Pay to pollute: Emissions charges take effect in London

Ubitricity electric-car charging cordOn Monday, drivers of older gas and diesel cars in Britain were hit with new fees if they want to drive those cars into the city center in London. The new emissions charge of 12.5 British pounds ($16.30), follows similar charges on older vehicles in Paris, although it so far applies only to the same 8-square-mile area as London's central...

Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions for emissions credits

Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit in EuropeChrysler and Tesla aren't known for having much in common. Tesla builds nothing but pure electric cars, with no tailpipes. Chrysler was the first among American car companies to abandon its car lineup and focus on building big, heavy, thirsty SUVs and pickups. That has put Fiat Chrysler in a bind with emissions regulators around the world, where...

Karma Revero gets more power, BMW 3-cylinder

Redesigned Karma Revero teaserThe Karma Revero is getting a long-needed update later this year, and the company has just revealed a few details. You'll recall that the Revero is the continuation of the original Fisker Karma, which went on sale in 2011. The company and its manufacturing facilities for the Karma were bought out by a Chinese company. Now the company is named...

Ford Explorer Plug-In Hybrid released for Europe

2019 Ford Explorer Plug-In HybridFord made big news with its new Escape Hybrid and plug-in hybrid last Tuesday, but they weren't the only new plug-in SUVs the company announced. In the same announcement in Europe, the company revealed a new plug-in hybrid Explorer that will go on sale there later this year. DON'T MISS: 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid signals the start of a big...

German prosecutors find collusion between automakers over diesel emissions

Exhaust emissions from tailpipe [photo: Simone Ramella, 2005, used under Creative Commons 2.0]The Mueller report may not show collusion between Russia and President Trump's campaign, but European anti-trust regulators say they have found collusion among German automakers to avoid cleaning up tailpipe emissions. On Friday, anti-trust regulators for the European Union charged BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen with colluding to block the...

Towing a camper with a Tesla Model X: Thank Elon for Superchargers!

Fred and Jenny Hooper's 2018 Tesla Model X camping with R-Pod trailer in Sanford, FloridaTowing a camper with an electric SUV may be the ultimate test of any fast-charger network. And, for one couple at least, Tesla has passed. “We were like pioneers in a Conestoga wagon,” says Fred Hooper a Pennsylvanian veterinarian, who, with his wife Jenny, just returned from a 7,700 mile, 45-day trip around the southeastern U.S. in a...