Electric Cars

Tesla is reportedly not just changing its cell chemistry for China but also, at least in one model, moving away from cylindrical cells.

The British automaker gives a glimpse of a more egalitarian electric-vehicle future with an urban-mobility concept.

The Tesla Model 3 has been named to the organization's Top Pick Cars list, while the brand was signaled out as much-improved.

Carmakers who plan to deliver vehicles directly to consumers could face difficulties under a current law that favors Tesla.

The Bolt EV is getting dynamic charging station info, via a smartphone-based app. Is it headed in this way to other upcoming GM EVs?

Microsoft co-founder gives props to Tesla for its progress, but chose the Porsche Taycan as his first electric car.

Volkswagen won't move ahead with a gasoline compact truck for the U.S., but it might plan an all-electric one for later in the decade.

The electric-car brand aims to have a minimalist design but a highly personalized user experience.

A teardown sponsored by a Japanese business publication finds that Tesla has an advantage that goes deeper than batteries and power systems.

Near the front of 11 new electric cars due globally by 2025, Kia plans a high-performance model intended to gain attention.

Tesla has run into some slowdowns in clearing land for its European Gigafactory, due to environmentalist objections.

Hyundai's concept car for the Geneva motor show next month is expected to be another glimpse of the carmaker's electric-vehicle future.

The refreshingly blunt Tesla YouTube host offers advice to help pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly.

California is the biggest electric-car market in the nation, but permitting for charging stations remains more difficult than in the rest of the U.S.

As tallied by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the well-to-wheels impact of EVs is considerably less than just a few years ago.

The big electric sedan will get a 400-mile highway range, not by packing in more battery cells but by focusing in on efficiency at every step.

LA will be the home of the first range-extended electric fire truck, made by Austria's Rosenbauer.

Polestar, the focused electric brand from Volvo and Geely, is ramping up its efforts to use sustainable materials inside its vehicles.

Roughly the first year of Model X production is potentially affected by an issue that could lead to the loss of power steering assist.

Atieva's battery-supply agreement for Formula E has helped solidify the performance and efficiency of the Lucid Air.