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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 world runs itself. It applies to oil. It applies to rare-earth metals. Some worry it also applies to lithium, the element used...

May 17, 2013 by John Voelcker 21

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

May 16, 2013 25

Tesla Model S Vs Chevy Volt: Owner Compares Electric Cars

May 16, 2013 38

Tesla To Issue More Stock, Pay Off Energy Dept With Proceeds

May 15, 2013 9

2013 Nissan Leaf Final Ratings Issued: 115 MPGe, 75 Miles Of Range

It often takes awhile to get gas-mileage ratings onto the EPA's official website, and it's no different with electric-car efficiency numbers. Now we have the final ratings... May 15, 2013 by John Voelcker 8

Electric Cars: Eight Important Things Everyone Should Know (But May Not)

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a... May 13, 2013 by John Voelcker 45

Better Place user David Rose w/keys to Renault Fluence ZE electric car in Israel [photo: David Rose]

How's Better Place Doing In Israel These Days?

The Better Place electric-car system has not had a good run of news lately. But despite little attention, it has managed to boost the sales rate in Israel for its cars, along... May 13, 2013 by Brian of London 10

Tesla Model S with DISRUPT license plate, March 2013 [photo: Sam Villella]

Should Apple Buy Tesla? Or Would Ford Be A Better Buyer?

Electric-car maker Tesla is on a roll--its first quarter was profitable, its stock price is soaring, and Consumer Reports gave its Model S a rave review. That has led many... May 13, 2013 by John Voelcker 37

2013 Nissan Leaf, Nashville area test drive, April 2013

2013 Nissan Leaf: Driven Through Tennessee Countryside

After our quick drive of a 2013 Nissan Leaf before the New York Auto Show in late March, we were finally able to spend some extended time with the updated electric car... May 12, 2013 by John Voelcker 30

Cambio Autodelen TV ad for electric car rental [screen capture]

Is Belgian Granny Sex Rap The Key To Selling Electric Cars? (Video)

Take one very small Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric minicar with a flower decal on the side. Fold in three severe Belgian elderly ladies with disapproving looks. Incorporate one... May 10, 2013 by John Voelcker 9

Consumer Reports tests the Tesla Model S (video screen capture)

Consumer Reports On Tesla Model S: Best Test Car Since 2007

Wow. Chalk up another huge accolade for the Tesla Model S electric car: Consumer Reports has awarded it 99 out of 100 points, and said it's the best car the magazine has... May 9, 2013 by John Voelcker 27

2013 Tesla Model S 'Performance Plus' Package, Other Options, Added

The 2013 Tesla Model S electric car wouldn't be defined as a supercar--which is, more or less by custom, a two-seat sports car, not a large sedan. But to take the luxury... May 6, 2013 by John Voelcker 4

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

Tesla Hires New Engineering VP From Luxury Maker Aston Martin

While CEO Elon Musk is doing another tweet-hyped conference call today, Tesla has a lot going on in the background. Not only is it building and selling Model S electric... May 3, 2013 by John Voelcker 1

How You Can Buy a 2013 Tesla Model S Now, With No Waiting

Good news for rich, impatient, picky Tesla Model S electric-car wannabes! If you're looking to buy right now--but can't abide a car sullied by a few thousand miles of... May 2, 2013 by David Noland 2

April Plug-In Electric Car Sales: Leaf And Volt Neck And Neck

Sales of plug-in electric cars in April continued at roughly the same pace as in March, with sales likely totaling about 7,500 cars. Last year's first- and third-place... May 1, 2013 by John Voelcker 20

Greentech Auto's Electric Sedan: Haven't We Seen This Before?

Suppose you took a Chinese-made compact sedan, converted it to a battery-electric vehicle, and sold it in the U.S. market. Does that story line sound familiar? If so, you may... April 29, 2013 by John Voelcker 4

2013 Tesla Model S before DC-to-Boston road trip, Feb 2013 [photo: Aaron Schildkraut]

Tesla Tunes Up Model S Warranty, Loaner Cars, Service Plan

On Friday, Tesla held a media call to reveal another in the series of announcements touted in tweets by CEO Elon Musk. This time, the news covered enhancements to the... April 29, 2013 by John Voelcker 9

2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Rated At 82 Miles Of Range, 119 MPGe

The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV has been a long time coming, but it's almost here. This morning, Chevy announced that its only battery-electric car will have a range of 82 miles... April 24, 2013 by John Voelcker 10

2013 Nissan Leaf electric car tested as taxi in New York City, April 2013

NYC Officially Launches Nissan Leaf Electric Taxi Program

Within a few weeks, a handful of New Yorkers each day will ride in a new kind of taxi: an all-electric Nissan Leaf. On Monday, to celebrate Earth Day, New York City mayor... April 24, 2013 by John Voelcker 20