Karma presents its electric-car vision to China and vies for partners

Karma SC1 Vision Concept  -  2019 Shanghai auto showKarma Automotive doesn't have just one vision for its future. It has three. The Southern California automaker unveiled a trio of new vehicles at the Shanghai auto show this week, ranging from a near-production look of the next version of the Karma Revero to a fanciful concept called the SC1. The third, a design experiment done in partnership with...

Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 electric SUV kicks off a new era

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886Against the bustling backdrop of the New York auto show, Mercedes-Benz introduced a vehicle that it says celebrates its humble roots—in 1886, when Karl Benz is credited with inventing the first automobile. The Mercedes-Benz EQC 1886 Edition is positioned to show off the extensive range of features offered in this new fully electric model...

Nikola releases semi-trucks Two and Tre, maps out hydrogen network

Nikola TwoAt an event Tuesday night, Nikola, the truck company that has been promising new hydrogen fuel-cell trucks to compete with Tesla, announced two new semi-trucks: a long-nosed, 10-wheel conventional for the U.S. and a smaller, six-wheeled cabover design for Europe. It called the U.S. model the Nikola Two, and the European design the Nikola Tre. Both...

About time! Mazda CX-5 diesel arrives in summer 2019

2019 Mazda CX-5Will Mazda finally, after many years, put a new diesel vehicle on sale in the U.S.? If the announcement the automaker made today at the New York auto show is any indication, deliveries of the Mazda CX-5 diesel will start this summer. It’s been a long, long time since Mazda made the business case to bring a passenger-vehicle diesel to the...

Genesis Mint Concept: luxury urban electric two-seater debuts in New York

Genesis Mint Concept debut, Hudson Yards, NYC - 2019 New York auto showGenesis is the newest brand trying to take a piece of a global luxury-vehicle market still dominated by German makers. Last night, in New York City, the Korean brand debuted its first-ever electric car concept. Unusually these days, the Genesis Mint Concept isn’t a crossover utility vehicle. Instead, Genesis imagined its first electric car...