Review: 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE X4 SUV impresses

There are now two Mercedes-Benz EQE models. One is a car, the other an SUV. Both are electric and both are great entries into the emerging EV market. We spent some time behind the wheel of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 600 4Matic and were impressed.Co… Continue reading Review: 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE X4 SUV impresses

Review: 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE X4 SUV impresses

There are now two Mercedes-Benz EQE models. One is a car, the other an SUV. Both are electric and both are great entries into the emerging EV market. We spent some time behind the wheel of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 600 4Matic and were impressed.Co… Continue reading Review: 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE X4 SUV impresses

Review: 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge offers affordable electrified luxury

The XC40 Recharge is an all-electric subcompact crossover based on the internal combustion version of the XC40 compact utility. At launch in 2019, it was Volvo’s first battery electric model but the Swedish carmaker’s electric offerings have expanded s… Continue reading Review: 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge offers affordable electrified luxury

Review: 2023 Mercedes EQS SUV brings electric utility to the EQ Series

What a difference a couple of letters can make. The EQS is a top-end, well-made sedan that hit the luxury market as a fully-electric offering in 2022. The platform under the EQS entered two more models for the EQ Series of 2022-23. But Mercedes promise… Continue reading Review: 2023 Mercedes EQS SUV brings electric utility to the EQ Series

Alpine introduces new A290_β electric show car

The A290, whose production prototype is being called the A290_β (“A290 Beta”), is the first of three “Dream Garage” vehicles coming from Alpine. The all-electric sports car design fits (fittingly) in the B-segment.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, … Continue reading Alpine introduces new A290_β electric show car

Affordable, high-power Zapp electric city scooter makes Goodwood debut

Motorcycle-adjacent levels of performance and handling in a step-through electric scooter designed to put some fun back into your commute – that’s the promise from UK startup Zapp and its high-powered i300, which is set to go up the hill at Goodwood.Co… Continue reading Affordable, high-power Zapp electric city scooter makes Goodwood debut

Rubbery electrolyte makes for longer-lasting, safer EV batteries

Famously an insulator, rubber might not seem like a great candidate for an electrolyte material in a battery, but researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new rubbery material with a high conductivity. This elastomer electrolyte could make for safe… Continue reading Rubbery electrolyte makes for longer-lasting, safer EV batteries

GM batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to be adapted for low-carbon trains

As it eyes the future of sustainable transport through the development of advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cell technologies, General Motors is now expanding these ambitions to include the world of freight. The automaker has entered a new agreement… Continue reading GM batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to be adapted for low-carbon trains

GM batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to be adapted for low-carbon trains

As it eyes the future of sustainable transport through the development of advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cell technologies, General Motors is now expanding these ambitions to include the world of freight. The automaker has entered a new agreement… Continue reading GM batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to be adapted for low-carbon trains