MotorTrend

Silent running: Why EVs won’t save the planet. Yet.

When Mercedes-Benz finance chief Harald Wilhelm announced the company would reduce its investment in internal combustion engine research and development by 80 percent by 2026, the automotive world shifted a little on its axis. Additionally, from 2024 the only new platform architectures Mercedes plans to create are for battery electric vehicles. This is a big deal.

Mercedes can rightly claim to have invented the automobile, and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from MotorTrend

MotorTrend2 min read
Pathfinder: Generations
The Pathfinder made its debut as a chunky two-door SUV that shared its front-end styling, body-on-frame architecture, and engines with the Hardbody pickup. With SUVs beginning to supplant minivans as the family car of choice, Nissan added a four-door
MotorTrend7 min readIndustries
The Chevrolet Colorado Is The 2024 Motortrend Truck Of The Year
Timing is everything, and for the second time in as many generations, the introduction of a Chevrolet Colorado was timed perfectly. For the 2015 model year, after ceding the midsize truck segment to Toyota and Nissan for three years, Chevy re-entered
MotorTrend3 min read
2023 GMC Hummer EV 3X
PROS Futuristic interior and cool theatrical elements • Great handling when towing • Impressive fast-charging capability CONS Needs Extreme Off-Road package for full potential • Some interior materials don’t align with cost • Inefficient The Hummer E

Related