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2019 Hyundai Kona Electric, Tesla board, long-range Mercedes plug-in: Today's Car News
We got a chance drove the 238-mile Hyundai Kona Electric and came away mostly impressed. Mercedes-Benz announced a truly long-range plug-in hybrid. Hot seats lead to a recall for the Kia Niro hybrid. And we explore who should replace Elon Musk as chairman of Tesla's board in our latest Twitter... read more
UN’s climate catastrophe, Trump’s ethanol, Tesla’s Q3 sales surge: The Week in Reverse
Will some very intriguing products from Bollinger Motors and Faraday Future make it to market? Electric-vehicle sales surged to new levels in the third quarter of the year... read more October 13, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson
Tesla tax credits, BMW charger recall, and Israel to ban internal-combustion engines: Today's Car News
Tesla tells buyers the final date to order a car before federal tax credits expire. BMW recalls charge cords for its electric cars. Israel plans to stop the sale of cars with... read more October 12, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
BMW recalls chargers for 2018, 2019 plug-in models
BMW issued a recall for the charge cords of virtually all the 2018 and 2019 plug-in vehicles it has built for sale in the U.S. According to the recall notice on the NHTSA's... read more October 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla sets Monday deadline for full tax credit
Tesla has given buyers a deadline of Monday to order a car if they want the full $7,500 federal tax credit. That's 2-1/2 months before the credit officially expires, but... read more October 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Best deals on green cars for October 2018
One of the best ways to get people to buy green cars is the same way automakers get consumers to buy any car—by making deals. Looking at October sales, among plug in... read more October 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Israel plans to end internal combustion car sales by 2030
Add Israel to the list of countries planning to ban sales of cars that run on gasoline and diesel fuel. The Jewish state, however, has put internal combustion engines on a... read more October 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Bollinger electric pickup, Mercedes plug-in hybrids, and Faraday Future troubles: Today's Car News
Bollinger announces its B2 electric pickup truck. Mercedes-Benz lays out plans for more capable plug-in hybrid cars. Faraday Future's funding hits a snag—again. And... read more October 11, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Does Faraday have a Future? Latest financing disrupted—again
Faraday's Future has hit another snag, in a dispute with the company's latest investors. The development of the luxury electric Faraday Future FF91, has been a roller-coaster... read more October 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Mercedes-Benz plans to expand lineup of more capable plug-in hybrids
Mercedes-Benz announced plans Wednesday improve the range and capability of its plug-in hybrids and to bring the flexible powertrain to more models. It also introduced a new... read more October 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Europe commits to 35 percent CO2 cut by 2030, after dire UN climate report
Following a U.N. report on Monday that concluded world leaders have only two decades to end emissions of greenhouse gases or suffer catastrophic climate change, the European... read more October 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Bollinger Motors announces B2 electric pickup alongside SUV
Bollinger Motors has already generated a lot of interest in its B1 electric SUV. And on Wednesday it released images and some details of its long awaited second model, a... read more October 11, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla safety claims, Mercedes battery factory, and Canadian plug-in sales: Today's Car News
Tesla overstates its safety rating—again. Mercedes-Benz breaks ground on its U.S. battery factory. Canadian plug-in and electric car sales take a dip. And the results... read more October 10, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Mercedes breaks ground on US battery factory (Updated)
Mercedes-Benz broke ground Friday on a new battery factory in the U.S.—right next door to its SUV factory in Alabama. The move is an indication that the company plans... read more October 10, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Subsidy's swansong: Canadian plug-in sales take a dip
After generous tax credits expired in Canada’s largest province of Ontario, September, not April, turned out to be the coldest month for electric-car sales North of the... read more October 10, 2018 by Matthew Klippenstein
Tesla again claims higher safety rating than NTHSA gives
Tesla took a page out of its Model S playbook over the weekend and announced that its Model 3 is the safest car that NHTSA has tested. Only Tesla isn't NHTSA. In a blog post... read more October 10, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
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