Endurance Racing With Cars That Belong in a Demolition Derby
Autos worth $500 or less have competed for 15 years in a circuslike race called 24 Hours of Lemons. Now electric vehicles have been invited, with no limit on spending.
The Teenage Tinkerer Behind an E-Bike Revolution
Michael Radenbaugh dreamed up Rad Power Bikes over a decade ago in his family’s garage and now sets the pace for affordable battery-propelled bicycles.
Two New Cars, Designed From the Inside Out
Byton and Canoo offer radically distinct approaches to the way cars work for their owners. Canoo even does away with the idea of ownership.
Are Electric Cars Only for the Rich? Sacramento Is Challenging That Notion
With funding from a surprising source, Volkswagen, California is making sure low-income communities have the chance to gain access to electric vehicles.
Late, but Fashionably So, to the Electric Ball
The 2015 Soul EV, Kia’s first all-electric model in the United States, shows the advantages of hanging back and learning from other automakers’ plug-in missteps.
Electric, but Not Bragging About It
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is the company’s first battery-electric car, but it is not a spartan green vehicle. In terms of its interior fit and finish, the car will feel right at home in a Mercedes showroom. Aiming for the Hybrid’s Sweet Spot
The Ford Fusion and Honda Accord, mainstream, top-selling cars, are already available as hybrids, but now they also come as premium-priced plug-in models. Hybrid Drivers Wanted
With the 2013 Jetta Hybrid, Volkswagen has redefined hybrid-ness in a VW context. The car represents a mix of efficiency, precise handling and high-speed confidence not previously offered in a hybrid. Fisker Automotive Lays Off Majority of Employees
Facing financial difficulty, Fisker Automotive reportedly laid off 75 percent of its staff as the company attempts to recover from hard times.
Tesla Cancels Lowest-Range Version of Model S
Only 4 percent of customers chose the 40 kilowatt-hour option, according to the company.
Co-Founder and Namesake Leaves the Automaker Fisker
Fisker Automotive announced Wednesday that Henrik Fisker, its co-founder and executive chairman, had left the company because of disagreements with management. In a statement, the company said his departure was “not expected to impact the company’s pursuit of strategic partnerships and financing to support Fisker Automotive’s continued progress.” The company declined requests for interviews.
In an e-mail to Automotive News, the company attributed Mr. Fisk...
Henrik Fisker Resigns From Fisker Automotive
The company has been plagued by business and technical problems, including two recalls, disappointing fuel-economy ratings, limited all-electric range and mixed reviews of its Karma sedan.
Better Place, Proponent of E.V. Battery Swapping, Pulls Out of U.S. and Australia
Better Place, a company that provides charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, said it would concentrate on Denmark and Israel.
Any Engine You Like, but Only if It’s a Hybrid
For the C-Max, Ford Motor looked to Europe, where small cars are accepted realities of life. Then the company went “all California,” making the car only a hybrid model. Nissan Gives Leaf Owners a Preview of the 2013 Model
Owners' suggestions figured into many of the changes for the electric car.
Car Buyers Lack Interest in Electric Cars, Study Says
Mainstream car buyers don’t understand that the higher upfront cost of an electric vehicle could be recouped, at least in part, by cost savings on fuel, a new study says.
Make Way for Kilowatts: A Growing-Up Year for Plug-Ins
It has been a good year for the electrification of the automobile. No fewer than eight significant plug-in models came to market in the United States in 2012. Fisker Hires G.M.’s Former Head of Marketing
Joel Ewanick takes the position of interim chief of global sales and marketing at Fisker Automotive.
And Plug-In Makes Four: Prius’s Expanding Family
With the addition of the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, there is now an entire line of Priuses designed to be more attuned to middle-of-the-road Americans. In other words, the Prius has been Camryfied. Electric Car Owners Unfazed by Storm
Despite power failures, electric car drivers are managing to find ways to charge their batteries.