Harley Davidson to offer electric motorcycle within 18 months, says CEO

Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle in The Avengers movieHarley Davidson president and CEO Matt Levatitch said Tuesday an electric motorcycle “is an active project we’re preparing to bring to market in 18 months.” Clearly the its Livewire Project, shown in the U.S. in 2014 and Europe in 2015, gave Harley the positive feedback it needed to dedicate resources to developing an electric...

When do electric-car tax credits expire? (updated for 2018)

Chevrolet Bolt EV being charged outside Go Forth electric-car showroom, Portland   [photo: Forth]In less than three months, personal income-tax returns or 2017 will be due for most U.S. adults. Some of those taxpayers will have bought a plug-in electric car last year, knowing that the Federal government offers an income-tax credit to help reduce the effective cost. But as more and more electric cars hit the roads, will electric-car shoppers...

Nissan and partners have now sold 540,000 plug-in electric vehicles

2018 Nissan LeafOf the 90 million or so new vehicles sold globally last year, plug-in electric cars made up only a tiny proportion, roughly 1 percent. But the auto industry works on long product cycles and buyers tend to be conservative, only changing the types of cars they buy if life circumstances change or there's a compelling financial reason to do so...

2018 Kia Niro preview

2018 Kia Niro Plug-In HybridMost highly fuel-efficient dedicated hybrids are compact five-door hatchbacks, the most popular vehicle segment globally. When Korean maker Kia was drawing up plans for its first dedicated hybrid vehicle, it took a different path. The wagon it came up with—it calls the Kia Niro a crossover, we disagree—has been a success in the U.S...