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1. Lightship AE.1 Cosmos Edition electrifies glamping for $250,000

   Startup Lightship on Wednesday unveiled the production version of its battery-powered travel trailer. Originally called the L1, the trailer is now known as the AE.1, and is due to start production in mid-2025 at the...

2. Costco partners with Electrify America for fast-charging stations

   Electrify American on Tuesday announced that it would install DC fast-charging stations at five Costco locations as part of the retailer's return to electric vehicle charging. The rollout...

3. Preview drive: 2025 Lucid Gravity reshapes SUV universe

   Lucid Gravity follows efficiency approach of Air sedan 450 miles of EPA range, 3.4-sec. 0-60 mph, available third row Grand Touring arriving soon, Touring coming later in 2025 Something felt amiss as I hustled this...

4. Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners

   From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air and F-150 Lightning, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should...

5. 2025 Toyota 4Runner goes hybrid for $53,440

   The Toyota 4Runner—one of the longest-running SUV nameplates—adds a hybrid powertrain option as part of its 2025-model-year redesign. But it's only available on higher trim levels. Non-hybrid 4Runner models with the standard...

6. Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 Hybrid blends luxury into sporty PHEV

   The 2025 Mercedes E 53 Hybrid can be DC fast-charged E 53 Hybrid has multiple regenerative braking modes but no one-pedal driving The E 53 Hybrid’s price may be too high for a mixed bag of attributes The latest...

7. Electric school bus maker is in peril, Illinois plant idled

   Canadian electric school bus firm Lion Electric faces financial difficulties and is looking to be rescued, reports Bloomberg. Lion on Sunday announced the layoff of 400 people, representing more than half of its workforce, and...

8. Best Car To Buy 2025: Green Car Reports names 5 finalists

   Once a year, Green Car Reports takes a closer look at the market’s best and brightest green vehicles—models that help assure a cleaner future for us. One of these will be named Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2025 on Jan. 6. Read...

9. Kit promises "nimble" 150-mile electric MX-5 Miata

   Offers better power-to-weight ratio, only 220 pounds more than original Miata Required creative use of space to accommodate 42 kwh—and 150-mile range Electrogenic claims conversion is fully...

10. Why the electric Porsche 718 Boxster won't have one-pedal driving

    Porsche has opted not to use one-pedal driving in its current EVs, and that won't change with electric sports cars due to replace the current gasoline 718 Boxster and Cayman. It's all about giving the driver more control and...

11. Analysts: Trump tariffs would make vehicles more expensive, EV or not

    Tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico could add $2,100 for U.S.-assembled vehicles Mexico-made pickup trucks might cost $8,000-$10,000 more Proposed tariffs could also drive up the cost for EVs like $35k Chevy Equinox EV...

12. Lucid Gravity starts rolling off assembly line in production form

    The first customer examples of the Lucid Gravity electric SUV began rolling out of the automaker's Casa Grande, Arizona, assembly plant Thursday. The Gravity was first revealed in production form at the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, and it arrives as a 2025...

13. Stellantis aims to halve EV battery cost by 2030 with lithium-sulfur

    Stellantis on Thursday announced an agreement with Texas-based Zeta Energy to develop lithium-sulfur batteries that could significantly reduce cost and pack weight, while boosting charging speed. The automaker and Zeta Energy claim...

14. Universal plug-and-charge coming to all EVs starting in 2025

    A consortium of stakeholders aims to roll out a universal plug-and-charge protocol for the U.S. in 2025, allowing all electric vehicles to...

15. Rivian software update to enable launch mode, easier wheel swaps

    Rivian owners won't need a service-center visit to switch tires and wheels Gen 1 Rivians will gain launch control Framework for third-party apps is completed Rivian offers regular over-the-air updates, and it's listening to customer feedback to lay out...