Hybrid and Electric Car News and Reviews

Electric Cars September 23, 2018

Infiniti Q50 Hybrid leaves, all-electric Audi e-tron arrives, Tesla investigation grows: The Week in Reverse

Are federal officials investigating Tesla CEO Elon Musk? Even more than they already may be? How much will the new 2019 Nissan Leaf cost when it goes on sale? And what about a bigger battery already?...

Electric Cars September 23, 2018 Burned by scandal, Porsche CEO says it's done building diesel cars

Electric Cars September 22, 2018 State officials telegraph looming fight to proposed federal EPA rollbacks

Green Cars September 21, 2018 VW electric cargo bus, Infiniti Q50 Hybrid canceled, and Jaguar I-Pace: Today's Car News

Electric Cars September 21, 2018 Tesla's head of global supply reportedly resigns in continuing exodus from automaker

Toyota Project Portal 2.0 fuel cell-powered semi-trailer truck

Toyota hydrogen trucks, Tesla dashcams, and Model 3 crash testing: Today's Car News

Toyota plans to build 10 more hydrogen fuel-cell powered semi trucks. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says dash cams will become standard in its electric cars. The Tesla Model 3 aces the... read more September 20, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

NHTSA gives 2018 Tesla Model 3 perfect marks for crash safety

The 2018 Tesla Model 3 aced its federal crash-test regimen and earned top, five-star scores on all of its sub-tests, safety officials said this week. The Model 3 follows the... read more September 20, 2018 by Aaron Cole

Toyota enters $82 million partnership to roll out hydrogen trucks in Los Angeles port

After showing its second-generation fuel-cell semi-truck at the Port of Los Angeles in July, Toyota announced last week it will build 10 more fuel-cell trucks for the... read more September 20, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 dashboard in Autopilot testing with IIHS [CREDIT: IIHS]

Standard dash cams coming to Teslas

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the company plans to make dash cams standard in its products with a new software update rolling out in the next few... read more September 20, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Electrify America 350 kw chargers at Home Depot in Chicopee, Mass.

Charging industry agrees on carbon credit standards

Driving on electricity produces less carbon than driving on gas. Yet in most places, no one gets credit for lowering those carbon emissions. That is, until now. In an effort... read more September 20, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 all-wheel drive Performance rolls off a new assembly line in a temporary structure

DOJ investigates Tesla, Kia e-Niro, and VW electric car plans: Today's Car News

The Department of Justice plans to investigate Tesla and CEO Elon Musk. The Kia e-Niro gets an official range rating. VW shares plans for more than two dozen new electric... read more September 19, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Volkswagen Group MEB modular electric car platform

VW plans 27 electric cars by 2022 on new platform

Volkswagen is doubling down on its electric car strategy, it announced at a press event in Dresden, Germany on Monday. The company announced plans to build 27 electric cars... read more September 19, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Tesla Model 3 bought [Photo by reader AH]

What's the most exciting electric car for 2019?

Tons of new electric SUVs are hitting the market for 2019. None, though, can apparently hold a candle to the entry-level Tesla Model 3, in our Twitter followers' estimation... read more September 19, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Kia Niro Electric range rated at 301-miles in Europe

When it introduced the Kia Niro EV in Korea in June, the company said it would go 236 miles on a charge. It has now been rated at far more than that in Europe. Kia on Tuesday... read more September 19, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Report: Justice Department investigating Tesla, Musk over tweets

The U.S. Department of Justice may be investigating Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for criminal wrongdoing related to a series of tweets its founder sent this year, Bloomberg... read more September 18, 2018 by Aaron Cole

2019 Audi e-tron quattro, in European trim, at San Francisco launch event

Audi e-tron, Lucid investment, and electric-car sharing programs: Today's Car News

The Audi e-tron makes its formal debut as the brand's first mass-market electric car. Lucid Motors secures funding to build a factory for its car. Electric-car car-sharing... read more September 18, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski

Left to right: Volkswagen ID, ID Buzz and ID Crozz concepts

Would you buy into a Volkswagen electric-car subscription plan? Take our Twitter poll

Volkswagen announced in July that it will launch an all-electric car sharing plan in the U.S. in 2020. Called "WE," the program is likely to serve as a marketing program for... read more September 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car in Maven car-sharing fleet, Los Angeles [photo: Dan MacMedan fo

Electric car-sharing programs expanding in U.S.

Electric cars and car sharing go naturally together. Both aim to clean up the environment by reducing gasoline consumption. With lower maintenance, electric cars are also... read more September 18, 2018 by Internet Brands

Saudi investment fund takes $1 billion stake in Lucid Motors

Lucid Motors announced yesterday that it will receive a $1 billion investment from the Saudi Arabian public investment fund. Lucid is a Silicon Valley-based electric car... read more September 18, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts

Audi e-tron electric crossover debuts to battle Tesla

And finally, there is Audi. Late Monday night, the German luxury maker debuted took to the stage in San Francisco with its long-awaited, first volume battery-electric... read more September 17, 2018 by John Voelcker

« Older News