plug-in cars

They're two high-volume plug-in hybrids, but they take different approaches to energy efficiency. The Toyota Prius Prime, new for 2017, is the plug-in version of the world's best-known, and best-selling, hybrid car. The 2017 Chevy Volt was new last year, a greatly improved version of the pioneering...

The "Transparent Factory" that previously built the Volkswagen Phaeton luxury sedan will now build the e-Golf electric car.

BYD and Wayne Engineering will sell an all-electric garbage truck.

Hyundai will use some novel promotions to market its Ioniq Electric plug-in car.

A Tesla video shows what self-driving cars "see."

Tesla's new manufacturing boss will seek to reach annual production of 500,000 electric cars by 2018.

Hyundai will offer a subscription-based service for its Ioniq Electric as an alternative to traditional leasing.

Electric vehicles are hardly a new concept any more, but they've largely been the province of Nissan and Tesla. Add another nameplate to that battery-powered mix. The future of Jaguar arrives next year, in the shape of this gas-free SUV. Meet the Jaguar I-Pace concept. CHECK OUT: Jaguar I-Pace...

Ah, Tesla Motors, source of hope, dreams, visions, contempt, dismissal, hilarity, frustration, and so much more. The Silicon Valley startup automaker, now in its ninth year of making electric cars, has built close to 150,000 expensive battery-powered luxury vehicles and defied critics numerous...

It's long been obvious that California is the epicenter of emission reduction and electric-car adoption in the United States. And its outsize influence on U.S. environmental policy has global ramifications as well. Of the 1.25 million plug-in vehicles estimated to be on global roads by the end of...

The Tesla Model S topped Strategic Vision's annual Customer Love Index.

BMW has delivered 100,000 plug-in electric cars since November 2013, and has plans for many new models.

Tesla will launch a software update to improve Model S P100D acceleration next month, Elon Musk says.

The 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid will have 30 miles of electric range.

Later this morning, the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf will be unveiled at the second of two Los Angeles Auto Show media preview days. Along with the many updates made to other models in the 2017 Golf lineup, VW's electric car gets a 50-percent boost in battery capacity and a more powerful electric motor...

One week ago this morning, the U.S. and the world woke up to learn that Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States. The shockwaves of that election are still reverberating, and will do so for quite some time to come. Among the groups concerned are environmentalists, clean-energy...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finally issued mandatory-noise rules for so-called "quiet cars."

Stanford researchers found that battery-electric cars are a better option than fuel cells.

The Hyundai Ioniq Electric will get a range increase to keep pace with competition.

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid wraps a number of firsts into one innovative package. The Pacifica minivan, launched this year, has received positive reviews for its combination of stylish design, comfortable interior, easy-to-use infotainment, and capacious carrying capacity for up to eight...