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Home Depot To Refund Taxes To Electric-Car Charging Station Buyers

Many states offer discounts, rebates, and other incentives for the purchase of infrastructure improvements that encourage electric-car ownership. Washington is one such state, providing tax breaks on charging stations and similar EV-related devices. Unfortunately, Home Depot sales associates...

6 hours ago by Richard Read 4

How Are Electric-Car Batteries Made? Photos From Nissan's New Plant

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Toyota Accelerates Switch To Lithium-Ion Batteries, Still Lags Others

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Sales Of Renault Zoe Off To Strong Start In France, Trounces Leaf

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Hybrid Sales Soar So Far In 2013: Ford Rises, Prius Falls

For a long time, the Toyota Prius was the only game in town for high fuel-efficiency vehicles. Starting with the 2004 model, it really came to define the public image of a... 12 hours ago by John Voelcker 3

Nissan Leaf electric car with eVgo quick charging station. [courtesy eVgo]

California Drivers Very Happy With Their Plug-In Electric Cars

With Chevy's Volt topping customer satisfaction surveys for the last few years running, it's no surprise to hear that other plug-in electric cars are also popular with... 13 hours ago by Antony Ingram 6

2013 Ford Focus ST - 2.0T EcoBoost engine

Two-Thirds Of 2020 Vehicles Will Be Four Cylinders, Ford Says

Four-cylinder engines, often equipped with turbochargers, are very much in vogue at the moment. It's unlikely to change any time soon, either, with Ford predicting that two... 14 hours ago by Antony Ingram 1

First 2011 Nissan Leaf delivered to buyer, San Francisco, Dec 2010, photo by Eugene Lee

100,000th Plug-In Electric Car In U.S. Sold Today (More Or Less)

Sometime yesterday or today, the 100,000th modern plug-in electric car was delivered to a buyer somewhere in the U.S. The exact buyer and car will likely never be known. But... 15 hours ago by John Voelcker 7

Elon Musk signs new 2013 Tesla Model S at Tesla Store opening, Austin, Texas [photo: John Griswell]

Can Tesla Raise More Than $1 Billion On Soaring Stock Price?

Investors in startup electric-car maker Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] have had quite the wild ride lately. Following its first-ever profitable quarter, with its share price... May 19, 2013 by John Voelcker 10

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover (Image: NASA)

Electric Vehicle Sets Longest-Distance-Traveled Record...On Another Planet!

A vehicle journey of just over 22 miles hasn't really been cause for celebration since the dawn of the motor car itself, when low speeds and unpaved roads made it more... May 18, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2

Gumball Supercar Rally Now Carbon Neutral, But Hardly Green

If you've not heard of the Gumball 3000 before, it's fairly simple to explain. Blend hundreds of well-heeled supercar and sports car owners, a few thousand miles of roads... May 17, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2

Volvo S60 KERS Hybrid Prototype: Brief First Drive

Can you really improve fuel economy and performance just by taking a production car with a turbocharged 5-cylinder engine and adding Formula 1 race technology? To find out... May 17, 2013 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 15

Two BNSF locomotives hauling coal trains meet near Wichita Falls, Texas

Another Convert To Natural-Gas Fueling: Railroad Locomotives?

The U.S. is increasingly awash in natural gas, so it's natural to consider it as a potential vehicle fuel. From passenger cars to long-haul trucks, both compressed natural... May 17, 2013 by John Voelcker 7

Wyoming Lithium To Make U.S. Self-Sufficient In Electric-Car Batteries?

It's a major threat to national security: A natural resource needed by one or many nations is controlled by only a few countries, which don't much like how the rest of the... May 17, 2013 by John Voelcker 26

Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC diesel (European version)

The 60 MPG Honda Civic... Not Sold In The U.S.

The most frugal Civic U.S. drivers can currently buy is the 2013 Civic Hybrid. The low-key sedan manages 44 mpg in city, highway and combined driving, sips gasoline, and goes... May 17, 2013 by Antony Ingram 15

2013 Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution II electric race car

Mitsubishi Electric Race Car To Tackle Pikes Peak Hill Climb Once Again

Mitsubishi caused a stir at last year's Pikes Peak hill climb with its electric i-MiEV Evolution race car, and the team is returning this year to challenge for overall... May 17, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1

2014 Subaru Forester Aces New IIHS Crash Test; Other Crossovers, Not So Much

Last year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced a new crash test -- and a new rating to accompany it. A total of 13 compact SUVs recently took that test, and... May 16, 2013 by Richard Read 1

Tesla owners & supporters gather in Statehouse in Austin to support company [photo: John Griswell]

North Carolina Wants To Make It Illegal For Tesla To E-Mail Customers

How far will state car-dealer associations go to prevent Tesla Motors from opening its electric-car showrooms and selling cars over the Internet? A long, long way. In North... May 16, 2013 by John Voelcker 30

2014 Porsche 918 Spyder testing in Leipzig

Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid: Even Faster (And Video Too)

Hybrids are hot property right now, but none more so than at the very top end of the market. Ferrari's unimaginatively-named LaFerrari, the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918... May 16, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1

2011 Chevrolet Volt plugged into Coulomb Technologies 240V wall charging unit

Ranking SW States On Electric-Car Support: CO Best, WY Worst

California is by far the leading state for adoption of plug-in electric cars, with one-third or more of all sales sited in the Golden State. But how's everyone else doing? A... May 16, 2013 by John Voelcker 12