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Opel, now part of France's PSA Group, is releasing a Corsa-e electric hatchback with a 205-mile WLTP range; it will be a Europe-only model.

Upstart electric vehicle maker Byton isn’t letting its Chinese assembly get in the way of plans to sell its long-range electric SUV in the U.S. starting mid-2020.

Renault could give FCA the boost it needs in EV development, which it has largely ignored so far.

In an effort to get and keep more used cars in its service area, a community utility provider in California's San Mateo County, between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, is offering its own incentive of $4,000 for qualifying buyers of used plug-in cars, the company announced at the "Future of...

By land, by sea, and by air, battery power is expanding to drive all kinds of transportation. The most challenging of these modes may be air travel. It's harder to loft several thousand pounds of batteries into the air, to make them last potentially an hour or more. And if they run out of juice...

Audi ramps up the number of its future vehicles that will have charge ports. Karma opens a new luxury design center for its 2020 Revero. And BMW releases a new ad showing the retiring chairman of Mercedes going home to drive a BMW. Tesla Navigate on Autopilot makes drivers do the work in Consumer...

Consumer Reports tests automatic lane changes on Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot and finds it creates safety concerns.

Audi on Thursday announced a dramatic expansion of its plans to develop electric and plug-in cars. At its annual shareholders' meeting, the company told investors that it plans to release 20 new electric cars along with 10 new plug-in hybrids by 2025 as part of its "four rings" plan to reduce its...

The 2020 Karma Revero GT will trim back its signature handlebar mustache for a bushier walrus variety. And when it goes on sale late this summer, buyers will be able to order it at a new $100 million custom design center adjacent to the Karma factory in Moreno Valley, California. "Our [Karma...

With a lookalike actor, BMW applies a German sense of humor to a video that congratulates outgoing Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche on his retirement.

Audi claims there’s more to it, pointing to the faster charges and more consistent real-world range thanks to battery thermal management.

If electric cars need more public places to charge, maybe they could just go to gas stations. That seems to be the approach behind the latest installations of EVgo stations in California. CHECK OUT: Gas stations OK, electric-car chargers too ugly? The company, which bills itself as the largest...

Swiss startup Piëch wants to be more than a pretty face. The company showed a sleek new electric concept coupe at the Geneva auto show in March called the Mark Zero, which it plans to put into production in 2022, and recently released sketches of two models expected to follow the Mark Zero: a...

Rivian hasn't even launched any vehicles, and it's already building special editions and devising expensive accessories for its R1T electric pickup. The latest is a camping special, not sized for a giant slide-in camper, but outfitted with a bed-top tent and an integrated slide-out kitchen for...

Audi reveals details of its new 2020 A5 55 TFSI e quattro for Europe. Our readers weigh in on the fairest way for electric-car drivers to contribute to road maintenance in our latest Twitter poll. Yes, Apple tried to make a move for Tesla—years ago. And we take a look at the value of a 2013...

Last week, after several states proposed new registration fees on electric cars, ostensibly to pay for road maintenance, we wondered what our readers thought would work best. We have nothing against electric-car drivers paying their fair share for road maintenance, but some state proposals seemed...

The Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro is part of a new family of plug-in hybrids with stronger performance, longer all-electric range, and tech tools aiming at making the most of it.

The Tesla Model S has gained more features over the years—including a longer driving range of up to 370 miles—and yet its price adjusted for inflation has decreased.

The EPA plans to stop counting potential lives saved from new pollution rules. GM reveals a platform that's connected to the future. Stanford scientists devise a way to use seawater to make hydrogen. And our latest Twitter poll asks what types of incentives work best to sell EVs. All this and more...

As reported by the New York Times, sources familiar with the EPA's plans indicate the agency may use a new model that will count fewer premature deaths as caused by air pollution.