Genesis is an upstart luxury automotive brand that’s only been a stand-alone division since 2015, but despite being so young, the company is surging ahead. Many of Genesis’ products are more interesting and oftentimes nicer than what Acura, Infiniti, Lexus and Lincoln offer these days, and those competitors have been around way longer — Lincoln […]

Unveiled at Auto Guangzhou 2021 in China last November, we’re finally getting our first in-person look at the 2023 Electrified GV70, a battery-powered utility vehicle and the third EV to join the Genesis brand’s lineup. Essentially an all-electric version of the already lovely GV70, this vehicle slots in above the also wonderful (and all electric) […]

Lucid is one of the most intriguing startup companies in the automotive industry. The luxury brand’s all-electric Air sedan not only looks great, but it offers staggering performance and range, is loaded with technology and coddles passengers with a super-premium interior. Revealing the nameplate’s next chapter, on Thursday, Lucid announced it will debut its Air […]

On Wednesday, GM announced it’s working with an outfit called Microvast to develop a new battery separator technology that should improve the energy-storage capability of electric vehicles. The automaker and battery manufacturer will build a new separator plant in the U.S., which is expected to create hundreds of jobs. GM is, of course, a 100-plus-year-old […]

Whether it’s gold filaments in computer chip bonding wires, control switches containing silver alloys or catalytic converters loaded with palladium, platinum and rhodium, modern vehicles contain a range of precious metals. But as technology advances, the materials used in cars and trucks are changing dramatically. As more and more electric vehicles hit the world’s roadways, […]

Zeekr has officially launched its second model, the Zeekr 009 and it aims to redefine the MPV segment. Although the popularity of minivans have all but disappeared in the U.S., thanks to crossovers and SUVs, the segment still thrives in Asia and other markets worldwide. As the first fully-electric MPV, the Zeekr 009 rides on […]

Autopia 2099, the celebration of all forms of electrified transit, is returning to Los Angeles in December for its second time. This time the event will be held on the grounds of the world famous Peterson Museum. (Editor’s note: The author of this post, and co-founder of Wrecked Media Group, is also a co-founder of […]

The Mercedes-Benz (umm, Mercedes-EQ) EQS 580 SUV is one of the most luxurious and comfortable EVs we’ve ever driven. It’s also a powerhouse in performance and technology. It’s likely more than enough for most people looking to get into the luxury EV game. But there will be some folks where that is not enough. They’ll […]

Although Ford’s typically massive booth is noticeably missing from the 2022 SEMA Show, the American automaker still has a large presence with several custom electrified vehicles in Las Vegas. In total, Ford had 10 unique vehicles built for this year’s SEMA Show, although some previous favorites made a repeat appearance this year. According to the […]