Martin Padgett, Editorial Director
Articles
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We've already brought you vehicles like the Acura ZDX, Honda Prologue, and Chevrolet Equinox EV. We've driven them, but now it's time to preview vehicles we know to be in the pipeline, but haven't...
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2025 Hyundai Kona Electric spreads the V2L wealth
Hyundai's compact EV pushes vehicle-to-load tech across more trim levels.
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Election 2024: Where the candidates stand on EVs, climate science, and more
The upcoming election for President carries once-in-a-lifetime consequences for climate science, electric vehicles—and democracy. Here's where the candidates stand.
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2025 Hyundai Tucson plug-in hybrid sports standard AWD for $40,775
Reskinned crossover SUV gains new interior trim with wide-screen infotainment, too, while getting $655 more expensive.
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The first electric-car president? Ike Eisenhower liked them
Dwight Eisenhower's in-laws and wife Mamie were electric-car pioneers—and so were the general's grandchildren.
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2025 Q5 PHEV returns, remains Audi's lone plug-in hybrid
Audi's quick shift into EVs leaves it underserved in a growing niche, but is anyone plugging in PHEVs, anyway?
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- Polestar's Concept BST contemplates a spicy 6 electric convertible
- The 6's still on the docket for 2026
- Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath says more BST editions are coming
While the Polestar 3 SUV...
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Genesis GV60 gets the first Magma treatment, in 2025
Genesis sees the potential for electric-car performance enthusiasts in its GV60 hatchback.
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2025 Honda CR-V Sport hybrid price rises to $35,700
The CR-V's more expensive than last year, but not by much.
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Mazda goes hybrid with 2025 CX-50 crossover SUV
Toyota-derived system should deliver up to 38 mpg combined, Mazda promises.
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Porsche's gas-powered era begins to end in 2026
The gas-powered 718 Boxster and Cayman, as well as the gas-powered Macan, will be discontinued as Porsche continues its EV conversion.
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Review: For the 2025 Polestar 4, genre is a construct
The latest EV tech takes a back seat to the Polestar 4’s body-style-curious profile.
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Two-row, five-seat electric SUV
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Estimated range: 279 miles (Performance Pack), 315 miles (base)
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0-60 mph: 4.8 seconds (base), 4.5 seconds (Performance Pack)
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Price: $80,300, Launch Edition;...
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BMW Neue Klasse EVs lean into AI for texture, inspiration
Part of the new battery-electric’s style has come from the controversial tool, but does it show—and does it matter?
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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)
With four motors and 116 kwh of battery, the G 580 electric SUV muscles in on Rivian and Hummer territory.
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Preview: 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron casts a potent EV shadow
The E-Tron family gains a capable electric midsize SUV that’s learned Audi’s range lessons.
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Porsche prices $80,450 Macan 4, $106,950 Macan Turbo EV SUVs
Sports-car, SUV maker hits mute on the “EV” tag, presses play for electric performance.
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Review: 2025 Volvo EX30 sets out for the sustainable horizon
We drive Volvo’s latest electric SUV to find out if its small carbon footprint offers a fair trade for a snug, spartan interior.
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Off the coast of Portugal near Lisbon, a vast underwater canyon tosses up some of nature’s fiercest waves at the cliffs at Nazaré. Surfers set records here on dizzying curls that can...
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Review: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq augurs in a new wave of electric luxury
We test drive Cadillac’s flagship SUV EV to see if the Blackwing brand can pivot to battery power without a misstep.
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Review: 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid feels at home with its range
With a charge time of less than two hours and 33 miles of electric range—then 35 mpg—the Tucson PHEV offers an attractive set of numbers.
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Mercedes wants your next Amazon delivery to arrive in an electric eSprinter van
With U.S. production due next year, Mercedes plots a bigger future for its commercial vans, with last-mile delivery packages first on the route to expansion.
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First drive review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS fuses electric-car wizardry with S-Class serenity
Acceleration and charging pull up short, but Mercedes’ EQS oozes with sophisticated interfaces and finishes.
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CES: Fisker Ocean gets a $37,499 price tag, but still no word on batteries or build site
Henrik Fisker wants to deliver a $30,000, 300-mile electric crossover (after tax credits), but hasn't said where the Ocean will be built or whose batteries will power it.
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