Which electric car will sell best in 2018? Take our Twitter poll

2017 Tesla Model 3, in photo tweeted by Elon Musk on July 9, 2017OK, now the 2018 Nissan Leaf has made its debut, and we know the prices, specifications, and standard and optional features of the updated electric car with a projected 150 miles of range. Deliveries of the 2018 Leaf will start early next year, but meanwhile the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV has been on sale throughout the U.S. since the end of July and...

Shell bashes bans on gasoline cars, proposes carbon pricing instead

Shell fuel station in EuropeThe prospect of bans on gasoline and diesel new-car sales have become a much greater threat not only to automakers but to oil companies as well, now that China has said it is studying such a move. The world's largest car market has not announced any timetables for such a ban, which will likely be implemented to give domestic automakers the maximum...

Tesla is designing its own computer chip for self-driving cars: report

Tesla Enhanced AutopilotEarly last year, with promises of self-driving cars in owners' hands well before any competitor, development of the Tesla Autopilot system for the maker's electric cars was proceeding nicely. Then, in May 2016, a dedicated Tesla owner was killed in a Florida crash when his Tesla Model S, operating on Autopilot, hit a tractor-trailer rig broadside...

Porsche Mission E electric sport sedan: 200-mile recharge in 15 minutes

Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto ShowWhile there have been lots of concept cars and production announcements, the first serious German competitor to the Tesla Model S and Model X won't arrive for at least another year. And what could prove the most potent of them all—the production version of the stunning Porsche Mission E concept car revealed two years ago—won't go into...

Porsche Mission E electric sport sedan: 200-mile recharge in 15 minutes

Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto ShowWhile there have been lots of concept cars and production announcements, the first serious German competitor to the Tesla Model S and Model X won't arrive for at least another year. And what could prove the most potent of them all—the production version of the stunning Porsche Mission E concept car revealed two years ago—won't go into...