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Gas Prices Don't Affect Electric-Car Sales: Finally The Word Gets OutGas Prices Don't Affect Electric-Car Sales: Finally The Word Gets Out

Stephen Edelstein

When it comes to electric cars, conventional wisdom states that sales will inevitably decrease alongside gas prices. After all, the argument goes, if buyers can’t expect to save as much by cutting fuel costs, they’ll be...

2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid 'Twin Engine': First Drive2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid 'Twin Engine': First Drive

John Voelcker

By the end of this year, there will be several luxury SUV models offered in the U.S. with plug-in hybrid powertrains that let them run 12 to 20 miles on electricity alone. We’ve now driven one...

Strange Bedfellows: Consumer Groups, Koch Brothers Unite To Back Tesla StoresStrange Bedfellows: Consumer Groups, Koch Brothers Unite To Back Tesla Stores

Stephen Edelstein

War makes strange bedfellows. Over the past decade, the Koch Brothers have become a major political force, funneling money from their family company into organizations that support conservative politicians and causes–including the denial of climate change....

Tesla Gigafactory Spending: So Far, $50 Million-Plus--And Much More To ComeTesla Gigafactory Spending: So Far, $50 Million-Plus--And Much More To Come

Stephen Edelstein

Just outside Reno, Nevada, work on Tesla Motors’ massive lithium-ion cell “Gigafactory” continues. The plant meant to supply large quantities of battery cells for future electric cars is expected to cost around $5 billion, and now...

Tesla Model S Battery Life: How Much Range Loss For Electric Car Over Time?Tesla Model S Battery Life: How Much Range Loss For Electric Car Over Time?

David Noland

One of the things electric-car owners worry about is long-term battery degradation. It’s a well-established fact that lithium-ion batteries gradually lose capacity as they undergo numerous charge/discharge cycles. We owners understand that our range will gradually...

Tesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without RechargingTesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without Recharging

Stephen Edelstein

Back in December, we first received confirmation of the “3.0” update for the Tesla Roadster, the electric-car maker’s very first product, sold in the U.S. from 2008 through 2011. Tesla claimed the update would boost the...

Hellcat Driver Who Lost Drag Race To Tesla P85D Ready For RematchHellcat Driver Who Lost Drag Race To Tesla P85D Ready For Rematch

Stephen Edelstein

Last month, a Tesla Model S P85D electric car stormed silently to a drag-race victory over a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and became the talk of the Internet. The 691-horsepower all-wheel drive luxury sedan easily...

Advances In Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Offer Promise For Electric CarsAdvances In Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Offer Promise For Electric Cars

John Voelcker

Commercial uses of the element sulfur date back centuries, but it may be the key to a new generation of batteries with high theoretical energy density and relatively low cost. The principles of a lithium-sulfur battery...

When Federal Electric-Car Tax Credit Ends, Nissan Will Be Ready, Exec SaysWhen Federal Electric-Car Tax Credit Ends, Nissan Will Be Ready, Exec Says

John Voelcker

Both Nissan and General Motors are roughly one-third of the way toward sales of the maximum number of plug-in electric cars that qualify for a Federal income-tax credit of $7,500. But a Nissan executive says that...

Tesla To Offer Batteries To Consumers For Home Energy StorageTesla To Offer Batteries To Consumers For Home Energy Storage

John Voelcker

It was just a couple of sentences during Wednesday’s 2014 earnings call by Tesla Motors executives. But in it, CEO Elon Musk apparently revealed a new line of business for the company: selling or leasing lithium-ion...

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Gas Prices Don't Affect Electric-Car Sales: Finally The Word Gets OutGas Prices Don't Affect Electric-Car Sales: Finally The Word Gets Out

2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid 'Twin Engine': First Drive2016 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Hybrid 'Twin Engine': First Drive

Strange Bedfellows: Consumer Groups, Koch Brothers Unite To Back Tesla StoresStrange Bedfellows: Consumer Groups, Koch Brothers Unite To Back Tesla Stores

Tesla Gigafactory Spending: So Far, $50 Million-Plus--And Much More To ComeTesla Gigafactory Spending: So Far, $50 Million-Plus--And Much More To Come

Tesla Model S Battery Life: How Much Range Loss For Electric Car Over Time?Tesla Model S Battery Life: How Much Range Loss For Electric Car Over Time?

Tesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without RechargingTesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without Recharging

Hellcat Driver Who Lost Drag Race To Tesla P85D Ready For RematchHellcat Driver Who Lost Drag Race To Tesla P85D Ready For Rematch

Advances In Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Offer Promise For Electric CarsAdvances In Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Offer Promise For Electric Cars

When Federal Electric-Car Tax Credit Ends, Nissan Will Be Ready, Exec SaysWhen Federal Electric-Car Tax Credit Ends, Nissan Will Be Ready, Exec Says

Tesla To Offer Batteries To Consumers For Home Energy StorageTesla To Offer Batteries To Consumers For Home Energy Storage

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