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Volvo will unveil the ES90 on March 5 The electric midsize sedan will feature an 800-volt electrical system, enabling faster charge times The ES90 is one of five new or updated Volvos arriving in 2025 Volvo is close to revealing the ES90, an electric midsize sedan that will usher in several new technologies for the Swedish brand. One of these is 800-volt technology, which will enable the ES90 to charge faster than any previous Volvo EV—at rates of up to 350 kw—while also improving charging efficiency. This standard is already used by several other automakers, including Audi, Hyundai, Kia, Porsche,…
Rawlinson becomes advisor as Lucid delivers Gravity, pivots to more affordable EVs CTO of Lucid and parent Atieva since 2013, led efficiency-and-performance push Oversaw Lucid Air and Gravity, Tesla Model S Peter Rawlinson is no longer the top executive at California’s Lucid Motors. In a press release, Lucid said that Rawlinson “has stepped aside from his prior roles,” and will transition to a role as senior technical advisor to the chairman of the board at Lucid, while COO Marc Winterhoff has been made interim CEO. Rawlinson was elevated to the role of CEO at Lucid in 2019, but it’s the chief…
Startup electric vehicle automaker Lucid Motors is about to experience a shakeup of its core leadership. On Tuesday, Lucid announced Peter Rawlinson has stepped down as CEO. Rawlinson will now serve as Strategic Technical Advisor to the Chairman of the Board. Lucid said its current Chief Operating Officer, Marc Winterhoff, will act as the Interim CEO while the automaker initiates a search for a new CEO. “Now that we have successfully launched the Lucid Gravity, I have decided it is finally the right time for me to step aside from my roles at Lucid,” said Rawlinson. Lucid now has two…
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV carries over mostly unchanged, retaining its status as the entry-level EV in Mercedes’s U.S. lineup and the only one sharing a platform with an internal-combustion vehicle. The EQB is a fully electric derivative of the boxy Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class, with smoother styling details that soothe the GLB’s coefficient of drag to 0.28 but sport essentially the same packaging. For 2025 it adds a better-equipped Exclusive grade, including a surround-view camera system, Burmester surround sound with Dolby Atmos, and heated front seats. Also new is a Design Package with different exterior and interior styling cues, and…
Mercedes-Benz is testing an EQS prototype fitted with a solid-state battery The battery is expected to deliver 25% more range than a conventional liquid-type battery More advanced solid-state designs could deliver almost double the range of conventional batteries Mercedes-Benz has begun road tests of its first prototype equipped with a lithium-metal solid-state battery, developed in collaboration with U.S. company Factorial. The prototype is based on the current EQS electric full-size liftback, with Mercedes targeting a range of at least 621 miles on a single charge, according to the WLTP test cycle used overseas. This represents an approximately 25% increase over…
Scout Harvester plug-in series hybrid will use LFP battery chemistry Harvester versions won’t tow as much or accelerate as quickly as EVs Rear-mounted range-extender confirmed as a non-turbo 4-cylinder engine The Volkswagen Group’s new Scout Motors brand isn’t scheduled to deliver its first vehicles for another two years, but details continue to trickle out. Scout unveiled concept versions of its Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck last fall, with all-electric powertrains and a plug-in hybrid version dubbed Harvester. A drivable prototype of the Traveler recently appeared on “Jay Leno’s Garage,” with Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh fielding technical questions from…
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of the FIA, motorsport’s governing body, took to social media last week to propose exploring a variety of technologies for the future of Formula 1 and specifically mentioned the possibility of V-10 engines running on sustainable fuel. “We should consider a range of directions, including the roaring sound of the V-10 running on sustainable fuel,” Ben Sulayem said. “Whichever direction is chosen, we must support the teams and manufacturers in ensuring cost control on R&D expenditure.” His comments followed the F1 75 launch event in London on Feb. 18, a special gathering celebrating the sport’s…
In-wheel motor maker Elaphe doesn’t see issues with durability or unsprung mass “Vehicle-level” integration of tech could bring 20% cheaper vehicles, 20% efficiency boost Elaphe is targeting 95% efficiency on a battery-to-wheel basis by 2030 If you took a quick look at the display stand for Slovenia’s Elaphe Propulsion Technologies at CES 2025 last month, you might have walked away with the message that the supplier of in-wheel motors has moved on from Aptera, Lightyear, and Lordstown and is pitching its tech to cars that are fast, exotic, and expensive. That much is true—in the short term. Long-term, Elaphe has…
Mercedes-Benz last week delivered a strategy presentation confirming that it will continue to offer V-8 and V-12 engines for the foreseeable future—and in the case of the V-8, the automaker said it plans to develop an entirely new generation with electrification. Mercedes didn’t provide further details on the new V-8, but Autocar has learned from sources that the engine will feature a mild-hybrid system and will debut later this year in the new AMG CLE 63 before making its way into other AMG models. One potential recipient could be an updated version of the C 63, whose current iteration is…
Might Ford be preparing a modern Mustang Boss for the seventh-generation Mustang lineup? A trademark filing for the “Boss” designation made by Ford on Jan. 15 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office certainly hints at the possibility. The Mustang Boss has long been a name associated with track-focused, high-performance Mustangs. The original Boss 302 and Boss 429 models of 1969-70 were built for related racing programs in Trans-Am and NASCAR. Ford revived the Boss 302 with the fifth-generation Mustang, for the 2012 and 2013 model years, equipping it with a 444-hp 5.0-liter V-8, upgraded suspension, a sports exhaust,…