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Cadillac shows vision of EV future with Celestiq electric super limo

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Officially a concept car for now, the sleek uber limousine is set for production by 2024 to take on the big guns of the luxury world, Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Like the Bentley and Rolls-Royce, the Cadillac will be partly hand assembled to allow for a high level of customisation.

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

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This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. In a PHEV.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

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While the ICE-powered Emira is only now going into production, the company insists it will never again green-light anything other than an electric vehicle for production. The Emira is going into production to replace three Lotus petrol mainstays, the Exige, Elise and Evora. 2022 Lotus Evija hypercar. 2027: Alfa Romeo, Buick.

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2023 BMW i7 review: The flagship goes electric

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The flagship of a flagship, the i7 sits at the tippy top of the BMW 7 Series range (there’s also a petrol-powered mild-hybrid variant), combining all the luxe limousine trappings you expect with an all-electric powertrain for the first time. And when you start to look at it that way it can feel like a bit of a ( gasp ) bargain.

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2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: 8 things you need to know about a car that is and isn’t EV benchmark

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It’s long been the pinnacle of luxury and now Rolls-Royce has begun its journey shunning petrol in favour of electricity. The Spectre has one heck of a light show The Spectre is a maze of LEDs, all beautifully done. On the outside all the lights are LEDs (no surprise) and inside there are hundreds more. But no Rolls-Royce is.

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Mercedes-AMG EQS53 electric high-performance limo pricing, details confirmed

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Electric motors provide the sort of refinement and thrust even the world’s most advanced petrol engines can’t compete with and Mercedes-Benz is working towards and all-EV range across much of the world by 2030. Mercedes-Benz is not alone in shifting its limousine to EV. Mercedes-AMG EQS53 with a Hyperscreen display that measures 55 inches.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

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Unlike the recently launched Genesis GV60 – which is built on a bespoke EV architecture – the GV70 Electrified takes the familiar underpinnings of a GV70 running on petrol or diesel and adapts them to EV life. The big Genesis grille gives the GV70 Electrified some styling similarities to a Bentley.

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