Daily Archive: November 18, 2024

Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype covers 2,309 miles in 24 hours

2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype sets distance record at NardoA Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype toppled a record set by Porsche Taycan Mercedes drove prototype 2,309 miles in 24 hours around Nardo test track Production Mercedes CLA EV could become most efficient U.S.-market EV Records are meant to be broken, and Mercedes-Benz has just busted one set by Porsche. In April, Mercedes-Benz quietly took an electric...

Tesla Cybertruck wrap option disappears

Tesla CybertruckTesla appears to have discontinued its vinyl wrap option for the Cybertruck. It's no longer listed in the automaker's online accessories shop, where it was previously found. This was first spotted by Canada's Drive Tesla, which noted that the disappearance of the Cybertruck wrap option comes after Tesla reduced the number of colors from 11 to...

Study: EV battery prices to drop by 50% by 2026

Audi battery assembly at Brussels, Belgium, factoryEV battery prices have been falling, and they could decline even more steeply over the next two years, according to a new Goldman Sachs report. On the pack level, global average battery prices declined from $153 per kwh in 2022 to $149 in 2023, according to the report, which predicts that they'll continue dropping to $80 per kwh by 2026. That's...