plug-in cars

A Rimac Concept One electric supercar takes to the track.

Scientists hope to revive an old reactor design to reinvigorate the nuclear-power industry.

To be able to build and sell its planned $35,000 Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, Tesla Motors must first build its lithium-ion cell "gigafactory" in Nevada and then test and validate the batteries it produces. But if the latest photos are any indication, work is proceeding rapidly on the huge...

Even 10 years ago, the idea of a “family sedan” that could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds was something between a rarity and a fantasy. Even more delusional was the thought of a stock family sedan that could exceed 200 mph. Those heady performance figures were...

State politics can be a funny thing. Last week, a Georgia House bill to end the state's $5,000 tax credit for purchase or lease of a battery-electric vehicle was voted down by its Ways & Means Committee. But yesterday, it mysteriously reappeared and was unanimously passed by voice vote after it...

A French company offers a pickup truck conversion for the Renault Kangoo Z.E. electric van.

The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is sleeker, has more electric range, higher gas mileage, a fifth seat, and should be both faster and quieter on the road. But while GM hasn't explicitly said so, it's no longer as much of a range-extended electric car (or "series hybrid"). The new 2016 Volt should be...

Modern plug-in electric cars have been on sale in the U.S. since December 2010, and in China even longer. The BYD F3DM, a compact plug-in hybrid sedan, went into very limited production in 2008, though early deliveries were strictly to fleets and government agencies. DON'T MISS: China Overtook U.S...

Tesla's future is still in doubt, some analysts say.

New studies show low gas prices don't hurt electric-car sales.

Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity is one of 10 groups to sign a pro-Tesla letter to U.S. lawmakers.

Tesla has already spent more than $50 million on Gigafactory construction, new analysis says.

Tesla tests out its Roadster 3.0 upgrade on public roads.

The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat driver who lost a race to a Tesla Model S P85D is improving his technique.

Commercial uses of the element sulfur date back centuries, but it may be the key to a new generation of batteries with high theoretical energy density and relatively low cost. The principles of a lithium-sulfur battery have been known for decades, but practical solutions to the chemical challenges...

Both Nissan and General Motors are roughly one-third of the way toward sales of the maximum number of plug-in electric cars that qualify for a Federal income-tax credit of $7,500. But a Nissan executive says that his company has already made plans for the day when those credits end. DON'T MISS...

Leave it to the Tesla owners, fans, and advocates at the Tesla Motors Club forum to find the so-far hidden evidence of a Tesla Model X test cars under development. These shots, uploaded yesterday by user Yobigd20 at about 6 pm. DON'T MISS: Why Tesla Model X Electric SUV Is Late: Range, Towing...

Six days ago, Reuters broke the story that GM would indeed build and sell the Chevrolet Bolt electric car, but that production would start late next year--not in 2017 as previously expected. This morning, the company's North America President, Alan Batey, officially confirmed at the Chicago Auto...

The amount of animus between some proponents of plug-in electric cars and those who support hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles is remarkable, and sometimes disturbing. Each side marshals studies of everything from wells-to-wheels carbon footprint (electric cars win) to "refueling time" to full range...

One man's experience driving a Volkswagen e-Golf in a Michigan winter.