charging

It's called "ICE-ing," and sooner or later, every electric-car driver experiences it. The term refers to a non-electric car with an internal combustion engine (or ICE) occupying a parking space where a public charging station is located. The car is thereby blocking electric cars from recharging at...

Automotive journalists often use each other as information sources, or to get reality checks on new material. Recently, a colleague asked, "If auto journalists had the choice of only driving electric, which production electric car would you purchase--and why?" Which seemed like an excellent topic...

BMW is calling 2015 the "year of infrastructure."

Thinking about taking your electric car on a road trip? Be prepared, and you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised by how smoothly it can go. If you plan to take a trip outside of your normal comfort zone, it’s now possible in many regions of the country. It just takes a little advance...

The Department of Energy's efforts to get companies onboard with workplace charging appear to be paying off.

Electric-car charging stations are still remarkably rare at gas stations, though a handful exist in the Pacific Northwest. But earlier this year, the Petro-Canada station in Crossfield, Alberta, installed a charging station. It's free to use, too. Perhaps not too remarkable, except that this is the...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company is talking to BMW about a partnership on charging stations, batteries, and lightweight materials.

Electric-car owners know that home recharging is virtually always cheaper, on a per-mile basis, than driving on gasoline. In some cases, it's considerably cheaper. We recently reported on the sweet deal enjoyed by a Tesla Model S owner in Indianapolis, whose local utility charges just 2.3 cents per...

BMW installed two street lights with electric-car charging sockets in front of its headquarters in Munich.

A Volt owner in Michigan had power to her detached garage cut off after refusing to pay a higher electricity rate.

British Columbia's public charging stations got twice as busy in the past year, roughly tracking the increase in the Canadian province's plug-in electric vehicle population. The results were announced earlier this month by the Fraser Basin Council and Powertech Labs, two members of the Plug in BC...

The idea of traveling long distances in electric cars that have to be recharged after only 70 or 80 miles--or even 250 miles--may seem absurd to some. But while even the fastest of DC fast-charging isn't quite as quick as refilling with gasoline, yet, longer road trips in electric cars are possible...

A new California rule will require new construction to have sufficient electrical capacity for charging stations.

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University claim a new anode can dramatically improve battery performance.

An Italian charging site includes both Tesla Supercharger and multi-standard CHAdeMO/CCS stations.

Envision Solar's EV ARC is a self-contained solar charging and energy-storage system.

Tesla Motors opened its 200th Supercharger station in Oxnard, California.

Governor Jerry Brown marked National Drive Electric week by signing six electric-car bills.

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive gets PlugShare integration.

A new study indicates fast-charging isn't as bad for batteries as originally believed.