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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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Multiple recalls spark Fed investigation of LG’s electric car batteries

Enlarge / Lithium-ion cells made by LG Energy Solutions have been linked to multiple fires and malfunctions since 2020. (credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Image) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating safety defects in lithium-ion cells made by LG Energy Solutions after a string of recalls since February 2020. The most high-profile […]

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Tech works with you, not against you, in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Enlarge / The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is now in its seventh generation. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) When it comes to building luxury cars, few do it better than Mercedes-Benz. The carmaker has come a long way since Carl Benz’s 1886 patent and has put out a string of sedans fit for kings, kingpins, more than few dictators, and the […]

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Mercedes-Benz gets world’s first approval for automated driving system

Enlarge / Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot system being tested. (credit: Mercedes-Benz) On Thursday, Mercedes-Benz became the world’s first automaker to gain regulatory approval for a so-called “level 3” self-driving system, perhaps better called a “conditionally automated driving system. ” It’s called Drive Pilot, and it debuts next year in the new S-Class and EQS sedans, allowing […]

Entertainment

Young Dolph Murder: Shooters’ Getaway Car Allegedly Located — And Linked To Another Killing

Police in Memphis believe they have found the getaway car involved in the murder of rapper Young Dolph late last week. According to local reports, the vehicle believed to be involved in the tragic shooting was found in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis on Saturday, parked in the driveway of a home. Related: Pregnant Woman Sent […]

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Mercedes wins Formula E title, will quit the series at end of 2022

Enlarge / Stoffel Vandoorne of the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team leads the pack at the Berlin E-Prix. (credit: Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images) On Sunday, Formula E’s seventh series came to a close on the concrete of Templehof in Berlin. It was the sport’s first season as an official FIA world championship, which technically […]