Green Car News

The Federal Trade Commission believes Volkswagen may have destroyed phones with evidence related to the diesel scandal.

Automakers put relatively little effort into electric-car advertising, according to the Sierra Club.

Rumors of an electric Volkswagen Microbus concept persist.

Today, Volkswagen reaches an agreement with regulators to address 3.0-liter diesel vehicles with illegal "defeat device software," Toyota elects to share its hybrid technology with other automakers, and the BlueLA electric-car sharing service is set to launch in Los Angeles next year. All this and...

With the holiday season in full swing, here's a gift idea that will indoctrinate tomorrow's potential electric-car buyers at a young age. It's a miniature Tesla Model S produced by Radio Flyer. The company known for its red wagons collaborated with Tesla on the toy Model S, which starts at $499...

It may reflect unshakable confidence in the future prospects of electric cars. Or perhaps it's a lack of conviction that the incoming Trump Administration can have enough effect on incentives, emission regulations, and gas-mileage rules to make a difference. Either way, the respondents to our most...

VW Group announced yesterday it had reached a preliminary agreement with various regulators to resolve civil suits related to "defeat device" software in vehicles fitted with its 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines. Those cars—a variety of SUVs and sedans sold by Audi, Porsche, and...

Bolloré Group will operate an electric-car sharing service in Los Angeles.

Under Trump, the state of renewable energy may not change much, experts believe.

Michigan says the claims made by Tesla in a federal lawsuit are unfounded.

It's one of the most frequently asked questions by anyone hearing about a modern electric car: do I have to replace the battery? With 15 years of experience in mobile phones and more than that with laptop computers, most buyers know that lithium-ion batteries lose capacity over time. Replacing...

The first six 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedans were delivered to customers in California this week.

XL Hybrids is expanding its business to pickup trucks.

Germany may fall short of its carbon-emissions reduction targets for 2020.

Mitsubishi, Renault, and Nissan may soon share a common electric-car platform.

Last Friday night, I arranged to meet my wife for dinner in Newburgh, New York, at a restaurant that has a Tesla Supercharger. Even though the battery in my Model S 85 was about 60 percent full, I figured I might as well top it off to 90 percent while we ate. When I arrived, there was a white Model...

The 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance is a plug-in hybrid version of the recently-redesigned 5-Series sedan.

In September, Chevy scored quite a publicity coup for its Bolt EV long-range electric car. The car's chief engineer, Josh Tavel, took a pre-production 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV to show Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Computers—universally known as "Woz." He's a big electric car fan, and had...

Prototype autonomous versions of the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car will test on public roads in Michigan.

A new study finds certain diesel vehicles can save consumers money, but not all of them.