Stellantis details 690-mile range for STLA Frame platform

Stellantis' STLA Frame platform for trucks and large SUVsStellantis confirmed on Tuesday a 500-mile range for its forthcoming Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck and a 690-mile range and 14,000-pound towing capacity for the Ram 1500 Ramcharger range-extender version via its flexible STLA Frame platform. The big news from Stellantis for its biggest global platform is its multi-energy flexibility intended...

2025 Lexus LS 500h hybrid sees $1,000 price increase

2025 Lexus LSThe 2025 Lexus LS 500h hybrid luxury sedan is a little more expensive than the 2024 model, but is otherwise unchanged. Lexus raised prices of both the hybrid and non-hybrid models by $1,000, meaning the LS 500h now costs $116,560 with the $1,350 destination fee included. This comes after Lexus raised prices by $3,100 for the 2024 model year. The...

Review: 2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali multitasks to the max

2025 GMC Sierra EV DenaliSierra EV Denali stands out with a GM-estimated 460 miles Midgate setup allows flexibility for items nearing 11-feet long Versatility from air suspension, rear-wheel steering, Super Cruise “I’ve been on that route, and it’s not a route for a full-size pickup—let alone one weighing nearly 9,000 pounds.” That was what I...

US-built 2025 Kia EV9 qualifies for $3,750 EV tax credit

2025 Kia EV9U.S. production of the Kia EV9 is being cut back 2025 EV9s assembled in the U.S. qualify for $3,750 of the federal EV tax credit The 2025 Kia EV9 costs $56,225 Kia is cutting back U.S. production of the EV9 electric SUV, but 2025 models that are assembled here will qualify for a $3,750 federal EV tax credit, reports The Korea Herald. The credit...

Lucid Air Pure recalled due to loss of drive power

2024 Lucid Air PureLucid Motors is recalling 1,539 Air Pure models, the base version of its electric sedan, for an issue that could cause a complete loss of drive power. The recall of 2024 and 2025 Lucid Air Pure electric vehicles addresses a rear subframe wiring harness that may be too short, straining the electrical connection and causing loss of power to the sole...

Green Car Reports expanding email newsletter

2024 Kia EV9Green Car Reports' email newsletter is shifting to a new afternoon delivery schedule, while we add new coverage in the mornings to your inbox. In order to provide more timely news at more convenient times, Green Car Reports' daily email newsletter will be split into two starting next week. The current daily headlines newsletter that arrives in...

Tesla Cybertruck wrap option disappears

Tesla CybertruckTesla appears to have discontinued its vinyl wrap option for the Cybertruck. It's no longer listed in the automaker's online accessories shop, where it was previously found. This was first spotted by Canada's Drive Tesla, which noted that the disappearance of the Cybertruck wrap option comes after Tesla reduced the number of colors from 11 to...

Study: EV battery prices to drop by 50% by 2026

Audi battery assembly at Brussels, Belgium, factoryEV battery prices have been falling, and they could decline even more steeply over the next two years, according to a new Goldman Sachs report. On the pack level, global average battery prices declined from $153 per kwh in 2022 to $149 in 2023, according to the report, which predicts that they'll continue dropping to $80 per kwh by 2026. That's...

Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype covers 2,309 miles in 24 hours

2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype sets distance record at NardoA Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype toppled a record set by the Porsche Taycan Mercedes drove a CLA EV 2,309 miles in 24 hours around the Nardo test track The Mercedes CLA EV could become the most efficient EV on sale in the U.S. Records are meant to be broken, and Mercedes-Benz has just busted one set by Porsche. In April, Mercedes-Benz quietly took...