plug-in cars

The BMW i3 electric car may be the most ambitious small car of recent years, bristling with new technology and innovation. Its carbon-fiber reinforced plastic body shell rides on an aluminum platform, and its all-electric powertrain may include an optional small engine. The battery-electric i3 also...

An Australian couple traverses 3,300 miles in a Tesla Model S.

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NASA research may be relevant to the Tesla Autopilot debate.

Electric buses are on the rise.

So-called self-driving or autonomous cars still aren't on the market as of today, but you might not know that from a lot of the press coverage. One of the most prominent systems is what electric-car maker Tesla Motors calls Autopilot. In reality, it's a collection of electronic active-safety...

A Union of Concerned Scientists survey shows which states and carmakers lead in promoting electric cars.

The 2017 Opel Ampera-e debuts at the 2016 Paris Motor Show this fall.

Generally, when Tesla Motors makes an announcement about a new product or a future plan, its fans and advocates cheer lustily. The rest of the industry grunts, takes quiet notice, and carries on. Yesterday's announcement that Tesla's two current models will be offered in new, longer-range 100D...

A mysterious camouflaged vehicle spotted in Los Angeles could be Faraday Future's first electric car.

In broad plan, Tesla Motors has stuck by the "secret master plan" it published 10 years ago. It launched the low-volume all-electric Roadster, then the higher-volume Model S sedan and its Model X crossover utility vehicle offshoots, all at luxury price levels. Now it says it will put its Model 3...

A survey of Norwegian drivers offers insights into electric-car use.

A company plans to launch a wireless charging system for the Tesla Model S.

A new study argues that a significant boost in electric-car sales will be required to meet upcoming emissions standards.

As the famed Monterey Car Week moves into high gear today, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new concept car: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. It's not too surprising that a large, elegant, uber-luxe streamlined coupe with gullwing doors might be shown to depict a future design direction for its...

Utah's Zion National Park may convert its propane buses to electric power.

Tesla still intends to take its case to the Utah Supreme Court.

An Australian think tank plots a way for the country to switch to 100-percent renewable energy.

A group of charging-network operators criticizes provisions of the preliminary Volkswagen diesel settlement.

Subaru, to which auto writers often attach the adjective "quirky," has been a quiet success story in the U.S. market, which now provides almost half its global sales. The company's crossover utility vehicles handle more like cars than those from other makers, and its sedans and hatchbacks are set...