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The Obama Administration will release $4.5 billion to fund a nationwide network of charging stations.

The Volkswagen diesel emission scandal erupted last September, when the EPA formally issued a Notice of Violation to one of the world's three largest automakers for willfully violating U.S. emission laws for seven years. Since then, much speculation has appeared over what forms of punishment VW...

Tesla is in talks with gas-station chain Sheetz regarding installation of DC fast-charging stations.

Mercedes-Benz will offer wireless charging on the S-Class plug-in hybrid as part of an upcoming mid-cycle refresh.

The CHAdeMO DC fast-charging standard will soon support 150-kW charging.

San Diego Gas & Electric is the latest California utility to undertake an electric-car charging infrastructure program.

Southern California Edison hopes to install 1,500 charging stations in its area of operations.

The question of whether Apple is working on an actual electric car, or just software of some kind for future cars, continues to be a topic of hot debate in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, said in January that it was "an open secret" that Apple is making an electric...

The Society of Automotive Engineers recently issued guidelines for wireless electric-car charging.

Toyota believes the Mirai can recapture the green image it cultivated with the Prius.

ChargePoint and NRG EVgo are getting additional private funding.

Wireless electric-car charging is currently used in certain applications.

University of California, Irvine, researchers believe a nanowire-based battery cell could last much longer than current cells.

California will fund installation of DC fast-charging stations along highway corridors.

German automakers, especially the luxury brands, are not necessarily known for humility, modesty, and deference. So for an executive at such a company to acknowledge that a U.S. upstart that didn't exist 15 years ago "did everything right" is remarkable. That's exactly what one Audi executive said...

Tesla continues to expand its U.S. network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations.

Every electric car sold in the U.S. except Tesla uses the same 240-Volt charging socket for overnight or public charging that takes a few hours. But three different and incompatible standards exist for DC fast charging, making the installation of pricier high-powered charging stations more...

The Mercedes-Benz S 550e plug-in hybrid will get wireless charging as part of an upcoming refresh, an executive says.

Nissan believes future electric cars will be more connected to grid infrastructure.

You can't refuel your gasoline or diesel car in your garage, but one of the greatest benefits of owning a plug-in electric car is home recharging. With a device that requires no more wiring than an electric clothes drier, electric-car drivers quickly learn to plug in when they arrive home in the...