South Korea’s Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has fined Mercedes-Benz 11.2 billion won ($7.6 million) after determining the automaker misled customers about the battery suppliers used in some of ...

Massachusetts-based Factorial has a new solid-state battery named Solstice. Factorial is backed by Mercedes-Benz, which led a $200 million funding round in the company in 2022. Mercedes-Benz is ...

South Korea fines Mercedes-Benz $7.6 million for misleading consumers on EV battery suppliers. FTC finds Mercedes sold EVs ...

When I wrote that battery electric vehicle (BEV) makers had to tell customers how they planned to keep their products running when their battery packs expired, I confess I did not expect to hear from ...

Mercedes has pulled back the covers on its new generation of electric MPV-cum-limousine, the VLE. With a range of more than 430 miles on a single battery charge, it promises luxurious comfort with ...

Mercedes-Benz is testing an EQS prototype fitted with a solid-state battery The battery is expected to deliver 25% more range than a conventional liquid-type battery More advanced solid-state designs ...

When I first read that Mercedes-Benz would replace every high-voltage battery pack in more than 12,000 EQB electric SUVs, I knew this recall was different from the usual software patch story. In ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

Solid-state batteries are the holy grail of EVs, and now Mercedes-Benz says it's been able to squeeze almost 750 miles of range from a prototype design, with 85 miles left in the tank, so to speak.

An FTC official said Mercedes’ German headquarters and its Korean unit would jointly pay the fine. The regulator also said it ...