New York to add solar to transportation hubs

MTA 207TH Street rail yard [CREDIT - Fan Railer - Wikimedia Commons]Electric cars and public transportation go together in more ways than one. In the latest example, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to add solar panels to the rooftops of its rail yards and bus depots to help feed the local power grid. READ MORE: Forget light poles, British firm to build chargers from cable boxes The MTA...

West Coast charging corridor may expand to trucks

Tesla SemiEven as installations of fast and public chargers for electric cars have taken off, they have not kept pace with the number of new electric cars automakers have sold. Now states and utilities are trying to get ahead of a potential similar problem for trucks. Following on an earlier model for the West Coast Electric Highway, a network of...

Tesla investor provides a look inside new Roadster

2020 Tesla RoadsterAt Tesla's self-driving event for investors on Monday afternoon, the company revealed another tidbit: a glimpse of its upcoming second-generation Roadster. The company parked the new Roadster at the event, and for the first time let outsiders (at least those who have invested significant sums) open the doors and sit in it. The prototype was not...

2018 Karma Reveros recalled for side curtain airbag issue

2019 Karma Revero Aliso EditionKarma issued a stop sale on new 2018 Karma Reveros following a recall for defective air bags. The side curtain airbags have a defective rollover sensor, the company said, and may not deploy in a rollover accident. Side curtain airbags are a key safety feature in a rollover, because when they deploy, they can keep occupants heads from hitting the...

Colorado bill aims to fine ICEholes who block charging spots

2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV at Whole Foods, Frisco, ColoradoAs one of the top states in the nation for electric-car sales, Colorado hopes to do something about charging problems. In the state's General Assembly, the House passed a bill on Friday to fine drivers who park non-electric cars in any electric-car charging space $150, statewide. The bill is now headed to the state Senate. As electric cars, and...

Ford invests $500M in Rivian to tackle Tesla, future electric vehicles

Rivian R1T electric pickup conceptElectric vehicle company Rivian announced on Wednesday that Ford has invested $500 million in it, in return for Rivian's help developing a new electric Ford model. Rivian recently took $700 million in investment from Amazon and others. Rivian reportedly held talks with General Motors earlier in the year. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told Bloomberg at...