Martin Padgett, Editorial Director
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It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class,...
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Preview: 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron casts a potent EV shadowThe E-Tron family gains a capable electric midsize SUV that’s learned Audi’s range lessons.
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Porsche prices $80,450 Macan 4, $106,950 Macan Turbo EV SUVsSports-car, SUV maker hits mute on the “EV” tag, presses play for electric performance.
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Review: 2025 Volvo EX30 sets out for the sustainable horizonWe drive Volvo’s latest electric SUV to find out if its small carbon footprint offers a fair trade for a snug, spartan interior.
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Review: 2023 Mercedes EQE 350+ 4Matic SUV surfs the electric waveMercedes-Benz’s second BEV crossover brings its SUV lineup out of no-man’s land, but does the EQE SUV let it off the charging hook?
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Review: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq augurs in a new wave of electric luxuryWe test drive Cadillac’s flagship SUV EV to see if the Blackwing brand can pivot to battery power without a misstep.
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Are plug-in hybrids the training wheels of this transitional era? On a 50-plus-mile loop of the bachelorette party capital of the south, Nashville, the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid gives aid...
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Mercedes wants your next Amazon delivery to arrive in an electric eSprinter vanWith U.S. production due next year, Mercedes plots a bigger future for its commercial vans, with last-mile delivery packages first on the route to expansion.
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First drive review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS fuses electric-car wizardry with S-Class serenityAcceleration and charging pull up short, but Mercedes’ EQS oozes with sophisticated interfaces and finishes.
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CES: Fisker Ocean gets a $37,499 price tag, but still no word on batteries or build siteHenrik Fisker wants to deliver a $30,000, 300-mile electric crossover (after tax credits), but hasn't said where the Ocean will be built or whose batteries will power it.
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Vision-T is the next Hyundai Tucson, with concept plug-in hybrid powertrainHyundai perhaps also hints with this concept that it's looking to offer plug-in hybrids on a wider range of models.
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Review: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect sense—for nowWith the new 2020 Escape, Ford brings back its popular hybrid version—but should you wait for the plug-in yet to come?
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By spring 2020, the Ford Escape Hybrid will once again be the most important battery vehicle in the automaker's lineup.
The 2020 Escape Hybrid goes on sale early next year, and with the C-Max...
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2020 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid is a placeholder, not a game-changerLincoln now promises all-electric SUVs, which makes the Aviator hybrid a small step toward a greener future—not a quantum leap.
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Aston Martin may be first with 800-volt chargingAutomakers look ahead to the day when fast-charging changes the electric-car landscape. Many have debated and some have announced 800-volt electric cars, especially Porsche, with forthcoming versions of its Taycan electric car. Prior to last weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Aston...
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Audi details battery for 2019 e-tron electric SUVWhen the Audi e-tron battery-electric SUV goes on sale next year, its 432 battery cells will drink from a 150-kw charging firehose–a rate quicker than the Jaguar I-Pace or a Tesla Model S. The high-energy battery pack, detailed by Audi in Berlin on Wednesday, has an apt, caffeinated analogy...
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Mercedes-Benz takes the electric car plunge, but diesel is here to stayDaimler AG executives said Tuesday that diesel power for Mercedes cars is here to stay, even as electric cars and electrified mobility spreads throughout its passenger and commercial vehicles, and even its global partnerships. Electrified vehicles include everything from 48-volt mild hybrids...
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Production Car Spied Before 2016 CES RevealThe 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will appear in production-ready form at CES, a new report says.
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One of the most important new cars of the 2016 model year isn’t some 600-horsepower sports car, or a big crossover wagon. It’s the hybrid that started it all, or at least made hybrids...
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2016 Smart Fortwo Video PreviewIf smaller is better, then you can’t really do much better than the Smart ForTwo. The Fortwo is the city car originally designed in partnership with Swatch, back in the 1990s. This year it’s been redesigned with American drivers in mind. That doesn’t mean bigger—just better...
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Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Carries Over, Eco Gets 32 MPG--But Where's That Plug-In?The 2015 Hyundai Sonata is nearly entirely new--save for the steadily improving Hybrid edition. Hyundai says the Sonata Hybrid will stick with its existing gas-electric drivetrain and body style through the 2015 model year, while the rest of the range takes on a more subdued look and more refined...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Supercar: First Drive VideoIt was a Mercedes-Benz icon before it became a performance flagship. Now it's a messenger for the future: the gullwing's going electric. The SLS AMG Electric Drive electric car is closing in on series production, converting the octane-addicted supercar to fit a greener vision of the future. We've...
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Green Car Reports To Name Best Car To Buy 2013Electric cars, hybrids, plug-ins, diesels, CNG- and gasoline-powered vehicles--they can all be green cars, and all are a part of the growing movement to cleaner emissions and better fuel efficiency. Just one of them will be Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2013. On December 10, we'll announce the...
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2013 Lexus ES 300h Hybrid Bows At 2012 New York Auto ShowToyota made a vow to build every one of its vehicle lines in hybrid form, and it's adding another model to the growing hybrid list at this year's 2012 New York Auto Show with the introduction of the 2013 Lexus ES 300h. The first Lexus ES hybrid seems to share much with the latest Toyota Camry...
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