Electric Cars

Tesla may manipulate deliveries to keep more tax credits.

The MINI Rocketman concept may go into production with an electric powertrain.

Wireless electric-car charging is currently used in certain applications.

For its fourth year on the market, the 2017 BMW i3 electric car gets a huge boost in battery capacity and hence its EPA-rated range. The battery capacity rises 50 percent, from 22 to 33 kilowatt-hours, and the company says the rated range for the battery-electric version will be up to 114 miles...

A 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS gets converted to electric power.

The Fisker Karma will be known as the Karma Revero when it returns later this year.

Tesla spends more on warranty costs than larger established carmakers.

Lithium-ion cells and the battery packs that hold them are the single most costly part of modern electric cars. And how fast their costs will fall remains the defining factor in making those cars affordable for the mass market. GM made waves last fall when product chief Mark Reuss said the company...

University of California, Irvine, researchers believe a nanowire-based battery cell could last much longer than current cells.

NextEV is one of the companies vying to become the next Tesla.

Take any number of electric cars from different automakers for a brief test drive, and one thing will be abundantly clear: There’s not yet a norm for how EV powertrains are expected to behave. Some electric cars glide along when you lift off the accelerator, with little or no regenerative...

German luxury carmakers may now view Tesla as a threat.

When fans of a particular electric car start creating their own unofficial commercials for the car, it usually means one of two things. Either the existing ads are inconsistent, irritating, and miss the point (first-generation Chevy Volt marketing, ahem), or the auteur is so enamored of the car...

Carmakers need to launch more plug-in electric vehicles to meet global regulations on emission reduction and energy efficiency. And small to mid-size SUVs are the fastest-growing segment in auto markets around the world. Now we learn that Hyundai is planning to launch a dedicated all-electric SUV...

If 200-mile electric cars are the new black, then what does that make 300-mile electric cars? With the launch of the Chevy Bolt EV less than a year away, and 400,000 reservations for Tesla Model 3 cars to be delivered sometime in 2018 or later, clearly 200 miles is the new benchmark for range below...

Quality issues are cropping up in early 2016 Tesla Model X crossovers.

Chinese electronics giant LeEco will unveil an electric-car concept at the 2016 Beijing Motor Show.

The Renault Zoe recently passed 50,000 sales.

Electric cars with 200 miles of range will be the next big step in expanding the global market for plug-in vehicles. Leading the charge will be GM, with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV that will go on sale in less than a year. That car will be followed at some point by the next-generation 2018 Nissan...

Volvo plans to offer two hybrid versions of every model, and at least one all-electric car.