Every vehicle is driven on Southern highways, charged at Southern stations, and evaluated for the conditions that matter here — summer heat, rural range, and real-world infrastructure.
The most stunning electric car you can park in a Southern driveway — but the range disappoints, the handling falls short of its Taycan twin, and two engineering choices are genuinely hard to explain.
Read full reviewThe most capable electric truck we've tested in the South — savage performance, real off-road chops, and a steering wheel shake that Rivian service could not fix.
Read full reviewWe put the 2X Pickup through Southern highways, dealt with a leaking roof panel firsthand, and stacked it up against the Cybertruck. Here's the honest verdict.
Read full reviewThe electric SUV we didn't want to stop driving — even after the third flat. A two-year, real-world long-term review from the Southern perspective.
Read full reviewThe sedan that makes BMW M3 owners quietly run the numbers. We tested it on Southern roads to see if the speed holds up where it matters.
Read full reviewThe truck that makes everyone stop — for very different reasons. We lived with it in the South and discovered the impressive highs and frustrating lows.
Read full reviewBeautifully built, blindingly fast, and feels exactly like a BMW should. But when Southern summer hits and range comes in at 200–220 miles, you're reminded this is an M car grafted onto an EV platform.
Read full reviewOne of the fastest sedans on Southern roads — electric or otherwise. It's also overpriced, with cheap plastics and infotainment that fights you daily. The performance is real. So are the trade-offs.
Read full reviewDodge nailed the idea — a muscle car for the electric age. Then they built it, and nearly every decision that matters to a real EV driver went wrong.
Read full reviewYou've probably already plugged into one without knowing it. The Italian-made Hypercharger is now the backbone of Ionna, Walmart, and Electrify America's newest Southern stations.
Read full reviewIt's not Alpitronic. It's not Electrify America. But the Polish-made Axon Easy 180 is quietly showing up at Southern charging sites — and its uptime numbers are hard to argue with.
Read full reviewGreenville sits almost exactly halfway between Montgomery and Mobile on I-65 — one of the most important EV pit stops in the state. This station delivers.
Read full reviewGenuinely impressive hardware — 320 kW battery-buffered charging in a dealership parking lot. Getting a working stall is the part that needs improvement.
Read full reviewMost people ring in the New Year at a party. I flew to NYC to pick up a Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 and drive it 1,100 miles home to Birmingham. Here's what I-95 looks like from a 617-hp electric sedan.
Read full road tripWe drove our BMW iX xDrive50 from Birmingham through the Smokies to the BMW Performance Center — without stopping to charge once. The EPA said 324 miles. We did 390.
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