Author: Stephen Edelstein

Lucid Air cop car tested by California Highway Patrol

Lucid Air police carLucid Motors is pitching its Air electric sedan as a potential police cruiser. On Sunday the automaker posted photos of an Air decked out in police equipment on X (formerly Twitter). Lucid said the car had recently participated in California Highway Patrol testing, but did not provide any other details. We've reached out to Lucid with questions...

2026 Cadillac Vistiq targets 300 miles of range, costs $78,790

2026 Cadillac VistiqThe Cadillac Vistiq will serve as the electric XT6 three-row SUV replacement Cadillac Vistiqs are expected to have about 300 miles of EPA-rated range The Vistiq will cost $78,790 when it arrives in 2025. Cadillac on Tuesday confirmed additional details of the Vistiq three-row electric SUV, which remains on track for a launch next year as a 2026...

Tesla Model S Plaid reports for police duty

Tesla Model S Plaid police car by Unplugged PerformanceThe next Tesla to become a cop car is the Model S Plaid UP.FIT, a division of Unplugged Performance created the police package for the Model S UP.FIT has also made a police-spec Cybertruck Unplugged Performance is displaying a new Tesla police car from its UP.FIT division at the 2024 SEMA show in Las Vegas. This time, it's the Model S Plaid that's...

Karma Invictus positioned as Revero performance variant

Karma InvictusThe Invictus is a limited-edition performance version of the Karma Revero PHEV Only 30 units of the Invictus will be built at a later, unannounced, date Karma hasn't said how much the Invictus costs Karma Automotive this week unveiled yet another update of the long-lived Revero plug-in hybrid. The Karma Invictus is a more performance-focused...

Honda previews first electric performance motorcycle

Honda EV Fun conceptHonda on Tuesday unveiled a performance electric motorcycle concept as part of what the company says will be an ongoing emphasis on two-wheeled electrification. Previewing a production model scheduled to go on sale in 2025, the Honda EV Fun concept aims to "provide a new emotional experience that is very different to ICE motorcycles," according to...

Bentley now going all electric by 2035, first EV’s an SUV

Bentley Luxury Urban SUV teaserBentley's pushed its timeline to go all electric back five years to 2035 The automaker's first EV will arrive in 2027 and be an SUV Bentley will keep PHEVs in its lineup until 2035, and BEVs will remain separate products Bentley is once again reshuffling its electrification plans, but it still expects to have an all-electric lineup by 2035, the...