Mercedes EQB review, Vision EQXX drive, GM EV questions: Today’s Car News

Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXXA first drive of the Mercedes EQB and time in the driver’s seat of the Vision EQXX concept lead the lineup this morning. California leads the way in home-charger installation. And GM wants to answer your EV questions. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We drove the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept. As a benchmark for future electric...

2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV reminds us boxy is brilliant

2022 Mercedes-Benz EQBHow refreshingly normal. This is good. Very good. That sums my first notes when driving the Mercedes-Benz EQB this past week, out from a Black Forest hotel with a mean umlaut, jetlagged, into the kind of muggy, scorching day—read 99 degrees—that puts one’s tolerance for hot air on high alert. Here, I wasn’t navigating...

Review: Mercedes Vision EQXX concept escapes the EV weight spiral

Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXXMaking the Vision EQXX a benchmark for EV efficiency meant avoiding a downward spiral. It’s one of the main reasons Mercedes-Benz stuck to the idea of an air-cooled battery Vision EQXX concept, and listening to project manager Malte Sievers, it’s one of the key decision points in the project that helped allow it to outperform its...

Review: Mercedes Vision EQXX concept escapes the EV weight spiral

Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXXMaking the Vision EQXX a benchmark for EV efficiency meant avoiding a downward spiral. It’s one of the main reasons Mercedes-Benz stuck to the idea of an air-cooled battery Vision EQXX concept, and listening to project manager Malte Sievers, it’s one of the key decision points in the project that helped allow it to outperform its...

California leads in home EV charger installation, while NYC is last

Clipper Creek HCS-D50 in useWhile most American drivers rely on home charging for EVs, not all areas with large EV fleets also have large numbers of home chargers, according to a new study from home improvement service Porch. Using real estate listings and EV registrations, the study found that California leads the way. Riverside, California, was the top metro area for home...