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One of the biggest challenges in designing a battery-electric car is how to configure its large battery pack. The BMW i3, Nissan Leaf, and Tesla Model S all have flat battery packs under their cabin floors, but they are purpose-built electric cars without gasoline equivalents. Now Volkswagen says...

About 200 Chevrolet Impala bi-fuel sedans have been delivered to customers.

Volkswagen wants to consolidate customer lawsuits into a class action, and face it in Detroit.

Who answered questions from French university students about renewable energy and the climate--and gave us our longest article ever? And, how long does Mercedes-Benz think it will be before long-range electric cars are both desirable and profitable? This is our video look back at the Week In...

Faraday Future, Ford, and Volkswagen make headlines today.

The Chevrolet Volt, Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid, and Toyota Prius powertrains make Ward's 2016 "10 Best Engines" list.

Faraday Future says it will build an electric-car plant near Las Vegas.

When it was launched for 2012, the Ford Focus Electric hatchback was more or less competitive at 76 miles of range. Its major competitor, the Nissan Leaf, had 73 miles of range (increased for 2013 and later years to 84 miles). But times have changed, and in the face of increased electric range from...

Audi, Chevrolet, and Toyota make headlines today.

While Volkswagen has submitted details of proposed fixes for its 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI diesel models to the EPA, no details of the changes required have emerged. But for the other set of VW Group diesel engines, the 3.0-liter V-6 TDI units used in Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles...

The 2016 Toyota Prius, the fourth generation of the company's iconic hybrid-electric vehicle, is just starting to come onto the market around the world. But with the price of oil a fraction of what it was two years ago, and gasoline prices at recent lows in major markets, the title of highest fuel...

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid starts at $28,645.

These are the best deals on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars for December 2015.

Tesla reportedly has 1,656 jobs open.

Hyundai, Tesla, and Volkswagen make headlines today.

Five Hyundai fuel-cell vehicles will enter taxi service in Paris.

"Billions of your tax dollars were spent to put a million electric cars on the road by the end of this year. You might be outraged when you hear what happened." Sounds shocking, doesn't it? Also perhaps vaguely reminiscent of 2011 and 2012, when uninformed, context-free, and factually-wrong "news"...

Volkswagen prices continue to slip as the diesel scandal continues.

Tesla wants to crack Michigan's direct-sales ban.

The finalists for the pair of awards known as the North American Car (and Truck) of the Year were released today. For the 2016 Car of the Year finalists, the finalists are the Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Civic and Mazda MX-5 Miata. The North American Truck/Utility of the Year finalists for 2016 are the...