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VW plans to build electric cars somewhere in N America after 2020VW plans to build electric cars somewhere in N America after 2020

Stephen Edelstein

As it works toward moving past its diesel-emissions scandal, the Volkswagen Group is making ambitious plans for electric cars. By 2025, the company hopes to be selling 1 million electric cars per year, and it has...

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda to run electric-car divisionToyota CEO Akio Toyoda to run electric-car division

Stephen Edelstein

It’s now abundantly clear that Toyota is changing course when it comes to zero-emission vehicles. After years of promoting hydrogen fuel cells while shunning and disparaging battery-electric cars, the company now plans to introduce a mass-market...

Nikola One hydrogen range-extended electric truck to be unveiled tonightNikola One hydrogen range-extended electric truck to be unveiled tonight

Stephen Edelstein

The Nikola Motor Company is another vehicle manufacturer named after Nikola Tesla, but unlike a certain automaker in Silicon Valley, it plans to concentrate on electrified commercial vehicles. In May, Nikola (pronounced NEEK-oh-la) announced plans for...

Tesla a 'predator,' dealer lobby howls; second VA store OKed anywayTesla a 'predator,' dealer lobby howls; second VA store OKed anyway

Stephen Edelstein

The Virginia department of motor vehicles ruled yesterday that Tesla is eligible to open a second retail store in Virginia, in the state capitol of Richmond. Virginia franchise laws prevent automakers from operating their own dealerships,...

Lucid (nee Atieva) to build luxury electric cars in Arizona factoryLucid (nee Atieva) to build luxury electric cars in Arizona factory

Stephen Edelstein

Lucid Motors has become the latest startup automaker proposing to build electric cars in the U.S. The company—formerly known as Atieva—says it plans to break ground next year on a new factory in Casa Grande, Arizona....

BMW, Ford, Mercedes, VW Group to build electric-car fast-charging network in EuropeBMW, Ford, Mercedes, VW Group to build electric-car fast-charging network in Europe

John Voelcker

With a slew of 200-mile electric cars planned for 2018 and later, the question of how their drivers will be able to make long-distance trips is coming to the fore in a big way. Silicon Valley...

Mazda to offer electric car in 2019, maybe with range extender?Mazda to offer electric car in 2019, maybe with range extender?

Stephen Edelstein

Mazda may become the next automaker to commit to building an electric car, possibly one with a range-extending gasoline engine. That’s the gist of numerous of conversations between journalists and Mazda executives at the recent Los...

2017 Nissan Leaf preview2017 Nissan Leaf preview

Stephen Edelstein

Six years after the current-generation of the first high-volume modern battery-electric car went on sale in the U.S., the 2017 Nissan Leaf carries on virtually unchanged from the previous model year. The Leaf remains the best-selling...

Tesla to roll out Autopilot self-driving capabilities 'very soon'Tesla to roll out Autopilot self-driving capabilities 'very soon'

Stephen Edelstein

Tesla Motors will soon begin rolling out software to restore lost Autopilot driver-assistance features, its CEO says, as a prelude to what the company claims will be the launch of genuine self-driving capabilities. Last month, Tesla...

Faraday Future halts factory work, hopes to resume early 2017 (update)Faraday Future halts factory work, hopes to resume early 2017 (update)

Stephen Edelstein

Faraday Future’s ambitious plans to launch a production electric car in less than two years appear to have hit a snag. Before the Chinese-backed startup can begin production, it needs to complete a new factory in...

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VW plans to build electric cars somewhere in N America after 2020VW plans to build electric cars somewhere in N America after 2020

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda to run electric-car divisionToyota CEO Akio Toyoda to run electric-car division

Nikola One hydrogen range-extended electric truck to be unveiled tonightNikola One hydrogen range-extended electric truck to be unveiled tonight

Tesla a 'predator,' dealer lobby howls; second VA store OKed anywayTesla a 'predator,' dealer lobby howls; second VA store OKed anyway

Lucid (nee Atieva) to build luxury electric cars in Arizona factoryLucid (nee Atieva) to build luxury electric cars in Arizona factory

BMW, Ford, Mercedes, VW Group to build electric-car fast-charging network in EuropeBMW, Ford, Mercedes, VW Group to build electric-car fast-charging network in Europe

Mazda to offer electric car in 2019, maybe with range extender?Mazda to offer electric car in 2019, maybe with range extender?

2017 Nissan Leaf preview2017 Nissan Leaf preview

Tesla to roll out Autopilot self-driving capabilities 'very soon'Tesla to roll out Autopilot self-driving capabilities 'very soon'

Faraday Future halts factory work, hopes to resume early 2017 (update)Faraday Future halts factory work, hopes to resume early 2017 (update)

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