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The first-ever electric version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class—also known as the “Gelandewagen” or “G-wagen”—is getting the Matchbox treatment with a sustainable twist to match its electric powertrain. Formally known as the Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology (a name that might prove difficult to fit on the packaging), the electric G-wagen Matchbox die-cast car will […]

Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the impending wave of cheap Chinese electric cars that may upend the U.S. auto market as we know it. Even Donald Trump waded into the topic recently when he predicted a “bloodbath” for American manufacturing due to an influx of Chinese vehicles. If elected, he said, he’d

Rivian has announced that its Adventure Network of DC fast chargers, which can currently only be used by Rivian vehicles, will be opened to other EVs later this year. Now the company has shown a new EV charger design, which has been conceived to charge not just Rivians but also other EVs, as long as

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is bored of the auto industry. We’ve known that for a while, but Tesla’s recent earnings call really solidified the CEO’s wandering priorities as the executive team attempted to refocus the call on the future of Tesla being “more than a car company.” One interesting point that Musk brought up during

InsideEVs has been following the launch of the Volvo EX30 closely in recent months. The smallest electric offering from Volvo hits a sweet spot that many EV buyers are looking for right now. It’s a reasonably sized car with adequate charging speeds, an acceptable driving range and an affordable starting price.  The EX30 doesn’t lead the

Polestar has announced that prototype cells fitted to a version of its upcoming Polestar 5 flagship EV have been able to do a 10-80% charge in just 10 minutes.  Polestar said last year that it would place the tech in a prototype Polestar 5 gaining 100 miles in 5 minutes—this project—by 2024, and it appears

Tesla hasn’t broken out in sales by region or country, but by some estimates, it has sold nearly 2 million cars in China to date. To Elon Musk, that’s a huge missed opportunity only because Full Self-Driving isn’t permitted for complete use in that country. And even if it was, the data from those cars

Polestar has been working with the Israel-based battery specialists at StoreDot to improve the charging speed and energy density of its future EVs, and their latest development seems rather promising. The manufacturer recently announced that a Polestar 5 prototype was able to charge from 10 to 80% in only 10 minutes at a consistent charging

Hyundai will add production of hybrid models at its Georgia Metaplant scheduled to open later this year, CFO Lee Seung Jo said during a recent earnings call. “We are investing in facilities to produce hybrid cars at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,” Lee told the Korea Economic Daily and other media on the call, adding

The Emily GT, an electric sedan prototype created by former Saab engineers in Sweden with Chinese funding, may see production in Italy under the auspices of a Canadian startup, reports Autocar. The startup in question is called EV Electra, and it has just had an offer to buy an Italian factory approved, CEO Jihad Mohammad