Category: Electric Car News

The Nascar season opener will be called the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona and will be run on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

When power flickers, so does consumer enthusiasm. Yet some manufacturers are pushing ahead with the idea that a profound need exists.

Fisker Automotive has filed a lawsuit against its insurance company after being denied coverage for 338 Karma plug-in hybrids that were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy.

The E.P.A. says the Fusion Energi can get the equivalent of 108 miles per gallon in city driving.

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.

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.

Jaguar is dropping its plans to build hybrid supercars based on the C-X75 concept.

The first batteries, which Nissan began producing in Smyrna in October, have gone through the required aging process, which takes several weeks; and now they are ready to receive a charge, a Nissan spokesman said.

The first batteries, which Nissan began producing in Smyrna in October, have gone through the required aging process, which takes several weeks; and now they are ready to receive a charge, a Nissan spokesman said.

David Metcalf said in an interview that he averaged 25 or 26 miles an hour, with a top speed around 37 m.p.h.

The sale of A123, a battery maker, to Wanxiang Group, a Chinese auto parts maker, is the latest acquisition of an American energy and manufacturing company by a Chinese firm.

Vaclav Smil looks at an inevitable megadisaster, electric cars and fertilizer fears.

Ford says, "Early C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid customers praise the vehicles and report a range of economy figures, including some reports above 47 m.p.g."

Ford says, "Early C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid customers praise the vehicles and report a range of economy figures, including some reports above 47 m.p.g."

The Fusion beat out finalists that included the 2013 Dodge Dart Aero, Mazda CX-5 Skyactiv, the Toyota Prius C and Ford's other fuel-sipper, the C-Max.

The Fusion beat out finalists that included the 2013 Dodge Dart Aero, Mazda CX-5 Skyactiv, the Toyota Prius C and Ford's other fuel-sipper, the C-Max.

The original Batmobile from the 1966 TV series "Batman" is going up for sale.