News Summary

• Image Credits: Mercedes-BenzThe CLA concept car is the first of Mercedes’ new entry-level EV class that will underpin the automaker’s future compact and midsize EVs.
• Tesla has sparked an EV price war around the world, something Mercedes will take into account when it’s time to price its new electric class.Image Credits: BMW MiniMini is hoping to capture the attention of Americans by going big, or going home.
• Each display will have different sizes and features.The first display, an 11.9-inch screen sitting directly in front of the driver, shows the gauge cluster and other vehicle information.
• Renault says 90% of the car’s mass, including the battery, is recyclable.It’s also got the roominess to attract families carting kids and soccer balls and cellos and groceries, with a flat glass roof and a nine-foot wheelbase.
• With the rear seats removed and the front passenger seat folded down, that extends to about 132 cubic feet.The Grand Kangoo’s 45 kWh battery gives the motor a polite 165 miles of range, which is fine, but not amazing.
• The four-door coupe promises a range of 466 miles, a direct challenge to the Tesla Model S, which offers up to 405 miles of range, according to EPA estimates.