Author: Stephen Edelstein

2025 Lucid Gravity costs $94,900, targets 440 miles of range

2025 Lucid GravityThe Lucid Gravity electric SUV is still on track to start production before the end of the year, targeting more than 440 miles of range and more than 800 hp, Lucid confirmed Tuesday. Order books are scheduled to open Nov. 7 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Orders will initially be taken for a Gravity Grand Touring model priced at $94,900 before...

Tesla Roadster battery replacement cuts 400 pounds, half the space

2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.As the second-generation Tesla Roadster remains on the drawing board, a Texas-based company has sketched out a new life for original Roadsters, while improving their handling. Re/Cell, which specializes in remanufacturing EV battery packs, recently unveiled a replacement Roadster battery pack that's 400 pounds lighter than the original and takes...

Report: EVs, solar will put fossil fuels in global decline by 2030

Ford F-150 Lightning at Electrify AmericaEVs could help hasten the ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy through the end of the decade, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA predicts that more than half of the world's electricity will come from low-emission sources by 2030, and that demand for coal, oil, and gas will have also...

Hyundai RN24 previews automaker’s EV performance future

Hyundai RN24 conceptThe Hyundai RN24 is a stripped-down EV concept Hyundai said the RN24 tests tech for future performance EVs Hyundai gave the RN24 features that mimic gas-powered cars such as sound Hyundai is using a stripped-down test vehicle to develop its next generation of performance EVs. The automaker on Friday unveiled the RN24 concept, which it describes as...

2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE gets more range, bigger battery

2025 Mercedes-Benz EQECertain 2025 Mercedes EQEs get a larger 96.0-kwh battery Mercedes updated the EQE's regenerative brake system software for 2025 The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQE costs $79,050 The Mercedes-Benz EQE electric sedan gets a handful of updates for the 2025 model year, including a bigger battery pack for certain models. The EQE 350+ and EQE 500 4Matic receive...

Audi A2 E-Tron restomod EV remixes forward-thinking city car

Audi A2 E-Tron conceptAudi commemorated the 25th anniversary of its cult-classic A2 hatchback by converting one into an EV. The Audi A2 E-Tron is a one-off project undertaken by apprentices. It's not the first such project; Audi apprentices previously converted an NSU Prinz 4 from one of the automaker's predecessor brands into a speedy EV concept to mark 150 years of...