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Electric Cars April 23, 2019

Tesla self-driving, battery production challenges, Qiantu K50: Today's Car News

Tesla announced plans to launch its self-driving network, and a report showed problems with battery production at Panasonic's battery-supply operations in Nevada. We took a close look at the Qiantu...

Electric Cars April 23, 2019 Which EVs were you most interested in seeing at last week's auto shows? Twitter poll results

Electric Cars April 23, 2019 Report: Tesla-Panasonic battery waste could lead to battery flaws

Electric Cars April 23, 2019 Qiantu K50: Quirky, curvaceous electric two-seater coming to the U.S. next year?

self-driving cars April 22, 2019 Musk aims to transform Tesla into self-driving robo-taxi company

Report: Rivian plans six new models by 2025

Rivian has been taking, not just the electric-car world, but the car world in general by storm with its planned all-electric pickup and SUV. But its plans don't stop there... read more April 22, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Exhaust emissions from tailpipe [photo: Simone Ramella, 2005, used under Creative Commons 2.0]

An Earth Day Twitter poll: When will it be socially unacceptable to drive a car with a tailpipe?

Every year, as Earth Day rolls around, we survey the automotive landscape looking for progress in the industry's efforts to reduce emissions and limit global warming. We've... read more April 21, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Polar Bear on Arctic sea ice [Credit: AWeith - Wikimedia Commons]

Earth Day affirmation: New satellite data confirms Earth is warming and possibly at a faster pace

Just in time for Earth Day, new satellite data corroborates scientists' findings that the Earth is warming at an alarming pace. The new data, from the Atmospheric Infrared... read more April 21, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

From New York to Shanghai, all the latest electric cars: The Week in Reverse

What company announced plans to finally bring new diesels to the U.S.? Where are new incentives being offered on used EVs? This is our look back at the Week In... read more April 20, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Qiantu K50 by Mullen, 2019 New York auto show

Chevy Bolt EV vs Nissan Leaf Plus; Honda, Kia EVs for China; used EV incentives: Today's Car News

We recently drove both the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus and 2019 Chevy Bolt EV, then compared them. Honda and Kia rolled out new electric cars for the Chinese market. GM trademarked... read more April 19, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

2019 Nissan Leaf Plus vs. 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Which electric car is best?

We’re a long way from peak electric car, but we’ve finally left base camp. Big strides in battery capacity mean that picking between the 238-mile 2019 Chevy Bolt... read more April 19, 2019 by Andrew Ganz

Future Chevrolet Bolt EV sibling could be called EUV

Last month, when General Motors announced a $300 million investment in the factory that builds the Chevy Bolt EV, it also left a mystery about what else it might build at the... read more April 19, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Plug-n Drive Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre, North London, Ontario, Canada

Canadian non-profit offers purchase incentive for used EVs

Perhaps the quickest way to get more buyers into electric cars would be to make them cheaper. And now a Canadian non-profit aims to do that, by applying an incentive to the... read more April 19, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Electric Honda HR-V and plug-in hybrid Kia Forte debut in Shanghai

The Shanghai auto show was full of new plug-in vehicles to meet that country's coming demand for electric cars. Two new plug-in models from mainstream automakers included the... read more April 19, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Kia Habaniro Concept, 2019 New York International Auto Show

2019 Mazda CX-5 diesel, Mercedes-Benz EQC, more Karmas, more Nikolas: Today's Car News

After other automakers have walked away from diesels in the U.S., Mazda says it will add a long-awaited diesel to its CX-5 lineup. Mercedes-Benz showed off a new launch... read more April 18, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

Karma SC1 Vision Concept - 2019 Shanghai auto show

Karma presents its electric-car vision to China and vies for partners

Karma Automotive doesn't have just one vision for its future. It has three. The Southern California automaker unveiled a trio of new vehicles at the Shanghai auto show this... read more April 18, 2019 by Sebastian Blanco

Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 electric SUV kicks off a new era

Against the bustling backdrop of the New York auto show, Mercedes-Benz introduced a vehicle that it says celebrates its humble roots—in 1886, when Karl Benz is credited... read more April 18, 2019 by Bengt Halvorson

Two 2018 Nissan Leafs with EVgo fast charger at NJ Turnpike Molly Pitcher travel plaza, Feb 2018

Step aside, Boomers: New electric-car buyers in Northeast may be Millennials

A new survey of Northeastern drivers suggests the demographics of future electric-car buyers in that region may evolve from the Baby Boomers who’ve bought most of them... read more April 18, 2019 by John Voelcker

Nikola releases semi-trucks Two and Tre, maps out hydrogen network

At an event Tuesday night, Nikola, the truck company that has been promising new hydrogen fuel-cell trucks to compete with Tesla, announced two new semi-trucks: a long-nosed... read more April 18, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts

About time! Mazda CX-5 diesel arrives in summer 2019

Will Mazda finally, after many years, put a new diesel vehicle on sale in the U.S.? If the announcement the automaker made today at the New York auto show is any indication... read more April 17, 2019 by Bengt Halvorson

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