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VW Electrify America plan for electric-car charging across U.S. releasedVW Electrify America plan for electric-car charging across U.S. released

John Voelcker

Two billion dollars is a lot of money. When VW Group of America agreed to fund a $2 billion project to spread zero-emission vehicle infrastructure across the U.S. as part of its settlements in the Volkswagen...

2017 Tesla Model S pricing, feature changes: breaking them down in detail2017 Tesla Model S pricing, feature changes: breaking them down in detail

John Voelcker

As its owners know, although much of the car-buying world doesn’t, Tesla doesn’t believe in the idea of model years. Rather than updating its electric cars each autumn, to correspond to a new model year, it...

Electric jet startup is backed by Boeing and JetBlueElectric jet startup is backed by Boeing and JetBlue

Green Car Reports

Seattle-based startup Zunum Aero has received funding from Boeing HorizonX and JetBlue Technology Ventures toward making its dream of electrified air travel a reality. Sometimes billed as the Tesla of the airplane industry, Zunum is developing...

Electric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go globalElectric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go global

Green Car Reports

Much like the cell-phone network industry in the mid-1990s, the electric-car charging industry is on a fast pace of network expansions and mergers. EV charging companies are on the verge of rapid global growth as utility...

Tesla trucks: semi to be shown in Sept, pickup in 18-24 monthsTesla trucks: semi to be shown in Sept, pickup in 18-24 months

John Voelcker

Relative few companies regularly make major announcements via their CEO’s Twitter account, but electric-car maker Tesla is different. From software updates to dates for new product lines, tweets from Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk routinely make news....

Luxury electric Lucid Air sedan hits 217 mph in stability testLuxury electric Lucid Air sedan hits 217 mph in stability test

John Voelcker

Only a handful of people have ridden in one outside the company, but development of the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan seems to be proceeding apace. The company said yesterday at the New York auto show...

Q: Why is Tesla worth more than GM? A: The sins of DetroitQ: Why is Tesla worth more than GM? A: The sins of Detroit

John Voelcker

It remains unclear whether Tesla will survive as an independent company, given that it’s had exactly two profitable quarters in its 12-plus years of existence. And yet, last week, Tesla briefly passed General Motors to become...

After Tesla, which automaker is best in electric cars? Poll resultsAfter Tesla, which automaker is best in electric cars? Poll results

John Voelcker

Regardless of the number of cars they’ve sold—fewer than the Renault-Nissan alliance—Tesla is undoubtedly the best-known electric-car maker in the world. It delivered 76,000 cars last year, against roughly 10 million each for Volkswagen Group, Toyota,...

First impressions of Chevy Bolt EV by Nissan Leaf driverFirst impressions of Chevy Bolt EV by Nissan Leaf driver

John Voelcker

If you’re serious about driving a green car, but not happy with your local choices, you need to move to California. The Golden State has roughly two dozen battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale, not...

Tesla Model S at 36,000 miles: Car and Driver's long-term Midwest testTesla Model S at 36,000 miles: Car and Driver's long-term Midwest test

John Voelcker

We’re long past the days when car enthusiast publications sneered at electric cars as underpowered golf carts. Much of the credit for that goes to Tesla, the first all-electric carmaker, whose Model S won the hearts...

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VW Electrify America plan for electric-car charging across U.S. releasedVW Electrify America plan for electric-car charging across U.S. released

2017 Tesla Model S pricing, feature changes: breaking them down in detail2017 Tesla Model S pricing, feature changes: breaking them down in detail

Electric jet startup is backed by Boeing and JetBlueElectric jet startup is backed by Boeing and JetBlue

Electric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go globalElectric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go global

Tesla trucks: semi to be shown in Sept, pickup in 18-24 monthsTesla trucks: semi to be shown in Sept, pickup in 18-24 months

Luxury electric Lucid Air sedan hits 217 mph in stability testLuxury electric Lucid Air sedan hits 217 mph in stability test

Q: Why is Tesla worth more than GM? A: The sins of DetroitQ: Why is Tesla worth more than GM? A: The sins of Detroit

After Tesla, which automaker is best in electric cars? Poll resultsAfter Tesla, which automaker is best in electric cars? Poll results

First impressions of Chevy Bolt EV by Nissan Leaf driverFirst impressions of Chevy Bolt EV by Nissan Leaf driver

Tesla Model S at 36,000 miles: Car and Driver's long-term Midwest testTesla Model S at 36,000 miles: Car and Driver's long-term Midwest test

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