Electric Cars

A new Opel Ampera-e ad pits the electric car against gasoline models in a drag race.

While U.S. vehicle sales last month are expected to fall overall as data rolls in, August has traditionally been a very good month for sales of plug-in electric cars. The Chevrolet Volt, for one, kept up its pace this year, with August sales of 2,081, for an eight-month total of 14,295 Volts...

An extended-range electric Nissan Note will launch in Japan in November, according to a new report.

The handful of mass-priced electric cars offered 200 miles or more of range scheduled to launch over the next two years will clearly bring one question to the forefront. How much rated electric range is "enough" in a mass-market car to make North American buyers consider it sufficient for safe and...

This modified Tesla Model S may be the ugliest yet.

The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid followed July's record-setting 385 Canadian sales with 421 units in August—the first time any plug-in electric vehicle had topped the 400 monthly sales mark in Canada. At 2,098 vehicles sold through August, the second-generation Volt now recovers the Canadian...

Sometime during the last three months of this year, the first 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be delivered to its buyer in a blaze of flash photography and publicity. The 200-mile electric car, base-priced at $37,500 before incentives, will be the first car in the world with those specifications. And...

In an e-mail to staff, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged cost cutting.

Nissan takes its Leaf electric car on a European tour.

A new DC fast-charging site in Norway can accommodate 28 cars, regardless of charging standards.

Samsung SDI plans to open a battery plant in Hungary.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday that it would award almost $1 million to Drive Oregon over three years, to fund a regional marketing campaign that will promote the benefits of electric cars to regional consumers. The advocacy group plans to set up a permanent storefront in downtown...

Energy infrastructure is key to any serious effort to make zero-emission vehicles practical for mass-market car buyers. The world has spent more than a century building an efficient, global distribution and delivery system for gasoline and diesel fuel, and any new energy source requires the same...

The Fisker Karma has split into the Karma Revero and VLF Destino.

OPEC and ExxonMobil don't view electric cars as a threat.

Tesla may charge Model 3 owners for Supercharger access through its website.

California legislation calls for even more aggressive reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions.

It has been an official goal of the Chinese government to encourage the development and sale of plug-in electric cars for several years now. They are intended not only to help fight the choking air pollution in many parts of the country, but also give China's auto industry an edge in future...

A few years ago, a huge amount of media criticism poured down on the new category of electric cars, often on the basis of outright misinformation or—more charitably—confusion. Then, the General Motors bankruptcy was still fresh in memory, electric cars were failing to meet ambitious...

Audi will reportedly launch an all-electric sedan by 2020.