Politics

California surveyed applicants for the state electric-car incentive program, and will put the results online.

The battle between Tesla Motors, which sells its electric cars directly to buyers over the Internet, and the nation's auto dealers--who want to make that practice illegal--is now in its fifth year. And for the very first time, the dealers' national trade organization has embarked on a charm...

Minnesota is the first state to mandate special off-peak charging rates for electric cars.

Two facts sit in opposition to each other in Washington, D.C., and have for many years. First, raising taxes--in any way, for any purpose, under any circumstances--is virtually impossible. Second, the U.S. Highway Trust Fund is broke, because the Federal gasoline tax hasn't been raised in two...

Georgia's $5,000 tax credit and local incentives have made Atlanta an electric-car haven.

Every time a new environmental regulation is proposed in the United States, there's a predictable chorus of doom-and-gloom predictions that it will kill jobs, cause manufacturers to move their operations out of the country, and destroy the economy. Those predictions tend to be a bit, shall we say...

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce new regulations to cut the carbon emissions of more than 600 existing coal-fired electric power plants. And many analysts suggest that this regulation--which will likely spark a major political battle--will be the most...

Eight states plan to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on their roads by 2025.

China will step up enforcement of emissions standards, removing 6 million of the worst-polluting vehicles from its roads.

A United Nations paper claims cars and trucks account for just a small percentage of particulate-matter emissions.

Tougher fuel economy standards may make mild hybrids and small turbocharged engines more common in China.

Analysts predict stricter regulations will cut California gasoline consumption.

California and Maryland put more money into electric-car incentives.

Washington State will follow the lead of California and develop its own clean-energy policy to cut the state's carbon emissions by 2020, its governor said on Tuesday. Democrat governor Jay Inslee signed a major executive order to set up a task force for acting on various climate-related issues...

The EPA reports 2012-model-year vehicles lowered CO2 emissions even further than required by law.

Renewable-energy advocates have cranked up the outrage machine at a surcharge imposed by Oklahoma on homes that connect rooftop solar panels or wind-turbine generators to the grid. Ten days ago, the Oklahoma House passed S.B. 1455 without debate, and Governor Mary Fallin is expected to sign it. The...

For many months now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has faced a dilemma: What to do about its rules that millions of gallons of cellulosic ethanol be blended into the U.S. gasoline supply. Now, The Detroit News reports that the agency has decided to accept reality: Supplies of that fuel...

Nine U.S. national parks will deploy clean vehicles as part of an ongoing green initiative.

The U.S. may no longer be a car-sales leader, but it may continue to lead the world in miles driven.

It was one of the thorniest issues facing the powerful California Air Resource Board: Did the ability to swap electric-car battery packs qualify for "fast fueling" incentives meant to prod carmakers to build zero-emission vehicles that could add 300 miles of range in no more time than filling the...