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2019 BMW i8: larger battery, more range, plus new Roadster priced from $164,2952019 BMW i8: larger battery, more range, plus new Roadster priced from $164,295

Mark Stevenson

BMW is breathing some fresh air into its three-year-old alternative flagship to improve performance, increase range, and add some style. Revealed at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, the i8’s update (known in the industry as...

EVgo, Chargepoint annual reports show growth in electric-car chargingEVgo, Chargepoint annual reports show growth in electric-car charging

John Voelcker

Seven years and almost 800,000 cars after the first modern electric cars went on sale, there’s still a lot wrong with the national charging infrastructure in the U.S. There’s little central planning, little standardized signage or...

Faraday Future promised $1.5 billion, says FF 91 will arrive by end of this yearFaraday Future promised $1.5 billion, says FF 91 will arrive by end of this year

John Voelcker

Starting a car company is not only very, very hard—as Tesla, Fisker, and many others testify—but requires breathtaking sums of money. Now struggling Faraday Future, the electric-car startup firm whose entrepreneurial Chinese backer is facing legal...

Self-driving Tesla to make LA to NYC trip this year, Musk says, without lidarSelf-driving Tesla to make LA to NYC trip this year, Musk says, without lidar

John Voelcker

In June 2013, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he would drive a Tesla Model S electric car across the U.S. to show off the company’s new Supercharger fast-charging network. Indeed, two Tesla Model S sedans successfully...

What will get more people to consider electric cars? Twitter poll resultsWhat will get more people to consider electric cars? Twitter poll results

John Voelcker

Just shy of 200,000 plug-in electric cars were sold in the U.S. last year, their seventh year on sale. That’s the highest number yet, but still just a little more than 1 percent of the market....

Life with Tesla Model S: coast to coast in a new 100D (and how it differed from my old 85)Life with Tesla Model S: coast to coast in a new 100D (and how it differed from my old 85)

David Noland

2017 Tesla Model S 100D on cross-country trip from New York to California [photo: David Noland] One of the reasons I traded in my 2013 Tesla Model S 85 last summer for a new Model S...

2018 Fiat 500e preview2018 Fiat 500e preview

John Voelcker

When the Fiat 500e electric minicar launched in 2013, its range was rated at 87 miles, but its most distinctive feature was its wickedly fun-to-drive character. Six years later, the fun driving remains the same—and the...

Where will we see the most electric-car innovation? Take our Twitter pollWhere will we see the most electric-car innovation? Take our Twitter poll

John Voelcker

It hasn’t emerged much into the public eye, but some advocates and auto-industry sources have had quiet discussions on whether the U.S. will continue to lead the world in electric-car technology in a new decade. California...

Autonomous swarming electric pods: halfway between train and car?Autonomous swarming electric pods: halfway between train and car?

John Voelcker

There are cars and trucks, and then there are trains and buses. While multi-seat vans and wagons can serve the purpose of buses carrying multiple unrelated people, a California company has come up with an entirely...

How to buy or lease an electric car: advice from owner who's done it four timesHow to buy or lease an electric car: advice from owner who's done it four times

John Voelcker

Doug Kerr, daughter Andie Kerr, fiancee Barbara Gleason; Fiat 500e, Ford Focus Electric, Fiat 500e Most shoppers seem to view visiting a franchised auto dealer to negotiate the purchase or lease of a new car with...

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2019 BMW i8: larger battery, more range, plus new Roadster priced from $164,2952019 BMW i8: larger battery, more range, plus new Roadster priced from $164,295

EVgo, Chargepoint annual reports show growth in electric-car chargingEVgo, Chargepoint annual reports show growth in electric-car charging

Faraday Future promised $1.5 billion, says FF 91 will arrive by end of this yearFaraday Future promised $1.5 billion, says FF 91 will arrive by end of this year

Self-driving Tesla to make LA to NYC trip this year, Musk says, without lidarSelf-driving Tesla to make LA to NYC trip this year, Musk says, without lidar

What will get more people to consider electric cars? Twitter poll resultsWhat will get more people to consider electric cars? Twitter poll results

Life with Tesla Model S: coast to coast in a new 100D (and how it differed from my old 85)Life with Tesla Model S: coast to coast in a new 100D (and how it differed from my old 85)

2018 Fiat 500e preview2018 Fiat 500e preview

Where will we see the most electric-car innovation? Take our Twitter pollWhere will we see the most electric-car innovation? Take our Twitter poll

Autonomous swarming electric pods: halfway between train and car?Autonomous swarming electric pods: halfway between train and car?

How to buy or lease an electric car: advice from owner who's done it four timesHow to buy or lease an electric car: advice from owner who's done it four times

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