Electric Cars

Lithium-ion batteries may eventually be supplanted by other technologies.

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will appear in production-ready form at CES, a new report says.

Bill Gates and other billionaires plan to coordinate investments in clean energy.

Regulators will delay finalization of "quiet car" rules until next year.

A Los Angeles teenager starts a ride-sharing service to pay for his Tesla Model S.

The Volkswagen Phaeton will borrow powertrain components from Audi's electric SUV.

If you drive a Tesla Model S or a Nissan Leaf, then a certain image follows: Plain and simple, you’re an electric-vehicle early adopter. Just as the Toyota Prius has always shouted out that you’re in a environmentally sound, very fuel-efficient hybrid, these models push your decision to...

Faraday Future plans to launch an electric production car in 2017.

Seeing a Tesla Model X electric SUV on the roads at all is still a rare occurrence; seeing one in flat black is even rarer. That's because there's only one that looks like the Model X in these photos, snapped at a Supercharger site 10 days ago by our Tesla-owning author George Parrott. After...

There it was, in one corner of the Fiat display at last week's Los Angeles Auto Show: an odd black-and-white Fiat 500e electric car. On closer inspection, it proved to be the custom-painted "Fiat 500e Stormtrooper" ... though it's not clear that would have been obvious at first glance. Why this...

BMW may boost the range of its i3 electric car, and offer a battery-pack retrofit for older cars.

The Tesla Model X will start at $81,200, including destination.

A new association plans to bring inter-operability to electric-car charging stations.

In three tweets late Thursday, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said he’s on the lookout for “hardcore software engineers” to “achieve generalized full autonomy” for his line of electric cars. The latest addition to that lineup was the Model X unveiled at the end of...

As DC fast-charging networks emerge as a crucial battleground for long-range electric cars, BMW will expand its ChargeNow program for owners of its i3 electric hatchback. Announced last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the expanded program will give those drivers access to 500 additional DC...

A new study claims carpool-lane access significantly boosts electric-car sales in California.

It was an audacious statement, but there it was. Audi expects that 25 percent of the cars it sells just 10 years hence will be either battery-electric or plug-in hybrid models. And it came directly from Scott Keogh, president of Audi of America, in front of a packed media audience at the Los...

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will appear in production-ready form at CES, a new report says.

Ford is offering free charging to California and Maryland customers who buy or lease a C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid.

The Tesla Model 3 will be more aerodynamic than the Model S, a new report says.