More EVs, Fewer Plugs: How Permit Delays Slow Down Charger Growth Charging companies say installing stations is fast and easy, but permit approvals can sometimes take more than a year. By Suvrat Kothari Charging - Jun 11 2024 -
Tesla Faces A $56 Billion Question. Does Elon Musk Have The Votes? All eyes are on Tesla this week as it prepares for a company-defining shareholder vote. Plus, battery factories hit a slowdown. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jun 10 2024 -
Stellantis And Mercedes-Benz Press Pause On Two EV Battery Gigafactories The Automotive Cells Company joint venture pledged to invest as much as $7.6B in three factories. Just one has been built so far. By Iulian Dnistran Manufacturing / Production - Jun 5 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 15,000 EVs Because Batteries Might Shut Down While Driving This isn’t the first time a software issue led to a recall for Mercedes-Benz’s EVs. By Iulian Dnistran Recalls - Jun 4 2024 -
The Electric Car Tariff Battle With China Kicks Off August 1 Meanwhile, Stellantis' CEO calls tariffs a "trap", and BMW and Mercedes' plants in the U.S. could see tariff payback from China. By Patrick George Critical Materials - May 22 2024 -
GM CEO Says Electric Car Issues Are 'Absolutely' In The Past We'll see, won't we? Plus, Kia also ups its hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, and we look at what went wrong with Mercedes' EV push. By Patrick George Critical Materials - May 20 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz Cancels Next-Gen Platform For EQS, EQE EVs: Report Poor sales of the current generation of top-spec EVs prompted the German automaker to cut back on investments. By Iulian Dnistran Industry - May 15 2024 -
Tariffs Aren't Going To Fix This Are we losing our nerve as China speeds ahead on EVs? Plus, Mercedes faces a union vote and Tesla deals with a literal angry mob. By Patrick George Critical Materials - May 13 2024 -
Mercedes CEO Says EV Transition 'Might Take Longer Than Expected' Mercedes-Benz will keep making gas-powered cars "well into the 2030s" if buyers want them. By Tim Levin Official - May 9 2024 -
Tesla's Supercharger Retreat Could 'Threaten' EV Transition: Analysts We also discuss Rivian's plans to add hundreds of new jobs and the leadership change at Mercedes' Alabama plant. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - May 3 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Successfully Test 1,000 kW EV Charging The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 semi will have a range of up to roughly 300 miles. By Mark Kane Charging - Apr 30 2024 -
Mercedes Says 'No Thanks' To The Apple CarPlay Takeover But that's only part of the story. In a new interview, Mercedes' CEO explains where the German automaker's software game is headed. By Patrick George Software - Apr 30 2024 -
Future Electric Mercedes Cars Will Be Named 'With EQ Technology' Say goodbye, eventually, to the "EQE" and "EQS" naming scheme. Mercedes is sticking with the iconic names you know and love for future EVs. By Patrick George Official - Apr 24 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz G580 With EQ Technology: A Quad-Motor Electric Off-Roader With Old School Vibes On the surface, there are very few surprises about the electric G580. It's under the skin that matters. By Patrick George Official - Apr 23 2024 -
U.S. Non-Tesla EV Sales Slowed Down In Q1 2024, But There Are Some Clear Winners Ford is the only brand besides Tesla that sold over 20,000 EVs. Kia, BMW and Hyundai exceeded 10,000, while Cadillac's EV share surged. By Mark Kane Sales - Apr 22 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz Electric Car Sales Weakened In Q1 2024 Nonetheless, almost a fifth of new cars were rechargeable, while all-electric cars represent one-tenth. By Mark Kane Sales - Apr 17 2024 -
Mercedes Stops Testing EQS with 1.0-Liter Range-Extending Engine: Report The tiny two-cylinder gasoline engine served as a range extender. By Adrian Padeanu Motor1.com
2025 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter Gets New Smaller Battery Option At A Lower Price The new model year will arrive at U.S. dealerships in the second half of 2024. By Mark Kane Commercial Vehicles - Apr 15 2024 -
One Year Depreciation: These 8 EVs Lost 28% Or More Of Their Value Mercedes-Benz EQS and Nissan Leaf top the list. By Wade Malone Pricing - Apr 14 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz U.S. EV Sales Surprisingly Decreased In Q1 2024 Both the EQB and EQS families were down, while the EQE family more than doubled. By Mark Kane Sales - Apr 11 2024 -
Updated 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS Tones Down Looks And Goes Farther Flush-mounted chrome bars on the front of the EQS usher in a traditional look for the radically-styled sedan. By Kevin Williams Official - Apr 10 2024 -
Lucid Air, Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S Top The 10 Most Popular Luxury EVs Rerev has compiled a list of the most popular luxury EV models based on Google search analytics. By Wade Malone Awards - Apr 7 2024 -
Mercedes-Benz EQS Loses Nearly Half Its Value After One Year, Study Says That's a whopping $65,143 on average. Meanwhile, a Kia Rio only loses $21 in the first year of ownership. By Christopher Smith Motor1.com
Sleek New Entry-Level Mercedes CLA EV Spotted As Tesla Model 3 Rival [Video] After a series of questionably styled electric models, it looks like Mercedes is bringing sexy back to its EV lineup. By Andrei Nedelea Spy Shots - Apr 3 2024 -