plug-in cars

Former General Motors product czar Bob Lutz, now retired for a few years, is largely respected within the auto industry. He stopped flying his MIG fighter jet when he turned 80, as the story goes, but he remains a larger-than-life persona in an industry with fewer and fewer of them. He's still...

Detroit Electric is now building cars at its U.K. assembly plant.

Renault will rent electric cars on Scotland's Outer Hebrides.

Tesla and other carmakers are deploying DC fast-charging stations differently.

Most Tesla engineers are now working on the Model 3, says the company's chief technology officer.

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has revealed a concept car that gives a glimpse of what electric-car ownership could be like many years into the future—and, perhaps, provides a few more hints of what’s in store for the second-generation Nissan Leaf. Called the Nissan IDS Concept, it...

Of the three largest lithium-ion cell suppliers for electric cars, only one can count almost a dozen automakers among its customers. Now that company, LG Chem, has added another name to its roster: Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley maker of luxury electric cars confirmed yesterday that it would...

The only new battery-electric concept car from a major automaker was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show today, from a company that hasn't had a lot of new product lately. The Mitsubishi eX Electric Crossover Concept is just what its name would indicate: a concept version of a compact crossover...

The London Taxi Company debuts a new extended-range electric model.

I've had my 2013 Tesla Model S for two and a half years now, and I've reported on the entire process, from ordering through delivery. After an update on my battery capacity--which lost slightly more than average, but not worrisomely so--it's time for a roundup of other items I've faced as I reach...

The upcoming Honda dedicated plug-in hybrid will share a platform with the company's fuel-cell vehicle.

As we head out to the Tokyo Motor Show, the teaser photos and previews are starting to come in thick and fast. One from late last week was a shadowy image issued by Nissan of an autonomous electric concept car, which is scheduled to debut Tuesday night at 8 pm Eastern (or 9 am the next day in...

Fleet data shows that electric cars have greater range loss in cold weather than their gasoline counterparts.

A new plan by Oslo's city council would permanently eliminate cars from the Norwegian capital's downtown.

Last summer, I wrote in this space about an apparent loss of battery capacity in my 2013 Tesla Model S after a three-month Supercharging binge. I wondered whether, despite assurances from Tesla Motors, the two events might have been related. My doubts had started when I noticed that, after a...

Back in November 2009, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said 20 percent of his company's sales would be electric cars by 2020--and that electric cars would make up 10 percent of global sales. But Ghosn was widely pillored for his projections just a few years later, when Nissan Leaf sales proved slower than...

U.K. teenagers are enthusiastic about electric cars, a new study finds.

Newer Tesla owners may be less tolerant of glitches, an analyst says.

A team takes an Autopilot-equipped Tesla Model S on a cross-country drive.

The BMW i3 will get more range next year, and will eventually be followed by another "i" model, BMW's CEO says.