Mercedes-Benz reports 84,662 car sales (excluding commercial vans) in the United States during the second quarter of 2024, nearly 4% less than a year ago. EVs were the main reason behind this drop. In Q2, Mercedes-Benz sold 9,640 passenger all-electric cars, 36% less than a year ago. This substantial decrease caused the EV share to…

The Dodge Demon 170 is a fever dream of a modern-day muscle car. It has a 1,025 horsepower supercharged Hemi V8, it costs almost $100,000, and its manufacturer claims a jaw-dropping 1.66-second zero to 60 mph time. For anyone who ever owned or enjoyed the long run of the soon-to-be discontinued Dodge Challenger, this is the…

Earlier this week, Zeekr released teaser photos of its Tesla Model Y-fighting crossover SUV. Now, it’s the end of the week, and they’ve taken the wraps off the styling, given it a name, and released some specifications. This posh SUV might be the tipping point for an already surprisingly strong performance from the Chinese and…

Chevrolet’s new Equinox EV made headlines for being a well-executed EV that's relatively affordable. However, its eye-catching $35,000 base price never materialized for the 2024 model year, with the cheapest model being the Equinox 2LT starting at $41,900. The price-leader 1LT has remained missing in action for the 2024 model year. Good news is on…

Electric vehicles are usually more expensive than combustion cars, but that isn't true for the Dacia Spring. It's Europe’s cheapest fully-fledged electric car, which costs about the same as a similar-sized gas-powered city car. It's even cheaper when you factor in government incentives. With its new redesign, though, Dacia is hoping to attract buyers with…

Important question for Chevy Blazer EV owners: Have you checked that your electric car has enough gas? I'm not the only one asking. The Blazer EV itself seems concerned. Shortly after he leased a Blazer EV, Alex Dykes got a warning on the car's infotainment system: "Low Fuel." A button below offered to route him…

Stellantis wants to carve out a space for Fiat by any means possible. The Fiat 500e is charming, even if it’s kind of expensive, but it looks like Fiat’s next act will go the cheap and cheerful route. Fiat is aiming for the electric version of the Grande Panda to be one of the cheapest…

Hertz's loss could be your gain.  Thanks to their nasty depreciation and high running costs, the rental giant had a bad time incorporating thousands more electric cars into its fleet. Now, it's offloading many of them—including tons of Teslas—at bargain-bin prices.  Hertz's EV blowout Hertz went big on…

Mercedes-Benz Cars reports 496,700 global passenger car sales during the second quarter of 2024, 4% less than a year ago and it was the fourth consecutive negative quarter. Unfortunately for the German brand, its all-electric car sales decreased even faster. In Q2, all-electric car sales of Mercedes-Benz and Smart, an electric-only brand, amounted to roughly…

The rear-wheel drive Tesla Model 3 Long Range has returned The Model 3 Long Range costs $42,490, which is $5,000 less than the AWD model Tesla says the Long Range Model 3 goes 363 miles—2 miles more than the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SE Tesla has added a rear-wheel drive Long Range version of the…