Electric

DETROIT - The U.S. government may change the rules for the gas mileage estimates that car buyers see on window stickers after finding that fuel economy figures for Ford's C-Max gas-electric hybrid were inflated. The Environmental Protection Agency, which monitors mileage testing, said Thursday that it will cut the C-Max's …

Tesla has added a supercharging station at its Freemont manufacturing facility for the public to use twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. "I was so excited to get the email that the supercharger is over here," said Jain, who was joined by his 12-year-old daughter, Pragya. "We …

While the vast majority of global manufacturers putting more and more emphasis on hybrid engines, plug-in hybrid, electric or fuel cells, the Fiat-Chrysler group does not intend to follow this trend. This was confirmed by Bob Lee, head of engine development, in an interview he gave to the magazine Automotive …

BMW has released the preliminary specs of its first plug-in electric hybrid sports car. The vehicle will be powered by a compact three-cylinder gasoline engine combined with an electric drive system and a lithium-ion battery which can be recharged at a standard household power socket. Power output will be rated …

Ford says early data gathered from its MyFord Mobile app indicates that 60 percent of all plug in hybrid trips are being make using electricity alone. Owners can download the MyFord Mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Store and use it to track and record their driving …

Ford and Toyota will not pursue hybrid technology for pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles together, according to a report from Reuters. The duo has been studying the feasibility of such a partnership since 2011. Instead, Ford plans to develop its own hybrid drive system for use by the end of …

GM CEO Dan Akerson is worried about upstart electric carmaker Tesla Motors. He’s so worried that Tesla’s success in the electric market is going to hurt GM that he put together an internal team to study Tesla and make sure the 104-year old behemoth doesn’t get left behind. GM has …

A Toyota executive made the statement this month that electric cars 'make little sense' unless the power that motivates them is drawn from a 'clean' source. This comment was reported by Responding to Climate Change, and while the individual in question, Didier Stevens, isn't one of the bigwigs at the …

MONTREAL - Bombardier's electric transit technology will be tested next winter on buses in Montreal, followed in early 2014 on an urban route used by passengers in the German city of Mannheim. The transportation giant's Primove technology is designed to allow buses to be charged by underground induction stations when …

If you've been following the Tesla motors saga, you probably know by now that Elon Musk's company has a bit of a checkered past. No longer producing any vehicles, but eternally promising the Model S' debut at some point in the near future, the question of what precisely has been …