Electric Vehicles

Mercedes has given its poshest electric saloon, the EQS, a mid-term refresh – showing exactly where the auto world’s current battleground is focused. Forget style, power, speed. Selling big EV sedans is now all about range.

Honda has revealed intriguing details of forthcoming Super-One compact EV. Along with aggressive styling, up to 70 kW of motor power and a 200-mile city range, you can buckle up for an exciting simulated hot-hatch experience by hitting 'Boost.'

Rolls-Royce has just unveiled Project Nightingale, its second electric car, which is being built to order for discerning customers who enjoy driving with the top down. It'll cost you a few million dollars – but you can only get one if you're invited.

Strange times in the electric vehicle world at the moment. While the technology behind electric cars continues to gather momentum, the sales numbers are showing mixed results. On one hand used EV sales are nearing record growth, but new EV sales are actually in decline.

While Hyundai's Ioniq EVs have been racking up awards around the world, they haven't been available in China – until now. The Korean automaker is making a splash there with a big launch – and two wild concept vehicles that are worth a closer look.

The race for battery supremacy seems to be heating up. Geely’s Lynk & Co brand has announced its new 900V Energee Golden Brick Battery can now top up from 10-70% in 4 minutes 22 seconds, leaving behind BYD's latest Blade 2.0 megawatt flash charging.

White walkers can't have EVs. Not because they are lifeless zombies who probably can't drive, but because the extreme cold would degrade the lithium batteries. Scientists in China may be solving that with a new cold-resistant battery electrolyte.

What does US$21,000 get you in automotive terms? Kia Soul, Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Versa, Hyundai Venue … You see a trend there, right? None of those cars is electric, and none of them are flagships by any stretch. The bZ7 is all that and more!

Škoda has offered a pre-launch peek at the Peaq electric SUV – the biggest, most luxurious, and high-tech Škoda ever built. It’s spacious, well-equipped… and comes with its own wellness app.

We've covered Verge extensively for years, as the Estonian brand has been hard at work developing a novel electric motorcycle that looks like nothing else out there. The company says it's shipped its first bike with a world-first solid-state battery.

In an age of sleek EV concepts that talk to the wind, the Chery V23 comes out as a stout reminder of bygone times. Retro, simple, boxy, rugged. Almost reminiscent of a certain Land Rover Defender. Only it doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg.

More than half a decade since it began exploring the idea of entering the EV market, Sony has axed its first two electric cars. That includes the Afeela sedan we first saw back in 2020, and an unnamed SUV with a similar design revealed in January.