Category: Electric SUV

Mercedes Takes on Tesla With New U.S. Battery Plant, Electric SUV

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Mercedes-Benz AG opened its first U.S. electric vehicle (EV) battery factory on Tuesday and said Japanese battery maker Envision AESC would supply battery modules for U.S.-made Mercedes EVs from a new U.S. plant by the middle of the decade. Alongside the launch of its Bibb County, Alabama battery plant, Mercedes also previewed a large…


GM to Deliver Electric SUV Cadillac Lyriq to Customers in ‘Few Months’

General Motors Co’s pre-production version of electric SUV Cadillac Lyriq have been assembled and the final production version is expected to be delivered to customers in a few months, President Mark Reuss said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday. Detroit-based GM, recently dethroned as the No.1 U.S. automaker, is competing with century-old rival Ford Motor…