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Tesla Supercharger Coming To Midwest Too, Not Just Coasts

The long-promised announcement from Tesla Motors on expansion of its Supercharger network has been delayed by the company's billion-dollar fundraising, and this week's payoff of its entire Department of Energy loan. But Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] still plans a rapid expansion of the network of...

23 hours ago by John Voelcker 12

Gasoline, Diesel, Hybrids And Plug-Ins: The Efficiency Leaders

May 23, 2013 7

Do Electric And Natural-Gas Cars Compete Against Each Other?

May 22, 2013 17

Four Used Plug-In Electric Cars To Avoid

May 22, 2013 34

Electric-car charging station locations as of May 2013, combined data from Recargo and Xatori

Electric-Car Charging Station Locator App Companies To Merge

Two companies that make apps to let electric-car drivers locate nearby charging stations will merge, they announced today. Recargo and Xatori will combine their communities... May 22, 2013 by John Voelcker 6

2012 Audi Q7 quattro 4-door 3.0L TDI Premium Grille

Audi Startled By Tesla Sales Success? Deleted Press Release Seems To Say So

It may be that short sellers and naysayers aren't the only ones a bit surprised these days at the positive press received by electric-car maker Tesla. Yesterday, Germany... May 21, 2013 by John Voelcker 26

Better Place Renault Fluence ZE on the streets of Jerusalem

One Year With Better Place: Electric-Car Driver's Report

Today marks my first anniversary driving a Better Place Renault Fluence ZE battery-electric car. So it seemed appropriate to summarize my experience to date with the Better... May 21, 2013 by Brian of London 4

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... May 20, 2013 by John Voelcker 7

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... May 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 10

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... May 20, 2013 by John Voelcker 8

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 15

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 31

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

2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2013 Tesla Model S [photo: David Noland]

Tesla Model S Vs Chevy Volt: Owner Compares Electric Cars

I've been leasing a 2011 Chevrolet Volt for almost two years now. And about three months ago, I took delivery of a 2013 Tesla Model S, the 60-kWh version. So I've gotten an... May 16, 2013 by David Noland 53

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

Since Tesla issued its first-quarter financials last week, its stock has been on a tear. Not only did the company have its first profitable quarter ever, but the many... May 15, 2013 by John Voelcker 10

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 10

Could Small 2015 Chevy City Express Van Offer All-Electric Model?

This morning, Chevrolet announced that in the fall of 2014, it will start selling a small commercial van called the City Express in the U.S. and Canada. That van will be... May 14, 2013 by John Voelcker 6

Old cabin near Twin Lakes, along Colorado's Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway

Why Electric-Car Owners Should Be Happy For New Colorado Tax

Stories about new or proposed taxes on electric cars are generally viewed as negative, even punitive, by plug-in vehicle advocates. Now, there's one that likely shouldn't... May 14, 2013 by John Voelcker 23

Is Tesla About To Offer Battery-Pack Swapping For Model S?

Last week, one day after Consumer Reports called the Model S the best car it had tested since 2007, Tesla quietly announced that it will make the car a whole lot better. On... May 14, 2013 by Thomas Fisher 44