California bill to ban new fossil-fueled cars by 2040 coming in January

California state capitol, SacramentoA California lawmaker will propose a bill next month that will ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles in the state beginning in 2040. Assemblymember Phil Ting, a Democrat representing much of the Bay Area, said he plans to introduce the bill when lawmakers return for the next legislative session in Sacramento. DON'T MISS: Bill could ban...

European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-Oct 2017

2017 Volkswagen e-Golf, first drive, New York City, April 2017The more things change, the more they stay the same. Europe's October electric vehicle sales saw significant growth versus a year ago as 56 percent more battery-electric and plug-in hybrid hybrid vehicles found new homes and the Volkswagen e-Golf shot up the standings. But, atop that growing mountain of change remains a familiar face: the Renault...

Volkswagen ID electric car production date now set: November 2019

Volkswagen ID electric car concept, 2016 Paris auto showSince the Dieselgate scandal broke more than two years ago, Volkswagen has spent a great deal of time talking about its plans for electric cars. It has rolled out three concept vehicles within the new Volkswagen ID family, and discussed its dedicated electric-car architecture that will underpin all of them. Now, the company has committed to a date...

VW Dieselgate exec Schmidt gets maximum jail sentence: 7 years

Oliver SchmidtA Volkswagen manager who pleaded guilty to deceiving regulators in the United States over the emissions of the company's TDI diesel engines has been sentenced to the maximum penalty of seven years in prison and the maximum fine of $400,000. "This crime ... attacks and destroys the very foundation of our economic system," said federal court judge...

Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, Nov 2017: the vaulting Chevy Volt

2017 Chevrolet Volt in Vancouver, BC, CanadaA record 582 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids were sold in Canada last month, two months after Chevy delivered a then-record 483 Volts in September. The achievement is even more impressive considering Canadian car sales dropped by 15 percent between the two months, as the industry enters its slow season. The November Volt sales are more than the 536...

Judge sides with Tesla, slams dealer association in Missouri

Tesla Store Los Angeles [photo: Misha Bruk / MBH Architects]Since Tesla began selling electric cars directly to customers throughout the U.S., the electric-vehicle maker has had to play franchise-law whack-a-mole in multiple state courts. On Tuesday, Tesla scored a decisive victory when the Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that would have left Tesla without a state dealer license...