The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA will be available as an EV and hybrid The electric CLA will be able to add 186 miles of range in 10 minutes It may be the first EV to feature both CCS and NACS charge ports Mercedes-Benz still views the future as electric, though the timeline for the transition’s become a bit fuzzier and longer than anticipated... 2026 Mercedes CLA will get CCS and NACS charge ports, hybrid option
The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA will be available as an EV and hybrid The electric CLA will be able to add 186 miles of range in 10 minutes It may be the first EV to feature both CCS and NACS charge ports Mercedes-Benz still views the future as electric, though the timeline for the transition’s become a bit fuzzier and longer than anticipated... 
The Scout Terra electric truck has the Rivian R1T in its sights, along with a bevy of other electric pickups. Said to enter production in 2027, the Scout Terra will be an off-road, adventure-ready electric truck that cribs from Rivian’s playbook. Although billed as a production-intent concept that’s 85% of what will be made in the U.S... 
The first true challenger to Rivian’s R1S off-road electric family hauler has come out of the shadows. VW’s Scout will be developing its off-road electric SUV aiming squarely at Rivian R1S. Years away, the electric Scout Traveler SUV will be the most direct Rivian R1S rival when it arrives, which is targeted to happen in 2027. Scout... 
The Porsche Taycan has been recalled, and the root cause is once again the electric car's battery pack. On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) posted the recall for certain 2021-2024 Porsche Taycans. The recall is due to the high-voltage battery pack that may experience a short circuit within the battery module... 
Toyota's U.S.-built EVs might be coming a year later than planned. On Tuesday, Nikkei reported the start of production a new three-row electric SUV at a plant in Kentucky won't take place until 2026. In 2023 Toyota announced production of the electric three-row SUV would start in 2025. The delayed production is attributed to the slowing of EV... 
The Tesla Cybertruck has been recalled, yet again. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) posted a recall campaign for the Tesla Cybertruck on Sept. 26. The recall encompasses 27,185 2024 Cybertrucks that have rearview cameras with image delay issues. The recall notice posted by the NHTSA notes that the image transmitted by... 
The Fiat 500e isn't selling well. Stellantis paused production of the pint-sized electric car on Sept. 12 noting sluggish demand. Reuters reported on Tuesday that production is not scheduled to resume until Nov. 1. The original production halt was only slated to last four weeks with a restart date set for Oct. 11. Stellantis, Fiat's parent... 
Ford's aiming to make life easier and less confusing for EV buyers. On Monday, Ford CEO Jim Farley posted on LinkedIn that the automaker will be providing a free home charger, along with installation, to its buyers that buy or lease a Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, or E-Transit. Farley said the complimentary Level 2 home charger will either come... 
The Volkswagen Group ultra-luxury brand Bentley appears to have cooled even more on EVs. As its CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser recently told Car and Driver "what we see in the luxury market right now (is that) people reject electric cars." Wealthy consumers "consider luxury cars only with a combustion engine," the executive claimed. In 2020, Bentley... 
GM and Rivian's CEO have something in common, based on comments made in recent days: Neither thought EVs would become a political lightning rod. On Thursday while speaking at the New York Times' Climate Forward event Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said "I think it's really important that we don't make EVs a political thing, and I'm saddened... 