Utility proposes huge EV charging network funded by ratepayers

Porsche Taycan chargingMinnesota electrical utility Xcel Energy aims to build a large EV charging network financed by rate hikes, potentially including for customers who don't own an EV. As reported by KSTP.com, Xcel Energy in August sent a proposal to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to build, own, and operate its own network of 730 charging sites by 2026. The...

EVs won’t lose range towing Lightship L1 electric RV, company claims

Lightship L1 battery-powered travel trailerA U.S. startup called Lightship aims to become the Tesla of RV makers with a battery-powered travel trailer. Founded in 2020, Lightship on Wednesday unveiled the L1, a trailer with an 80-kwh battery pack, which can not only power appliances, but also help propel the trailer. This propulsion system means EVs towing it won't lose range, and...

Airstream rethinks the travel trailer for EVs and urban garages

Airstream Studio F. A. Porsche Concept Travel TrailerAirstream has revealed a concept travel trailer designed with Studio F.A. Porsche and looking ahead to a time when many more travel trailers will be towed behind EVs. According to the two companies, the Airstream Studio F.A. Porsche Concept Trailer, due to be shown next week at South by Southwest in Austin in scale form, is the result of a...

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV starts at $79,050, makes EV tax credit cut

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVMercedes-Benz will soon have three fully electric SUVs for sale in the U.S. market. And Wednesday, with the smaller EQB and larger EQS SUV models already on sale, it priced the middle model, the 2023 Mercedes EQE SUV. The EQE SUV has all the makings of a made-in-America EV. It’s due to be built in Alabama, with cells for its 108-kwh battery...

$79,050 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV makes EV tax credit cut

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVMercedes-Benz will soon have three fully electric SUVs for sale in the U.S., including the smaller EQB and larger EQS SUV models already on sale. On Wednesday, it released prices for the middle model, the 2023 Mercedes EQE SUV. The EQE SUV has all the makings of a made-in-America EV. It’s due to be built in Alabama, with its 108-kwh battery...

NHTSA opens investigation into Model Y steering wheel detachment

2023 Tesla Model Y  -  Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.It’s no yoke. The Tesla Model Y is being investigated for instances of steering wheels falling off while the vehicles were in motion. Two recent reports made to the safety agency reported “complete detachment of the steering wheel from the steering column while driving,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...