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Volvo Unveils Compact EX30 All-Electric SUV

The Truth About Cars

General Motors recently released the absolutely ludicrous GMC Hummer EV while the Chevrolet Bolt is being discontinued. It’s basically a smaller, stripped-down version of the Volvo C40 Recharge and looks to be what most manufacturers are hoping to deliver with their bottom-rung EVs. The 2025 Volvo EX30 is 166.7 inches long, 72.3

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Tesla, VW and several other EVs that qualify for the new 2023 US EV tax credit

Teslarati

The IRS noted that the vehicles on the list below don’t automatically qualify but must also have undergone final assembly in North America and not exceed a manufacturer-suggested retail price (MSRP) of $80,000 for vans, SUVs, and pickups or $55,000 for other vehicles. 2022 Volvo S60 T8 Recharge (Extended Range). 4 AWD as SUVs.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

One’s a three-row midsize SUV under $60,000; the other’s a compact hatchback that starts in the mid-30s. We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. Now we’ve driven both. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

Clean Fleet Report

And since you can travel 440 miles without recharging, why wouldn’t you take a Silverado EV on that family road trip? The Silverado EV feels like a heavy SUV and not a heavy truck, which can cut both ways with consumers. Those coming from a SUV will feel right at home quickly, while truck owners may need some time to acclimate.

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

A brief Lucid Gravity prototype test drive was enough to tell us that this upcoming EV will offer a unique layout and a different driving experience than any other three-row electric SUV. Lucid Gravity prototype The 2024 Acura ZDX EV is the quickest SUV ever from the Honda luxury brand—and it definitely looks the part.

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GM bringing wireless smartphone charging with Powermat to Cadillac models

Green Car Congress

Cadillac will add wireless charging of smartphones in the 2015 model ATS sport sedan and coupe launching this fall, to the CTS sport sedan this fall and to the Escalade SUV at the end of 2014.Compatible Powermat enables the phone to simply sit on a rubberized pad while the battery is recharged by means of an electromagnetic field.

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Review: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S keeps first EV mostly on-brand

Baua Electric

The 2024 Acura ZDX is the Honda premium brand’s first-ever electric vehicle, a midsize crossover SUV with five seats. Named after a low-volume Acura SUV sold from 2010 to 2013, the new ZDX is actually built by General Motors and rides on that company’s Ultium EV platform—as does the related Honda Prologue from Acura’s parent brand.

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