Electric

Subaru Trailseeker is a 280kW electric Outback

New Trailseeker by Subaru is essentially an electric option to the Outback. The AWD lifestyle offroader offers over 400km of real-world range to a charge. Trailseeker is Subaru's first electric car it has developed by itself. Solterra was a joint effort with Toyota. That has just been facelifted, by the by, and both were on display at the recent New York motor show. The new four-wheel drive estate features the same 211mm of ground clearance as the Solterra, with which it also shares a platform.  Read...

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Spied: Land Rover’s electric baby Defender edges closer to reality

After years of whispers and speculation, the long-awaited Electric Baby Defender is finally showing signs of life. Recent spy shots have surfaced of what appears to be a near-production prototype undergoing testing, giving us our best look yet at the compact off-roader Land Rover confirmed for a 2027 launch. Land Rover first teased the idea of a smaller Defender SUV early last decade, but the project seemed to stall—until now. Official confirmation came in 2023, with the British marque revealing that the so-called "baby" Defender would be fully electric, riding on the brand’s all-new Electric Modular Architecture (EMA) platform. This...

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