Electric Cars

The upcoming Polestar 2 will have a new inner airbag system for the front seats, plus a new version of Volvo's Pilot Assist.

A new ordinance in Chicago will require residential and commercial buildings to provide electric vehicle charge points.

Although still in demonstration mode, a DOE lab project shows that wireless charging for commercial trucks is feasible with current tech.

A disassembly of the Tesla Model Y is showing a very high level of commonality with Model 3, but with a few noteworthy differences.

J.D. Power, which gathered data assessing GM EV1 interest in the 1990s, finds the same issues as then—and 70% still haven't been in an EV.

Porsche confirms that a rear-wheel drive, single-motor Taycan is in the cards, but it hasn't yet put forth an arrival time or any details.

The Polestar 2 will arrive costing more than the most affordable models of the Model 3 and Model Y, but federal tax credit eligibility will close the gap.

The Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 won't be available for sale, but Ford says it's the first fully electric dragster from a factory car.

The Ohio-built, fully electric pickup aimed at fleet use could arrive many months before the GMC Hummer EV.

GM's Maven unit was many different things in a rapidly evolving sharing landscape and gig economy—which might be why it didn't succeed.

Lucid Motors has shown its electric car undergoing dynamic testing, and its assembly plant under construction in Arizona.

The Chinese startup Aiways hasn't found much market traction from its EVs yet, but its robotic charging concierge is refreshingly different.

In a month when gas prices have plunged, it's an unexpected twist to see deals for green cars so few and far between.

Karma Automotive is again relaunching the car formerly known as the Fisker Karma—this time as a fully electric sedan.

A survey of carmakers and suppliers has already found that they are planning to cut back on R&D for electric cars and self-driving tech.

Qmerit is Byton's partner for home charging, and it will coordinate wall-box hardware installations via a concierge service.

Stop comparing driving range of its models to those from Tesla, as it has different aims, according to the executive.

Several cities are reportedly already vying to be the home of the Cybertruck, but only one has so far been open about its offer.

Byton has confirmed that it restarted operations at the plant in February and is now making its electric SUV for pre-production crash-testing.

A recent study suggests that electric cars are fine for people with pacemakers, although standing outside the vehicle during high-power charging isn't advised.