Mercedes-Benz electric van concept coming in spring 2025

Teaser for Mercedes-Benz Van.EA conceptMercedes-Benz will preview its Van.EA electric van architecture with a concept vehicle this spring. The automaker confirmed plans for the van concept Friday, releasing a teaser image indicating that, despite its dedicated EV platform, the concept and the next-generation electric vans it heralds will look like exactly what they are. Van.EA will be...

Electric BMW M3 teased, likely has 4-motor powertrain

Prototype for electric BMW M3 based on Neue Klasse platformBMW M on Wednesday released images of a prototype of what is probably its upcoming electric M3 sports sedan. Posted to the performance division's official Instagram page, the photos show a camouflaged sedan with the same exaggerated wheel arches as the prototype BMW M has been using to test a four-motor layout for future performance EVs. It would...

Standalone Mercedes-Benz AMG electric SUV breaks cover

Teaser for standalone electric SUV from Mercedes-Benz AMGMercedes-Benz on Thursday teased a camouflaged prototype of the dedicated electric SUV for its AMG performance division. AMG primarily makes sportier versions of existing Mercedes models, and has already done so with some of the automaker's electric vehicles. And it's launched standalone models like the current GT coupe (in two- and four-door...

Chevrolet Equinox EV: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 finalist

2025 Chevrolet Equinox EVThe Chevrolet Equinox EV is one of our Best Car To Buy 2025 finalists, and it shows how families on a budget can trade in their gasoline vehicle for a fully electric one that probably offers many of the same features and comfort, for a bottom line that’s no more than the equivalent gasoline model. While some Equinox EVs were delivered for a...

EV batteries could last longer with varied charging, use patterns

Gravity EV charging center in New York CityNew electric vehicle battery chemistries and configurations are constantly under development, but a new study highlights the importance of testing them under realistic conditions. Published in the journal Nature Energy by researchers from Stanford University and the Energy Department's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and first spotted by...

Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2025: What didn’t make the cut

2024 Tesla Model 3Earlier this week we named five Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 finalists. The Chevrolet Equinox EV, Hyundai Kona Electric, Porsche Macan Electric, Rivian R1S, and Volkswagen ID.Buzz all made it to the final round. One of these will earn the annual distinction, and over the next week we’ll take a deeper look at why each one made the...

Lightship AE.1 Cosmos Edition electrifies glamping for $250,000

Lightship AE.1 Cosmos EditionStartup Lightship on Wednesday unveiled the production version of its battery-powered travel trailer. Originally called the L1, the trailer is now known as the AE.1, and is due to start production in mid-2025 at the company's Broomfield, Colorado, facility, Lightship said. The first 50 units will be Cosmos Edition models priced at $250,000, but...

Costco partners with Electrify America for fast-charging stations

Costco adds Electrify America DC fast-chargersElectrify American on Tuesday announced that it would install DC fast-charging stations at five Costco locations as part of the retailer's return to electric vehicle charging. The rollout includes Costco stores in Clermont, Florida, and Denver, Colorado, which will each get six chargers, plus three California locations, according to a press...

Preview drive: 2025 Lucid Gravity reshapes SUV universe

2025 Lucid Gravity Grand TouringLucid Gravity follows efficiency approach of Air sedan 450 miles of EPA range, 3.4-sec. 0-60 mph, available third row Grand Touring arriving soon, Touring coming later in 2025 Something felt amiss as I hustled this prototype 2025 Lucid Gravity around cloverleaf ramps near Lucid’s California Bay Area headquarters last week. I’d flown...