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Natural rubber from guayule could offset the oil, silica and virgin carbon black currently used in tires.

Autonomy aims to offer a more flexible alternative to traditional buying or leasing, at prices lower than rental services.

A Cooper SE Convertible could be a great niche electric vehicle and a minimalist effort, aimed at evening cruises and quick blasts out on country roads.

Buyers prefer a rebate that's applied at the point of sale—sometimes referred to as "cash on the hood"—to a delayed tax credit, even if the credit amount is higher, the study found.

Participating customers' Powerwalls will collectively form a "distributed" battery that can absorb excess energy during low electricity demand, and discharge it back into the grid during high demand.

Electric RVs are going to need high-power DC fast-charging, in some quite different places than electric cars, pickups, and SUVs.

A low 0.19 coefficient of drag, aluminum-intensive construction, low-rolling-resistance tires, fast-charging, a solar roof, and a heat pump were among the many innovations in this concept.

Jeep's Magneto 2.0 concept is a more powerful version of last year's off-road-focused electric Wrangler—as Jeep thinks out how to take its off-road icon all-electric.

In a recent competition, architects and designers drew out their visions for the road-trip charging hubs of the future.

The long-awaited production Volkswagen electric van inspired by the original Microbus has a reveal date: March 9.

Tesla hasn't touched this yet, and the Taycan comes close to rivaling the time spent in real-world stops for a gasoline vehicle.

E-bikes have been outselling electric cars in the U.S., and 2020 and 2021 were very strong years for e-bike sales, according to a recent report.

The Winnebago e-RV is built on Ford Transit underpinnings and a conversion by Lightning eMotors.

An electric motor helps maintain range, while driving the trailer in certain situations—even parking itself remotely in some situations.

Kia is aiming to have 11 EVs by 2026, with renewable energy at all its factories by 2030, plus initiatives to upcycle plastic waste.

If you live in California you have access to several state EV incentives—although one of them will soon be halved.

All the miles ride-hailing cars travel with only the driver amounts to more overall pollution, congestion, crashes, and noise, a study concludes.

It's not as sacrilegious as it sounds for collectors; the no-cut, no-weld fits in a Tesla motor plus two banks of batteries—and ends up weighing half as much as a Model S.

The list of fully electric models that returns 300 miles on a charge has grown to include more than just Tesla. And many more are on the way.

The no-frills, high-mpg, three-wheeled car that's been anticipated for a decade still hasn't arrived, but now the company's decided an electric version comes first.