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Stephen Edelstein

Stephen Edelstein

Contributing Editor

Stephen is a freelance automotive journalist covering all things cars. He likes anything with four wheels, from classic cars to modern Tesla electric cars, and everything in between. Besides contributing to the cars section at Digital Trends, Stephen has bylines at Green Car Reports, Motor Authority, and CarGurus.

Data readout from the Lamborghini Telemetry X concept.

Lamborghini Telemetry X can monitor your driving and your stress level

At CES 2024, Lamborghini showed a prototype system that gives supercar drivers real-time coaching.
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Front three quarter view of the VinFast VF 3 electric SUV.

VinFast is bringing a mini electric SUV to the U.S., and maybe a pickup, too

At CES 2024, VinFast confirmed that it will sell the tiny VF 3 electric SUV in the U.S. and other global markets. It also teased an electric truck.
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The Honda Saloon concept car at CES 2024.

Honda previews future EV lineup with Zero Series concepts

Honda is bringing a new line of EVs to production in 2026, starting with a sleek sedan for North America.
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Kia PV5 concept car.

Kia reinvents the van with its electric Platform Beyond Vehicles

Kia wants to build EVs with interchangeable bodies suited to a variety of tasks.
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A Volkswagen Golf GTI in CES 2024 camouflage wrap and a Volkswagen ID.7 in the desert near Las Vegas.

Volkswagen adds ChatGPT voice recognition to some models

Some Volkswagen models will add ChatGPT to their voice-recognition systems beginning later this year.
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Front three quarter view of a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS.

Bold style alone can’t muscle Chevy’s new Blazer EV to the head of its class

This new electric SUV wearing the well-known Chevy Blazer nameplate is competent, but not a game-changer.
Cars Reviews
Profile view of a 2024 Fiat 500e.

Stellantis is bringing battery swapping to the Fiat 500e

Stellantis will use EV batter-swapping tech from startup Ample, starting with a fleet of 100 Fiat EVs in Spain.
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Front three quarter view of a 2024 Fiat 500e.

Fiat’s 500e returns as a stylish and affordable small EV

The 2024 Fiat 500e fights the weight and price bloat of current EVs.
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Exterior of the Cadillac Optiq compact electric SUV.

Cadillac aims to balance its lineup with a small electric SUV

The Cadillac Optiq will be the smallest Cadillac EV to date, slotting below the Lyriq in the brand's lineup.
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A 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe in front of a giant Amazon box.

Amazon and Hyundai partner on online car sales, in-car services

Future Hyundai vehicles will get Amazon Alexa Built-in apps, and the two companies will collaborate on car sales through Amazon.
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A Lucid Gravity electric SUV on the road.

The Lucid Gravity has more range than any other electric SUV

Due to start production in 2024, the Lucid Gravity raises the bar for electric SUV efficiency.
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Front three quarter view of the 2025 Volvo EX30.

Watch your back, Tesla. Volvo’s EX30 just raised the bar on EV value

Volvo's EX30 is attractive, innovative, boasts plenty of range, and just happens to be one of least expensive EVs available.
Cars Reviews
2024 polestar 2 review dsc 0758

2024 Polestar 2 review: a standout EV, for better and worse

The 2024 Polestar 2 gets a major overhaul for the new model year, including a bigger standard battery pack, but the competition is also stiffer.
Cars Reviews
Front three quarter view of the 2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E Performance.

Part plug-in, part dragster, the Mercedes-AMG GLC63 is an SUV of many faces

Mercedes-AMG continues its plug-in hybrid push with a 671-horsepower performance SUV.
Cars Reviews
Crash test with Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and EQA electric cars.

How do you crash-test an EV with an 871-pound battery? Mercedes showed us

Mercedes-Benz staged a public crash test with two EVs to show that electrification isn't compromising safety.
Cars Features
Front three quarter view of the 2023 Kia EV6 GT-Line.

Now a year older, the Kia EV6 still feels like the future

The Kia EV6 shares the E-GMP platform with EVs from Hyundai and Genesis, but has a distinct character.
Cars Reviews
Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally driving on a dirt road.

Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally kicks up some dirt

The Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally combines the powertrain from the Mach-E GT with rally-inspired styling and suspension.
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Front three quarter view of the Volkswagen ID.GTI concept.

Volkswagen ID.GTI concept is another icon reimagined as an EV

The Volkswagen ID.GTI concept shows how VW plans to make its GTI hot hatchback electric.
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People and a dog standing in front of a Rivian R1T electric pickup truck.

Rivian R1T gets estimated 410 miles of range with Dual-Motor powertrain, Max Pack battery

The Rivian R1T will get up to 410 miles of range with the Dual-Motor powertrain and the largest Max Pack battery.
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Front three quarter view of the Lamborghini Lanzador concept.

Lanzador concept previews Lamborghini’s first EV

The Lamborghini Lanzador concept previews the Italian automaker's first EV, due in 2028.
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The 2024 Acura ZDX Type S in gold.

Acura’s resurrected ZDX SUV is an EV shortcut

The 2024 Acura ZDX is the brand's first EV, and it only exists thanks to a little help from General Motors.
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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ on a city street.

Everything is bigger in Cadillac’s electric Escalade IQ

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ takes Cadillac's full-size Escalade SUV into the electric age.
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Front three quarter view of the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime.

2023 Toyota Prius Prime review: no longer an ugly duckling

The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime gets a drastic makeover, along with more electric range and horsepower.
Cars Reviews
Front three quarter view of the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e.

The first Lexus EV brims over with luxury, but can’t go the distance

The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e is Lexus' first EV for the U.S. While there's a lot to like, there's also room for improvement.
Cars Reviews
Front three quarter view of the 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV.

Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV first drive review: a better electric SUV

Mercedes' AMG performance division is launching its first electric SUV, with more power and improved handling.
Cars Reviews
Front three quarter view of the 2024 Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance.

2024 Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance first drive review: high-performance plug-in

Mercedes' flagship sedan gets an extra dose of performance courtesy of a V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Cars Reviews
Overhead view of the Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept.

Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept looks to the past for inspiration

The Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept is inspired by the vintage C111 prototype, but packs modern tech.
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Front three quarter view of the 2025 Volvo EX30.

Starting under $40K, Volvo’s compact EX30 will be its most affordable EV, and its fastest

The 2025 Volvo EX30 is a downsized EV with a price that puts mainstream brands on notice.
Cars Features
Profile view of the Volkswagen ID.7.

Volkswagen ID.7 shows not every EV needs to be an SUV

Due to launch in 2024, the Volkswagen ID.7 will be the third all-electric ID model sold in the United States.
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Front three quarter view of the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV.

Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV is old-school luxury — electrified

The Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV is the first EV from Mercedes' ultra-luxury brand.
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The Lamborghini Revuelto plug-in hybrid supercar.

Lamborghini is reinventing itself with the Revuelto plug-in hybrid

The Lamborghini Revuelto bucks the automaker's V12 supercar tradition with added electrification.
Cars Features
Front three quarter view of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV.

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV first drive review: ’90s look, cutting-edge tech

The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV brings the EQ EV sub-brand into a popular market segment.
Cars Reviews
Front three quarter view of the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 first drive review: welcome to the future

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is the second model in Hyundai's Ioniq EV subbrand, and it has radically different styling than its Ioniq 5 sibling.
Cars Reviews
Interior of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV.

GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay for EVs, go all-in on Android integration

General Motors plans to phase out popular Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity in favor of built-in Android systems.
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