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Tesla will charge a fee for access to its Supercharger network of DC fast-charging stations.

The White House today announced a range of actions intended to stimulate and speed up the deployment of zero-emission electric vehicles in the U.S. It took these actions, it said, as part of its efforts to "combat climate change, increase access to clean-energy technologies, and reduce our...

The Missouri Public Service Commission has indicated charging stations should be regulated like pay phones.

A luxury residence in Philadelphia is combining automated parking with wireless charging.

The future of electric cars for practical transportation relies to some degree on the future of DC fast charging, and how it develops over the next decade. As in other spheres of electrifying transport, Tesla Motors has pointed the way to one vision of the future with its expanding network of...

Jersey City now offers curbside electric-car charging.

Not so long ago, gas stations and convenience stores seemed to be mutually exclusive businesses—you went to one, or you went to the other. Today, many convenience chains only open new locations that also sell gasoline. Many drivers don't know that gas stations work on the smallest of profit...

The Mercedes-Benz S550e plug-in hybrid's wireless-charging system will be based on Qualcomm Halo technology.

Evatran claims its second-generation wireless-charging system will be compatible with 80 percent of electric cars in North America.

It's one of the questions for future electric-car charging infrastructure: what about putting them at gas stations? On the one hand, drivers are used to going to gas stations, which are often conveniently located on both local and long-distance routes. On the other hand, gas-station stops generally...

ChargePoint is rolling out a wait-list feature on all of its public charging stations.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be on dealership floors within several weeks, cementing its position as the first affordable 200-mile electric car. It will beat planned 200-mile electric cars from BMW, Nissan, Tesla, Volkswagen, and other makers, and that's all to the good for plug-in car...

BMW and Volkswagen recently completed their East Coast and West Coast DC fast-charging corridors.

New Orleans has a hot-and-cold relationship with environmentally friendly technology. Last week, however, the two were definitely on good terms as the city council voted unanimously to make life easier for current and future electric car owners. Crescent City crises Given the New Orleans' tenuous...

EVgo will offer free charging throughout National Drive Electric Week.

Energy infrastructure is key to any serious effort to make zero-emission vehicles practical for mass-market car buyers. The world has spent more than a century building an efficient, global distribution and delivery system for gasoline and diesel fuel, and any new energy source requires the same...

Tesla may charge Model 3 owners for Supercharger access through its website.

A company plans to launch a wireless charging system for the Tesla Model S.

A group of charging-network operators criticizes provisions of the preliminary Volkswagen diesel settlement.

Charging cards offered by electric-car makers to potential buyers act as a combination of sales tool and spur to regional and national charging networks. They get new drivers over the hump of worrying about what happens if their car runs low on battery charge. And they make the process of charging...