Electric Cars

Sometimes journalists miss the forest for the trees, and we'll plead guilty on this one. When we wrote last week that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan was little-changed for the 2017 model year, with only one new color added, we missed one important element. That was, as several readers...

The Tesla version 8.0 software update is headlined by changes to the Autopilot driver-assist system.

Formula E will hold two races in New York City next July.

Earlier this month, an application for a dealer license submitted by Tesla Motors was denied by the state of Michigan. It was the final decision in a process that kicked off in October 2014. That was when a last-minute wording change in state franchise law foreclosed the electric-car maker's...

French automaker Venturi used to be known for its distinctive supercars, often turbocharged to give their humble mechanicals a lot more potency. After limited success, the company was rebooted around the turn of the century to focus on electric car technology. The company has since come out with a...

A new Energy Department campaign promotes electric cars in a questionable way.

It’s not quite the electric vehicle we were expecting from Nikola Motor Company but this rough-and-tumble buggy is actually the American startup’s first product. It’s called the Nikola Zero, and it’s a pure electric UTV (Utility Task Vehicle) whose battery has a...

The 2017 Toyota Mirai carries over essentially unchanged.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be on dealership floors within several weeks, cementing its position as the first affordable 200-mile electric car. It will beat planned 200-mile electric cars from BMW, Nissan, Tesla, Volkswagen, and other makers, and that's all to the good for plug-in car...

The Tesla Model 3, a mass-priced electric car that's not yet on sale, has had a huge impact on the auto industry. The fact that Silicon Valley carmaker Tesla Motors could get more than 350,000 people to put down $1,000 each for a vehicle they wouldn't receive for 18 months or more was astounding...

BMW may sell all-electric versions of some of its regular models alongside the dedicated "i" models.

Will the Chevrolet Bolt EV serve as the basis for autonomous Lyft cars?

A Chinese security firm discovered a software vulnerability in the Tesla Model S.

A few weeks ago, we asked our Twitter followers how low electric-car prices would have to go for them to succeed in the market. The answers were revealing, because the sweet spot seemed to be around $25,000, the price chosen by half the respondents. Another quarter of the survey participants chose...

Daimler's labor leader wants the company to produce more electric-powertrain components in house.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car will carry a price of $37,495 for the base LT trim level, including the mandatory destination charge, before incentives. The Bolt EV Premier model starts at $41,780 before incentives. The Premier trim includes front and rear heated and leather-appointed...

California removed its limit on "green stickers" that grant carpool-lane access to plug-in hybrids.

The Kia Soul EV may get a range increase as part of an upcoming refresh.

Michigan denied Tesla's application for a dealership license.

The names "Bolt" and "Volt" are virtually indistinguishable in Korean.