Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV delayed again for U.S.—now to 2021

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886The top-selling luxury-vehicle brand in the U.S. now isn’t likely to have a fully electric vehicle back in its American lineup until 2021. According to Bloomberg, Daimler AG revealed the delay in an emailed statement to dealers—and that it made the design as a strategic one, to focus on growing demand for it in Europe. Now the due date...

Xpeng and Nio team up for charging, amid China EV sales slump

2018 Xpeng G3Before Tesla actually entered China, the electric automaker Nio had built a reputation as the Tesla of China, for good reason: It built an extensive network of DC fast chargers and energy services—to the degree that, just as with Tesla and its Supercharger network, the company seemed to be building something that other automakers might be...