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BMW adds standard DC fast charging, satellite radio, and heated front seats to the i3 for 2015.

General Motors launches its Green Dealer Recognition program to encourage energy-efficient practices.

How Elon Musk's planned Hyperloop test track could become a bargaining chip in the game of direct sales.

Millennials are the "multimodal generation," according to a new report.

It seems to be a common assumption among Tesla Motors supporters: State auto-dealer lobbyists work with Republican legislators to enact laws banning direct sales of Tesla's electric cars to retail buyers. But is it true? An article last month in The New York Times offers a few data points that may...

Lexus is intrigued by Tesla's company-owned stores.

Honda translated lessons learned from its green-dealer program into a set of voluntary guidelines.

Lease-trading firm SwapALease claims more hybrid owners are walking away from their green cars.

A 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car can be had for under $10,000, but only after some complicated math.

Never let it be said that AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson doesn't speak his mind. His latest stunner came last week, when he deemed auto-dealer efforts to ban all direct sales by Tesla Motors state by state "unnecessary protectionism." In doing so, Jackson broke ranks with the vast array of auto-dealer...

New data shows that only certain hybrid cars save owners money.

Suppose auto dealers in a neighboring state pressured their DoT to make Tesla Motors stop giving test drives of its Model S electric car--the same kind it now offers in more than a dozen other states. What would you do? If you were you a group of Tesla owners in Minnesota, you might just take...

A plastics-industry backed study says fuel economy is the primary factor when buying a car.

As expected, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder yesterday signed a bill that bans Tesla Motors from selling its electric cars directly to buyers online in the state. The bill removes one word--"its"--from existing state franchise law, which had originally been enacted to prevent franchised dealers from...

A bill banning Tesla's direct-sales model is passed by the Michigan state legislature.

More-efficient gasoline cars may be curtailing sales of hybrids, plug-ins, and other alternatives.

Massachusetts' highest court affirms the legality of Tesla's company-owned stores.

It's often said by electric-car owners and advocates that once you start driving electric, you never want to go back. Now it appears that at least a handful of car dealers are learning that the principle extends even to loaner cars from the dealership. A recent Facebook thread on the BMW i3 Owners...

The 2015 Kia Soul EV will arrive in U.S. dealers this fall.

It was a sad day. After three years, 34,752 miles, roughly 7,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 327 gallons of gas, I said good-bye to my 2011 Chevy Volt last week. Its lease was up, and there was no one left in the family to drive it. I've been at the wheel of a Tesla Model S for the last 18...