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The Silverado EV comes equipped with a battery pack as large as 205.0 kilowatt-hours, which helped it become one of the first EVs we’ve tested to go 400 miles in our 75-mph range test. The base Work Truck lacks comfort features, but its huge battery and lightning-fast charging speeds are mighty impressive. It starts at $57,095, but that’s with the smallest battery; prices climb to $69,495 and $77,7995 with the Extended Range and Max Range packs, respectively. Meanwhile, the mid-level LT Extended Range starts at $75,195, and the top-spec RST starts at either $89,395 or $97,895, depending on if you choose the Extended or Max battery. The federal EV tax credit slashes $7500 from all those prices. More

The Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid is only offered with front-wheel drive. Its PHEV powertrain musters 260 horsepower from a gas-fed 3.6-liter V-6 and two electric motors, which are fed by a 16.0-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that allows the van to travel 33 miles on electrons alone. In typical minivan fashion, the Pacifica is full of practicality. The interior has seating for seven, it’s packed with cupholders and slide-out bins, and while the battery gets in the way of the folding rear seats, Chrysler added extra padding as a consolation. Pricing for the hybrid model starts at $52,750, and it’s the only PHEV on the list that’s eligible for the full $7500 tax credit. More

Jeep is leaning in to its off-roading roots with a new pair of patents it filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office earlier this year.The first patent is for a rooftop tent designed to attach directly to the top of the Jeep Wrangler. The second patent focuses on a Jeep-specific off-road-capable trailer that uses the same suspension as the Jeep pulling it. Stellantis has filed two new patents for the Jeep brand, both of which focus strongly on the brand’s off-roading personality. The first patent relates to a rooftop tent designed specifically for the Jeep Wrangler, while the second patent pertains to an off-road-capable trailer that uses production Jeep parts. USPTOWhile most third-party rooftop tents require additional hardware such as additional roof racks, the tent shown in Jeep’s new patent features a more elegant solution: Rather than bolting to the top of the roof, the tent replaces the Wrangler’s removable roof panels and reuses their mounting points. The slick design keeps the tent from adding excessive height and means campers can access the tent directly from the car without having to get out and clamber onto the roof. The compact design should also keep the tent from harming fuel economy too much as well. When it’s fully deployed, the tent features an optional awning to provide more cover from the weather outside the car. There’s also additional floor space that can be cantilevered over the edge of the car, extending the tent’s footprint.USPTOJeep’s second patent appears to be more focused on the Gladiator pickup, though the documents allow for other Jeep models. The patent focuses on an “Off-Road Capable Trailer” that includes components carried over directly from the production vehicle. USPTOPatent publication documents on the USPTO website explain that the trailer could include suspension and body components that correspond to a production Jeep. The patent documents also show that at least in some instances, the trailer would use the same axle and the same tires found on the production truck. Under the “Background” section, Jeep references how trailers typically have lower ground clearance and are designed for paved or smooth road surfaces. How soon would we potentially see these products? That is impossible to tell from the patents, but they’re intriguing.More on JeepJack Fitzgerald’s love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn’t afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. More

Nissan appears to be readying a next-generation Sentra compact sedan for the 2026 model year.The Sentra prototype appears to adopt some of the styling cues found on the recently updated 2025 Murano SUV.With the Altima and Versa expected to depart Nissan’s lineup after the 2025 model year, the Sentra will be the brand’s sole remaining sedan.Sedans were once the dominant force in the American auto market, but their numbers are dwindling. Nissan killed off full-size Maxima following the 2023 model year, and a report in 2023 suggested that Nissan would ditch the subcompact Versa and mid-size Altima after 2025. That would leave the compact Sentra, which had strong sales in 2024, as the brand’s only sedan. While the Altima and Versa may still be living on borrowed time, it appears Nissan isn’t entirely done with sedans, with our spy photographer catching a four-door prototype testing at Nissan’s Michigan headquarters.KGP Photography|Car and DriverThe camouflaged sedan was spotted driving with an Altima, suggesting that it could be a replacement for the mid-size sedan. Yet the prototype looks a bit smaller than we would expect for a mid-size offering and the Sentra—which entered its current generation for the 2020 model year—is due for an overhaul in 2026. Although this prototype looks a bit bigger than the outgoing Sentra, it’s possible that the Sentra could grow slightly in size in an attempt to cover both the compact and mid-size segments after the demise of the Altima.Regardless of the Altima’s fate, we’re pretty certain this is the next-generation Sentra, and the compact sedan appears to be adopting the new design language introduced by the 2025 Murano SUV. The narrow headlights are positioned with a slight angle, creating a sleek, piercing look, and feature a blade-like piece at the outer edge that cuts downward toward the bumper. This echoes the styling seen on the Nissan N7, an electric sedan revealed last fall for the China market.KGP Photography|Car and DriverThe headlights are joined by a black trim piece bisected by the Nissan badge. This element looks like it might feature an illuminated section along the lower edge and is certainly reminiscent of the black band stretching across the Murano’s front end. Beneath the Nissan emblem sits a thin grille with angled strakes and a wider intake in the lower bumper with a matching look. The side profile reveals a sloping roofline while the rear features horizontally oriented taillights linked by a trim piece above the license plate housing.There’s no official word on what will power the Nissan Sentra, but it’s possible the 149-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder and continuously variable automatic transmission could carry over. A hybrid variant could be in the cards, and there are rumors of a sportier variant featuring the 201-hp turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder found in the Rogue. More concrete information should emerge later this year.More on Nissan SedansCaleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan. More