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Ford CEO Mark Fields confirms 200-mile electric car coming (updated)Ford CEO Mark Fields confirms 200-mile electric car coming (updated)

John Voelcker

What a difference a week makes. In late April, Ford’s director of electrification programs and engineering, Kevin Layden, said the 100-mile range of the 2017 Ford Focus Electric would suffice for most drivers. But then on...

Tesla says it will build 500K cars a year by end of 2018; can it?Tesla says it will build 500K cars a year by end of 2018; can it?

John Voelcker

Tesla Model 3 When Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said two years ago that the electric-car maker planned to be building half a million cars a year by the end of 2020, it seemed an ambitious...

Is China the key to all those Tesla Model 3 deposits?Is China the key to all those Tesla Model 3 deposits?

Stephen Edelstein

So far, around 400,000 people have put down refundable deposits for the Tesla Model 3 electric car, according to the company. That’s an impressive amount of interest considering Tesla Motors has yet to show the final...

Another study confirms electric cars have lower carbon emissions, in Minnesota this timeAnother study confirms electric cars have lower carbon emissions, in Minnesota this time

John Voelcker

It’s a very reasonable question: electric cars themselves have no tailpipe emissions, but what about the power plants used to recharge them? After more than a dozen studies and five-plus years of plug-in car sales, we...

Tesla projects total 2016 sales of 80,000 to 90,000 electric carsTesla projects total 2016 sales of 80,000 to 90,000 electric cars

Stephen Edelstein

Tesla Motors projects sales of 80,000 to 90,000 electric cars in 2016, and now believes it will produce 500,000 cars per year by 2018, rather than 2020. Those two goals were revealed during Tesla’s first-quarter earnings...

Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbedChevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

John Voelcker

It’s the season of autonomous-car announcements, apparently. This week Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the Silicon Valley giant would use the Detroit automaker’s 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for its self-driving car research. Now,...

BMW loses electric-car staff to Chinese startup, says it's unaffectedBMW loses electric-car staff to Chinese startup, says it's unaffected

Stephen Edelstein

It seems that China is fast becoming a breeding ground for startups planning new electric cars. Many have been inspired by Tesla Motors, and hope to follow in the Silicon Valley company’s tire tracks by offering...

VW e-Golf likes, dislikes, and surprises: the wrap-upVW e-Golf likes, dislikes, and surprises: the wrap-up

Bengt Halvorson

We have to admit, the Volkswagen e-Golf had us rather charmed from the start. Even based on early Euro-spec prototypes, and when we pitted all-electric against diesel with our back-to-back e-Golf vs. Golf TDI test drive...

Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, April 2016: Model S sales ludicrousPlug-in electric car sales in Canada, April 2016: Model S sales ludicrous

Matthew Klippenstein

2016 Tesla Model S With the Stanley Cup destined to be won by an American team for the 23rd straight year, Canadian hockey fans seemingly spent the month of April shopping. The country’s monthly auto sales...

ChargePoint, EVgo electric-car charging networks get more investmentChargePoint, EVgo electric-car charging networks get more investment

Stephen Edelstein

It’s shaping up to be a good week for electric-car charging infrastructure. Two separate national charging networks just announced additional investments that will help them expand their operations. Both ChargePoint and NRG EVgo secured their new...

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Ford CEO Mark Fields confirms 200-mile electric car coming (updated)Ford CEO Mark Fields confirms 200-mile electric car coming (updated)

Tesla says it will build 500K cars a year by end of 2018; can it?Tesla says it will build 500K cars a year by end of 2018; can it?

Is China the key to all those Tesla Model 3 deposits?Is China the key to all those Tesla Model 3 deposits?

Another study confirms electric cars have lower carbon emissions, in Minnesota this timeAnother study confirms electric cars have lower carbon emissions, in Minnesota this time

Tesla projects total 2016 sales of 80,000 to 90,000 electric carsTesla projects total 2016 sales of 80,000 to 90,000 electric cars

Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbedChevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

BMW loses electric-car staff to Chinese startup, says it's unaffectedBMW loses electric-car staff to Chinese startup, says it's unaffected

VW e-Golf likes, dislikes, and surprises: the wrap-upVW e-Golf likes, dislikes, and surprises: the wrap-up

Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, April 2016: Model S sales ludicrousPlug-in electric car sales in Canada, April 2016: Model S sales ludicrous

ChargePoint, EVgo electric-car charging networks get more investmentChargePoint, EVgo electric-car charging networks get more investment

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