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Tesla Model 3 Performance gets EPA rating, Supercharging referrals extended
A new picture by an early buyer of a Tesla Model 3 Performance shows the car's EPA rating of 116 MPGe. That's down 14 MPGe, or almost 11 percent from the base long-range Model 3's rating of 130 MPGe, owing to the battery's and bigger motors' higher output. The EPA does not yet list the rating on...
Best deals on electric, hybrid, and fuel-efficient cars for July 2018
As supplies of some older 100-mile range electric cars wind down, automakers are beginning to offer the best deals on more-capable recent models. Perhaps best of all, the... read more July 13, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Storied Pininfarina to launch new line of exotic electric cars
Exotic cars have always gotten attention for using innovation as well as performance to inspire buyers' passion. That hasn't changed, but one thing has: those cars' buyers... read more July 13, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla sells 200,000th car, starting phaseout of federal tax credits
Tesla's vehicle purchase incentives web page on Thursday morning reported that the wind-down of incentives for buyers of its cars has begun. The change was first noted and... read more July 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Electric car rebates end in Ontario, Canada
Following the election of Conservative Doug Ford as premier July 7, Ontario, Canada, has canceled the province's generous tax incentives for electric cars, according to an... read more July 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
VW eGolf supply, rising oil prices in 2020, and an electric double-decker bus: Today's Car News
The Volkswagen eGolf is in extremely short supply. Analysts forecast oil prices may double by 2020. Los Angeles introduces the first electric double-decker bus. And Ontario... read more July 12, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
VW e-Golf in very short supply as company prepares for ID Crozz electric car
As VW gears up to begin selling its new ID line of electric cars, supplies of its existing electric car, the e-Golf have dropped to just 10 cars nationwide, according to our... read more July 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Oil prices could double by 2020, boosting electric car sales
Despite short term peaks and valleys, and a recent agreement by OPEC to ease production restrictions, the overall trend in oil prices is on the rise. That's the conclusion of... read more July 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
LA gets first double-decker electric city bus
When thinking of Los Angeles, clean air and double-decker buses aren't the first things that come to mind. Yet the city of angels will put the first all-electric... read more July 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
BMW iX3 production, Fisker solid-state batteries, and Tesla self-driving price bump: Today's Car News
BMW will build the iX3 electric car in China. Fisker claims it has a three-year head start on solid-state batteries. Tesla increases the price of a self-driving car function... read more July 11, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Tesla raises price of full self-driving option–if you wait for it to work before buying
Tesla has increased the price of a feature that doesn't yet exist—at least for customers who haven't bought it yet. That's according to Tesla's online configurator... read more July 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Oil interests lobby against carbon tax before it even gets proposed
Those who make big money off oil interests are wasting no time nipping a new carbon tax in the bud. Before such a proposal ever reaches Congress, a coalition of conservative... read more July 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Henrik Fisker is latest to claim solid-state battery breakthrough (Updated)
In the race to build solid state batteries for electric cars, almost nobody is counting on Henrik Fisker and his latest electric-car venture, the EMotion, which debuted at... read more July 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
BMW iX3 to be built in China, exported worldwide
BMW has announced it will build its next electric car, the iX3 SUV, in China just as a trade war heats up between the U.S. and China involving cars-and in particular... read more July 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla's Chinese factory, EPA OKs glider trucks, and new material for electric-car batteries: Today's Car News
Tesla inks a deal to build a new factory in Shanghai. The EPA has given the OK to dirtier glider trucks. A new material could make for better electric-car batteries. And we... read more July 10, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Tesla inks deal to build second factory in Shanghai
A day after it announced price hikes for the Model S and Model X in China, in response to new tariffs on imported electric cars in the country, Tesla has finalized a deal to... read more July 10, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Iron trifluoride could make better electric-car batteries
Researchers at the University of Maryland, in conjunction with Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new battery cathode material that they say could triple the... read more July 10, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
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Pruitt leaves poison pill at EPA for glider-truck emissions rule
In his last act as EPA Administrator on Friday, Scott Pruitt vacated an Obama-era ruling that dramatically restricted sales of polluting "glider" trucks. Pruitt's earlier... read more July 10, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
How many electric miles are enough for a plug-in hybrid? Take our Twitter Poll
Plug-in hybrids come in a variety of specs and sizes, from economy cars to mid-size sedans to luxury SUVs costing $100,000 or more. Automakers also haven't settled on how... read more July 10, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla dominated electric-car sales in Canada in June
Electric cars accounted for nearly 3 percent of all passenger vehicles sold in Canada in June, thanks to a surge of Tesla Model 3 deliveries. With the California-based... read more July 9, 2018 by Matthew Klippenstein
More Chevy Bolt EV production, Tesla price hike in China, more chargers in Britain: Today's Car News
Britain will require all cars to plug in and new homes to have chargers by 2040. Chevrolet boosts Bolt EV production to ease long waiting lists. Tesla is the first company to... read more July 9, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
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