Electric Cars

Mazda's new rotary engine will not debut as part of an electrified powertrain, the company's R&D chief says.

The fourth Tesla Model X electric crossover went to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a new report says.

The 2016 Audi A3 e-tron Sportback is the German luxury brand's first plug-in vehicle to go on sale in North America--and by all indications, the company is serious about making it a success. That goal clearly has nothing to do with the VW Group diesel-emission scandal that has engulfed Audi's A3...

Hyundai's "Prius fighter" hybrid and battery-electric car may use the Ioniq name.

Georgia's electric-car sales crashed after the state eliminated a generous tax credit, a new report says.

Polaris is now selling updated GEM low-speed electric vehicles.

Former General Motors product czar Bob Lutz, now retired for a few years, is largely respected within the auto industry. He stopped flying his MIG fighter jet when he turned 80, as the story goes, but he remains a larger-than-life persona in an industry with fewer and fewer of them. He's still...

Detroit Electric is now building cars at its U.K. assembly plant.

Renault will rent electric cars on Scotland's Outer Hebrides.

Tesla and other carmakers are deploying DC fast-charging stations differently.

The idea of the four-motor electric car has been around since the start of the 20th century. One of Ferdinand Porsche's first ideas, in fact, was the Lohner-Porsche that debuted at the 1900 Paris World Fair, with a hub motor in each front wheel. Toss four electric motors in a car and you could have...

Elon Musk said the Tesla Model X is more complicated than it needs to be. Is he right?

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has revealed a concept car that gives a glimpse of what electric-car ownership could be like many years into the future—and, perhaps, provides a few more hints of what’s in store for the second-generation Nissan Leaf. Called the Nissan IDS Concept, it...

Here are the major green production and concept car debuts from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.

Of the three largest lithium-ion cell suppliers for electric cars, only one can count almost a dozen automakers among its customers. Now that company, LG Chem, has added another name to its roster: Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley maker of luxury electric cars confirmed yesterday that it would...

The London Taxi Company debuts a new extended-range electric model.

I've had my 2013 Tesla Model S for two and a half years now, and I've reported on the entire process, from ordering through delivery. After an update on my battery capacity--which lost slightly more than average, but not worrisomely so--it's time for a roundup of other items I've faced as I reach...

Tesla may build the Model 3 in China to meet local demand, Elon Musk says.

The upcoming Honda dedicated plug-in hybrid will share a platform with the company's fuel-cell vehicle.

As we head out to the Tokyo Motor Show, the teaser photos and previews are starting to come in thick and fast. One from late last week was a shadowy image issued by Nissan of an autonomous electric concept car, which is scheduled to debut Tuesday night at 8 pm Eastern (or 9 am the next day in...