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All-electric BMW i4 to be production version of i Vision Dynamics conceptAll-electric BMW i4 to be production version of i Vision Dynamics concept

John Voelcker

Very few automakers these days build concept cars just for fun, and only occasionally are they pure styling concepts intended to showcase future design language. So when the BMW i Vision Dynamics Concept emerged onto the...

Via Motors to collaborate with Chinese maker Geely on electric trucksVia Motors to collaborate with Chinese maker Geely on electric trucks

John Voelcker

Electric trucks are getting more attention now than they did eight years ago, as the world prepared for the launch of the first modern electric cars to be sold in volume. The Tesla Semi tends to...

Mitsubishi helps Costa Rica toward goal of Latin American electric-car pioneerMitsubishi helps Costa Rica toward goal of Latin American electric-car pioneer

John Voelcker

Costa Rica isn’t what you’d call a bastion of automotive sales. Wedged between Nicaragua and Panama, the country is home to 4.8 million people who buy just 154,000 vehicles annually—less than 1 percent of U.S. vehicle...

Plug-in electric car sales in Feb better than Jan lows, winter doldrums not so bad (final update)Plug-in electric car sales in Feb better than Jan lows, winter doldrums not so bad (final update)

John Voelcker

Sales of plug-in electric cars tend to be lower during the winter months, unlike the rest of the market, and February was little exception to that rule, though not as bad as it could have been....

Silicon anodes to boost lithium-ion battery capacity within a few yearsSilicon anodes to boost lithium-ion battery capacity within a few years

John Voelcker

The main impediment to mass electric-car adoption is price, and the driving force behind that is the cost of lithium-ion battery cells. The performance of those cells improves at about 7 percent a year, give or...

Nissan electric crossover utility with AWD will be breakthrough: execNissan electric crossover utility with AWD will be breakthrough: exec

John Voelcker

Could a specific vehicle give electric cars the breakthrough they need to reach the mass market? So far, neither the world’s highest-selling battery-electric model—the Nissan Leaf—nor the Tesla Model S, starting at $75,000, has sold in...

In what segments will electric cars do best by 2025? Twitter poll resultsIn what segments will electric cars do best by 2025? Twitter poll results

John Voelcker

As U.S. car buyers increasingly opt for crossover utility vehicles of all sizes over passenger sedans and hatchbacks, that shift has come to pose a problem for electric cars. The bulk of battery-electric models on offer...

Porsche execs on 2020 Mission E, more electric cars to followPorsche execs on 2020 Mission E, more electric cars to follow

John Voelcker

Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show Auto journalists often relish interviews and roundtable sessions with German executives and engineers. They usually haven’t been beaten into submission and forced to stick to scripted talking points,...

When do you expect to buy your first battery-electric car? Take our Twitter pollWhen do you expect to buy your first battery-electric car? Take our Twitter poll

John Voelcker

Plug-in vehicles, both battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, now represent slightly more than 1 percent of U.S. new-vehicle sales. That number is expected to rise steadily in future years, but cars with plugs will remain a...

Automakers, electric utilities want electric-car tax credit extendedAutomakers, electric utilities want electric-car tax credit extended

John Voelcker

With Tesla likely to hit 200,000 electric cars sold in the U.S. later this year, it will begin a phasedown process during which the income-tax credits available to its buyers start to dwindle on a set...

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All-electric BMW i4 to be production version of i Vision Dynamics conceptAll-electric BMW i4 to be production version of i Vision Dynamics concept

Via Motors to collaborate with Chinese maker Geely on electric trucksVia Motors to collaborate with Chinese maker Geely on electric trucks

Mitsubishi helps Costa Rica toward goal of Latin American electric-car pioneerMitsubishi helps Costa Rica toward goal of Latin American electric-car pioneer

Plug-in electric car sales in Feb better than Jan lows, winter doldrums not so bad (final update)Plug-in electric car sales in Feb better than Jan lows, winter doldrums not so bad (final update)

Silicon anodes to boost lithium-ion battery capacity within a few yearsSilicon anodes to boost lithium-ion battery capacity within a few years

Nissan electric crossover utility with AWD will be breakthrough: execNissan electric crossover utility with AWD will be breakthrough: exec

In what segments will electric cars do best by 2025? Twitter poll resultsIn what segments will electric cars do best by 2025? Twitter poll results

Porsche execs on 2020 Mission E, more electric cars to followPorsche execs on 2020 Mission E, more electric cars to follow

When do you expect to buy your first battery-electric car? Take our Twitter pollWhen do you expect to buy your first battery-electric car? Take our Twitter poll

Automakers, electric utilities want electric-car tax credit extendedAutomakers, electric utilities want electric-car tax credit extended

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