Genesis to offer high-end electric luxury coupe; so long, V-8

Hyundai Vision G (HCD-16) conceptTesla has made an unexpected success out of its pioneering luxury electric vehicles, which offer a healthy dose of performance for good measure. Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand, while taking a couple pages from Lexus for its launch strategy, may be following a similar path to Tesla for a future sport coupe. The Australian outlet Drive reports a V-8...

Jeep Yuntu Concept for Shanghai may have plug-in hybrid powertrain

Jeep Yuntu concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show    [photo: Ronan Glon]The Jeep Yunto Concept made its debut Wednesday at the Shanghai auto show, and it appears to be a plug-in hybrid. The automaker has been tight-lipped about the concept's drivetrain, but the vehicle on display in China clearly shows "PHEV" badges on the front doors. No surprise there, as the Chinese government is currently pushing alternative fuel...

Tesla recalls 53,000 Model S, Model X electric cars for parking-brake issue

2016 Tesla Model STesla has issued a voluntarily recall for roughly 53,000 of its Model S and Model X electric cars to address an issue in which the parking brake might stick in the engaged position. The recall was first reported yesterday by CNBC. The vehicles affected were built between February and October of 2016, and 31,000 of them were sold in the U.S. It is...

Ending tax credits would kill electric-car market, Edmunds says

2017 Nissan Leaf  The electric-car market may be in for a serious downturn when current federal tax incentives end, assuming the Trump administration declines to extend them, according to a new analysis. In 2010, the government began offering tax credits of $2,500 to $7,500 to the first 200,000 U.S. buyers of plug-in electric vehicles from each automaker. Those...

Most Fords will be hybrid or electric by 2025 … in China

2012 Ford Focus Electric launch, New York City, January 2011 - Nancy GioiaFord has aggressive electrification plans for China. In a recent announcement, the U.S. automaker said that 70 percent of the vehicles it sells in the country by 2025 will be hybrids—either plug-in or conventional—or fully electric. Ford builds vehicles in China through a joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Company, and the...