plug-in cars

The majority of public electric car charging stations are free to use, survey finds.

As arguably the coolest, most cutting-edge car in the world, the Tesla Model S electric car attracts a lot of curiosity and envy from other drivers. What self-respecting car guy—or gal—wouldn’t love to take a Tesla out for a quick spin around the block, just to sample its...

While hybrid cars have had a good 10-year run in North America as the most fuel-efficient alternative, Europe never warmed to hybrid-electric powertrains. With roughly half the passenger cars sold in the European Union being powered by more efficient diesel engines, the difference between hybrid...

Tesla home batteries, Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, and electric-car policy make headlines today.

A 1975 Enfield electric car morphs into a drag racer.

Washington state loves electric cars, but misses out on many of them.

Toyota has been more than abundantly clear in its belief that the best approach to reducing fuel consumption and offering zero-emission vehicles lies in a combination of its present-day hybrids and future hydrogen fuel-cell cars. It no longer sells the RAV4 EV electric SUV whose powertrain was...

Bloomberg predicts the car industry will leave Big Oil behind.

Wind, natural gas, and solar power generation are set to increase in 2015 while coal decreases, government figures say.

The BYD Yuan is a small crossover with derivative styling.

Hanger signs could help eliminate conflicts over public charging spaces.

Zero South plans to drive two modified Hummers to the South Pole without using any fossil fuels.

We'd missed it until now, but pricing for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 'Twin Engine' plug-in hybrid SUV was released earlier this month. The base XC90 T8 Momentum trim level carries a sticker price of $69,095, which includes a mandatory $995 delivery fee. The sportier XC90 T8 R-Design starts at $70,995...

Two years ago, the launch of the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid produced the first ostensible large luxury plug-in sedan competitor to the Tesla Model S electric car. The Porsche is a plug-in hybrid, with an electric range of 15 or 16 miles; the Tesla is all-electric, with ranges of 208 to 275 miles...

A National Research Council study advocates increased government promotion of electric cars.

It all started with an article by Edmunds that boiled down to "owners of green cars are trading them in for SUVs in record numbers." That may be true--and it has since been widely covered and recirculated by many other sites--but the auto-data giant neglected a crucial point that it really ought to...

Implementation of the CCS standard for electric-car fast charging still lags, new data show.

We're not entirely sure what it has to do with Earth Day, to be honest, but here's an odd little statistic. Turns out that buyers of green cars--whether they're hybrids or plug-in electric cars--are somewhat more likely to pay cash for their cars than are buyers of all vehicles on average. DON'T...

Every month, and often more frequently, a new story appears about the state-by-state battle between Tesla Motors and auto-dealer lobbyists. In some states, Tesla is permitted to sell its electric cars online, deliver them to customers, and open as many Tesla Store showrooms as it wants. In others...

Oregon's "Chief EV Officer" heads for PlugShare in California.