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Gray Mercedes-Benz EQS test car with turquoise marker lights glowing in its headlamps and side mirror, parked in front of curved metal buildings

Mercedes-Benz · Self-Driving

NHTSA Proposes Cyan Lights for Driverless Cars but Won't Require Them

NHTSA would let self-driving cars carry cyan marker lamps and drop steering-wheel turn-signal rules for robotaxis. Comments close November 25.

Haye KestelooOct 265 min read

Audi

Audi Bets $4 Billion on a Georgia SUV Plant, and Never Mentions EVs

Audi's first US plant, a $4 billion Georgia site, is expected to build Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs from the early 2030s. Audi names no EV.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Yellow Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV parked on a test track, seen from the front three-quarter angle with its vertical-slat grille

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV Out-Charges AMG's Own GT 4-Door at 710 kW

The electric Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV makes 1,153 hp and charges at up to 710 kW from a 128 kWh pack. It reaches US dealers in summer 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 17

BMW's China-Only i3 Drove 754 Miles on One Charge, a Brand Record

BMW says its long-wheelbase i3 50L covered 754 miles (1,213 km) on one charge in China at 8.8 kWh/100 km. The U.S. i3 is a different car.

Haye KestelooOct 15

Front view of a blue BMW i3 50 xDrive electric sedan with its lights on

BMW i3 Reservations Open With a 468-Mile Estimate and No Price

BMW now takes $1,000 deposits on the electric i3 50 xDrive, rated at 446 to 468 miles by BMW's estimate, with no U.S. price and deliveries in early 2027.

Damien KestelooSep 30

Volkswagen

Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency EV Is Built to Waste Almost Nothing

Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency ran 794 miles Wolfsburg to Vienna on one charge stop, with a record 0.158 drag coefficient and a 54.9-kWh battery.

Damien KestelooSep 14

BYD Recalls Nearly 97,000 EVs Over Potential Fire Risk

BYD

BYD Pays for Crashes Its Driver-Assist Causes, the Bill Tesla Still Hands to Owners

BYD will cover every dollar of an at-fault crash when its urban driver-assist system is steering, with no cap on the payout. The Chinese automaker pledged that guarantee on May 28 at its Intelligence Strategy Launch Event in Shenzhen, the same showcase where it revealed the XUANJI A3, which it calls China’s first homegrown 4-nanometer…

Haye KestelooJun 15

Taycan

Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door EV Brings 1,153 HP and a Fake V8, But Its Design Is Splitting the Internet

Mercedes-AMG has priced its first dedicated electric car, the all-electric GT 4-Door Coupe, starting at €154,700 for the GT 55 and €196,350 for the GT 63 in Germany. Order books opened this week in Europe, and U.S. deliveries are expected to begin late this year. The GT 63 is the most powerful road-going Mercedes-AMG yet.…

Haye KestelooMay 28

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