Politics

Germany's Economy Minister wants to spend over $2 billion to promote electric cars.

A proposed rule change could prevent Elio Motors from selling its three-wheeled car.

A tax credit for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles was extended as part of the recent Congressional budget deal.

The European Parliament voted against proposed emissions rules that would have given automakers significant leeway to exceed legal limits.

The U.K. government will extend a grant program for green cars by about two years.

A recently-passed transportation bill includes several measures supporting electric cars.

OPEC believes battery-electric cars will account for just one percent of global sales in 2040.

A new report claims policies to improve fuel economy aren't aggressive enough.

Eco-activists often indict air travel as a carbon-spewing threat to the global climate. Worldwide, commercial jets pour an estimated 700 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, leading to headlines like this one in The New York Times not long ago: “Your Biggest Carbon...

A new budget bill cuts EPA funding, but leaves Obama's Clean Power Plan intact.

Tesla wants to crack Michigan's direct-sales ban.

A Volkswagen official e-mailed European regulators to argue for less-strict emissions rules.

A coalition of local and national governments commits to ambitious goals for zero-emission vehicles.

For the rest of the year, consumers in the northern part of Colorado state can take advantage of a remarkable discount on the world's best-selling electric car. Through December 31, the dealership Tynan's Nissan is offering $9,007 off the retail price of a 2015 Nissan Leaf with an 84-mile range...

New York City wants to electrify roughly 2,000 non-emergency municipal vehicles by 2025.

The final EPA 2016 ethanol rule bothers both the biofuel and oil industries.

Bill Gates and other billionaires plan to coordinate investments in clean energy.

The House transportation bill includes provisions benefiting natural-gas vehicles.

A new study claims carpool-lane access significantly boosts electric-car sales in California.

The EPA wants to reduce ethanol requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard.