Mercedes isn't shy about market-specific variants anymore. The GLC 350 L adds a significant wheelbase stretch and dual-motor setup for the Chinese market, with an extended-range battery that pushes claimed range into the 500+ km territory. It's the kind of pragmatic engineering that happens when you actually care about what a region wants instead of shipping the same car everywhere.

Volvo's new EX60 electric SUV is posting 503-mile range figures in pre-launch testing, leveraging lightweight e-motors and efficiency tuning to chase range anxiety out of the room. Thing is, every EV maker says the same thing about their motors, and real-world numbers rarely match EPA estimates. The question isn't whether it can do 500 miles—it's whether anyone actually needs to drive 500 miles without stopping.