Concept Cars
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The bZ Compact SUV Concept EV is a “nod to the near future,” according to Toyota.
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Review: Mercedes Vision EQXX concept escapes the EV weight spiral
The EQXX shows that efficiency is an all-hands approach, and that making compromises is a slippery slope.
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Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept breaks record with 746-mile trip on a single charge
The electric concept with the solar roof broke its own record in a single-charge trip from Stuttgart to Silverstone.
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Buick Wildcat concept shows design direction for Electra EV series arriving in 2024
The Wildcat conveys the new design direction for Buick, and the brand's first EV due in 2024 and wearing the Electra badge.
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Up close with the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX: Slipping into a not-so-distant future
The EQXX isn’t a far-out concept car with hypothetical tech; it hints at upcoming compact and mid-size models that could boast breakthrough efficiency.
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Hyundai Seven concept points to a 300-mile electric family SUV due in 2024
The big electric SUV concept was designed for 300 miles of range, and incorporates 350-kw DC fast charging, allowing for 10% to 80% charge in about 20 minutes.
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The i Vision Circular electric car concept is made from nearly 100% recycled materials, and is itself 100% recyclable.
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Mercedes-Benz EQG Concept SUV points to a fully electric G-Class
Mercedes thinks about what its rugged, heritage SUV would be as a fully electric vehicle—and likely, a production-bound one.
Bengt Halvorson -
Mini Strip electric concept shows simplicity is important to sustainability
Embracing a stripped-down and minimalist approach could help Mini make a more sustainable EV that delivers more with less.
Bengt Halvorson -
Audi Skysphere electric sports car concept shows a flexible future enabled by autonomous driving
The Skysphere is the first of three "sphere" concepts showing how autonomous driving and fully electric driving enjoyment can coexist in the future.
Bengt Halvorson -
Fully electric Jeep Wrangler concept explores brand’s off-road EV identity
There's no liquid-cooling or fast-charging, but it doesn't matter; the Magneto concept gets all-electric on the map with Jeep enthusiasts.
Bengt Halvorson -
GM reveals an all-electric Buick Electra, but it's for China
The Electra has to be one of the best electric-car names in GM’s vault, but it might be kept to China for now.
Bengt Halvorson -
The Q4 Sportback E-Tron will be the brand’s seventh electric model, joining the Q4 E-Tron SUV in 2021, when both are due to arrive.
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Here are 10 of the electric vehicles GM might (or will) build on its Ultium foundation
General Motors plans to go big on electric vehicles. Here are some of the models that might enable that.
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Hyundai Prophecy concept is a sleek, sporty EV—with no steering wheel
The concept car just shown by Hyundai via press release is a polar opposite to the previous 45 concept but could share the same underpinnings.
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Renault Morphoz electric concept previews brand's future EVs, mobility aims
Renault provides a look ahead beyond 2025, to the potential shape of a shared-mobility electric vehicle.
Stephen Edelstein -
BMW Concept i4 teases German alternative to Tesla Model 3 due next year
The BMW i4 will directly take on a vehicle that has chipped away at the gasoline 3-Series' market share in North America.
Stephen Edelstein -
DS Aero Sport Lounge concept electric car is so very avante-garde
France's PSA is showing a flamboyantly styled, fully electric crossover in a concept bound for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.
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The Precept concept is much larger than the Polestar 2 that's soon reaching the market. It has all the makings of a flagship for the EV brand.
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Jaguar Land Rover reveals electric "concept platform" for future urban mobility
The British automaker gives a glimpse of a more egalitarian electric-vehicle future with an urban-mobility concept.
Stephen Edelstein -
Hyundai Prophecy electric vehicle concept teased for Geneva show
Hyundai's concept car for the Geneva motor show next month is expected to be another glimpse of the carmaker's electric-vehicle future.
Stephen Edelstein -
Nissan EVs will share platform with Infiniti, Renault, Mitsubishi
The same electric-car toolkit will share battery and propulsion pieces but allow a lot of flexibility—even for e-Power series hybrids.
Bengt Halvorson -
CES: Mercedes-Benz "Avatar" concept looks ahead to more environmentally responsible batteries
The AVTR concept car uses organic graphene cells without rare-earth metals, a battery technology that could provide a more ecologically sound future for vehicles.
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Vision-T is the next Hyundai Tucson, with concept plug-in hybrid powertrain
Hyundai perhaps also hints with this concept that it's looking to offer plug-in hybrids on a wider range of models.
Martin Padgett