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Cadillac Optiq-V Delivers Big Power In Small Package

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

One glance at the 2027 Cadillac Optiq-V shows it has all the right optics, even if it is the baby of the Ultium platform-based Cadillac electrics. Just over two years after the base Optiq, Chevrolet Blazer EV and second-gen Acura...

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GR Sport Plug-In Hybrid: Toyota’s Quickest RAV4

Bill Bortzfield — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:31:00 +0000

Can sportiness and plug-in efficiency coexist in an SUV? Toyota says, yes! Historically, performance badges like AMG, SS, and GR were reserved for sports cars equipped with higher horsepower, tauter suspensions, and stickier tires. Today, modern SUVs are blurring the...

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2026 Escalade IQL EV Is Cadillac’s Biggest, Plushest SUV

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:31:00 +0000

Meet the ultimate Ultium. That’s Ultium as in the bespoke EV platform designed by General Motors to underpin its latest electric vehicles, from the HUMMER EV and Silverado EV down to the Cadillac LYRIQ V and GMC Sierra AT4 EV....

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2026 Kia Telluride HEV Ups Efficiency, Lowers Ride Height

Dan Scanlan — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:55:39 +0000

You have seen this smoothed-out box before. EV Rider just tested the 2027 Kia Telluride X-Pro, looking rugged and ready to get muddy. Now we have the South Korean manufacturer’s more powerful, and more fuel-efficient version called the Telluride HEV...

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Swift Transit: 2026 Lucid Air Grand Touring EV

Dan Scanlan — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:32:34 +0000

The long, low Lucid Air first showed itself to me – and thousands more – at the 2022 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. There, I saw the ultra-lux EV sedan quietly humming to itself on the close-cropped grass. Iconic race car...

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2026 Jeep Cherokee Laredo Limited Gets Electrified

Dan Scanlan — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:56:39 +0000

Jeep’s angular, chunky Cherokee was a trendsetter when it came out in 1984, and remained basically unchanged through its first demise in 2012. Over three million were sold in what was really the first modern SUV, basic but true. The...

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Long-Term Review: ’22 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo

Bill Bortzfield — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:31:00 +0000

This week on EV Rider we’ve got a video-only edition as we drive Porsche’s 2022 Taycan Cross Turismo 4 and talk with the owner about its strengths and weaknesses over the years. A big thanks goes to Josh Giebel for...

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2026 BMW M5 Touring: V8 Muscle With An EV Twist

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0000

Station wagons used to be everywhere, until they weren’t. But even as wagons are replaced by crossovers, some folks still make them, like our recently-tested Kia K4 hatchback – really a wagon. And we have another with a serious mix...

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Could Subaru’s 2026 Trailseeker EV Replace Your Outback?

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0000

The average price of a gallon of gas as I write this now is $4.26 per gallon in my Florida county, and $5.90 in California. That means a local 18-gallon fill-up on a 2026 Subaru Outback could cost about $76...

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2026 Chevy Silverado EV Is The Real Trail Boss

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0000

It’s a truck I’ve waited to test since I saw the first spy shots online. Even more than the HUMMER EV, I wanted to check out the sleek (for a pickup) Chevrolet Silverado EV, with its aerodynamic nose, seemingly lower...

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