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Mercedes-Benz’s next EV is this 7-seater EQS SUV

Enlarge / The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is an all-electric three-row and will be built in Alabama. (credit: Mercedes-Benz) The next all-electric Mercedes-Benz was revealed on Tuesday morning. It’s called the EQS SUV, and the name says it all—after releasing two sedans, the company’s latest electric vehicle will be a large SUV with up to […]

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Whether you love the idea or hate it, Lotus is making an electric SUV

Enlarge / Purists may be aghast, but the commercial reality is that Lotus needs a volume-seller, and that means an SUV. At least it is fully electric. (credit: Lotus) This week we found out what an electric Lotus SUV will look like when the company showed off a new car called the Eletre. Not everyone […]

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Polestar picks the US to build its next electric vehicle

Enlarge / This is as much of the Polestar 3 as the company is ready to share right now. But the SUV goes into production in 2022. (credit: Polestar) On Wednesday morning, the electric carmaker Polestar revealed that it will build its forthcoming SUV in the United States. Polestar is a joint venture between Volvo […]

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This Range Rover Classic restomod runs on Tesla power

At first glance, this just looks like a very well-preserved 1995 Range Rover Classic. But it’s been rebuilt from the chassis up, and the V8 has been replaced with Tesla power. [credit: ECD Automotive ] ECD Automotive provided a flight to Orlando and a night in a hotel so I could drive its electric Range […]

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Sand, sun, and electric off-road SUVs: Extreme E holds its first race

The Odyssey 21 of Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky and Jenson Button, who are driving for the JBXE Extreme-E Team. Button is not the only F1 world champion to enter a team in Extreme E, but he is the only one to also strap in as a driver. [credit: Extreme E ] Traveling to threatened environments in order […]

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This 830-horsepower, crab-walking SUV will be the second Hummer EV

The reborn GMC Hummer EV truck is getting a sibling—this one is an SUV. [credit: GMC ] Last fall, after a long teaser campaign that included a high-profile Super Bowl commercial, GMC unveiled its new Hummer EV truck. Designed around General Motor’s forthcoming 800-volt Ultium batteries and Ultium Drive electric motors, it will lead GM’s […]