2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE electric SUV costs $79,050

2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVBase prices for EQE SUV lineup carry forward unchanged EQE SUV continues with CCS charge port, amid shift to Tesla NACS Base model is priced for the EV tax credit (purchase), appears not to qualify Mercedes-Benz continues to offer its EQE electric vehicle in both sedan and SUV body styles, with the latter receiving only small changes for the 2025...

Bentley Boss: Second EV phase begins around 2027, third around 2035

Bentley Continental GT Speed in Gravity GreyAs the automaker prepares to launch its first all-electric models, Bentley CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser believes electric vehicles are about to undergo rapid change. The auto industry is now coming to the end of the first phase of EV development, Walliser said in a recent interview with Autocar. The second phase, which Walliser expects to begin...

2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid adds LE, Nightshade Edition models

2025 Toyota Grand HighlanderAn LE base model and darker Nightshade trim join the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid lineup The 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid is expected to get up to 36 mpg combined The 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid costs $45,660 The Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid crossover SUV lineup grows for 2025, adding two more variants. A Nightshade Edition...

Ford pushes EV routing update for Tesla chargers, Google Maps

Ford Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning getting CATL LFP batteriesDrivers of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles are getting more EV trip-planning options, via Google Maps, in Ford's latest over-the-air software update. Part of Android Auto, this feature makes use of vehicle data to show an estimated battery level upon arrival at a destination, suggest charging stops along the way, and...

Chevrolet Silverado EV gets Sidewinder feature, GMC’s CrabWalk for Chevy

2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV Sidewinder modeThe Chevrolet Silverado EV is getting its own version of the CrabWalk mode already available on its GMC Sierra EV sibling, Chevy confirmed Friday. Chevy's version is called Sidewinder, not CrabWalk, but it provides essentially the same functionality. It utilizes the Silverado EV's rear-wheel steering to turn all four wheels in the same direction...

Chevrolet Silverado EV gets Sidewinder feature, GMC’s CrabWalk for Chevy

2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV Sidewinder modeThe Chevrolet Silverado EV is getting its own version of the CrabWalk mode already available on its GMC Sierra EV sibling, Chevy confirmed Friday. Chevy's version is called Sidewinder, not CrabWalk, but it provides essentially the same functionality. It utilizes the Silverado EV's rear-wheel steering to turn all four wheels in the same direction...

Polestar delivers brand’s first EVs not made in China

First U.S. Polestar 3 deliveriesPolestar on Friday confirmed its first customer deliveries of U.S.-built electric vehicles. Every Polestar model to date has been manufactured in China, but the 2025 Polestar 3 is assembled at a South Carolina plant shared with Volvo. Production started there in August following software-related delays. The Polestar 3 is a platform-mate of the...

Ford adds NACS adapter supplier due to slow Tesla supply chain

2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E RallyFord is now shipping a new North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter to customers to help provide access to Tesla Supercharger stations more quickly. First reported by InsideEVs, the new NACS adapter comes from Lectron, and will be distributed alongside the existing design from Tesla. They have the same specifications as the Tesla-provided...

Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pre-productionFord will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. "We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all Ford...

Walmart’s deploying Chevy BrightDrop electric vans for home delivery

Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 electric van in Walmart liveryWalmart is adding Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 electric vans to its U.S. home delivery fleet. The vans will be deployed in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, northwest Arkansas, Orlando, and the San Francisco Bay Area before the end of the year, General Motors said in a press release. They'll be used for Walmart's InHome service, which provides delivery...