Electric Cars

Sometimes, it's all about a chart. A recent survey of car buyers suggests that consumer interest in electric cars is rising, and is highest among young adults. They're the car buyers of the future, so that would seem to be good news for the long-term prospects of plug-in cars. DON'T MISS: Electric...

Renewable-energy growth hit a record pace in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.

U.S. plug-in electric car sales surpassed 500,000 in September.

Quebec has become the first Canadian province to adopt a requirement for sales of a certain number of zero-emission vehicles, similar to the one in effect in California. Quebec's Assemblée Nationale passed the regulation on October 26 by a unanimous vote of 112 to 0, and to universal praise...

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

Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a new electric-car sub-brand called EQ.

Toyota is one of the world's three largest carmakers, along with General Motors and Volkswagen Group. Having placed its bets for the future of zero-emission transport on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, it's by far the most resistant of the three to the notion of battery-electric cars. But a recent...

Late last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk held a press conference whose underlying message was support for the proposed combination of Tesla with solar installer SolarCity. Musk's cousin Lyndon Rive runs SolarCity and Musk sits on its board, but the proposed acquisition has been criticized by...

Faraday Future released a teaser video for its upcoming electric car.

At times, those of us who cover the auto industry fall prey to stereotypes of the German auto industry. It can seem to observers that the collective belief of BMW, Daimler, and VW Group is that nothing happens in the industry until it's been done by one of their three companies—preferably all...

A small Austrian company founded by three brothers has gotten the attention of major carmakers.

Tesla was ranked 25th out of 29 car brands in Consumer Reports' reliability rankings.

Exhaust emissions currently lead to substantial health costs, according to the American Lung Association in California.

Tesla claims to outsell all other "large luxury sedans" in the U.S.

From the outside, this car looks like a tall hatchback, not all that remarkable, maybe a bit bigger than some of the smallest cars around. But from the moment you open the door and get behind the wheel, it's clear that this is no ordinary Chevrolet. In fact, it's Chevrolet's first-ever mass-market...

Electric cars could threaten the oil industry, a leading credit agency believes.

Atieva is now Lucid Motors.

We're slowly learning more about Henrik Fisker's planned 300-mile electric car, as the designer has now released a pair of teaser photos of the vehicle. It appears to have scissor doors that pivot toward the sky, for instance. And its aggressive front end looks an awful lot like the VLF Force 1...

Faraday Future missed payments to lead contractor AECOM.

Infiniti may build an electric car in response to Chinese demand.