electric cars

The federal EV tax credit has an uncertain fate. What car shoppers should know

5:00am December 16, 2024

Currently, drivers can get a tax credit worth up to $7,500 for buying or leasing an EV. But the incoming administration promised to roll back those credits, which they consider wasteful spending.

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This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it

12:51pm December 06, 2024

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.

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California Opens Up Telsa Charging Network To All Non-Tesla Electric Vehicles

Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter

5:00am November 22, 2024

The auto industry is embracing Tesla's charging technology in order to share its vast Supercharger network. This is going to be a slow transition — expect to see a lot of adapters.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Campaigns In Michigan

National

In Michigan, Harris hits back against Trump over his electric car attack lines

8:38pm October 04, 2024

The Trump campaign is telling Michigan that Vice President Harris would ban gas-powered cars. At a rally in Flint, she pushed back – and said Trump would be bad for the state’s best-known industry.

A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be nerve-wracking anymore

11:00am August 01, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

Many people get range anxiety thinking about taking a long car trip in an EV. But a lot of money has gone into improving roadside chargers. We tried them out for ourselves during a 1,000-mile drive.

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Tesla's Cybertruck, pictured here during its design reveal in Hawthorne, Calif., in 2019, is finally rolling out of factories a full two years after the initial delivery target.

National

After a 2-year delay, deliveries of Tesla's Cybertruck are scheduled to start Thursday

1:47pm November 30, 2023

by Emily Olson

Between its polarizing polygonal design and plenty of production hiccups, the Cybertruck has had a long and rocky road to release. Its fate on the electric pickup market remains unclear.

Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks at the launch of the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on April 26, 2022. Farley is determined to expand production of electric cars — and at the same time, to make more energy-efficient gas-powered and hybrid models.

Environment

Ford is losing a lot of money in electric cars — but CEO Jim Farley is charging ahead

10:30am August 11, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

In a wide-ranging interview, Ford's CEO shares his thoughts about his company's ramp-up in electric cars and the state of charging. (He's very happy about that Tesla deal, too.)

Northvolt battery plant in Skelleftea, Sweden.

World News

Sweden's Northvolt wants to rival China's battery dominance to power electric cars

6:00am July 01, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Northvolt's CEO says the key driver behind the startup is to make Europe self-efficient and less reliant on China for supplies.

An electric vehicle gets its battery recharged at a charge station in San Francisco on March 9. The Biden administration is spending $5 billion to build a network of chargers in a bid to get more people to buy electric cars.

Economy

How the U.S. wants to make charging electric cars (almost) as painless as pumping gas

5:00am April 30, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The U.S. has an ambitious plan to build tons of chargers in order to make charging an electric car closer to the speed and ease of pumping gas.

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An "electrified" version of the Corvette will come as early as next year, followed by a fully electric version, General Motors says.

Environment

Corvette is the next big name in cars to roll out an electric

7:06pm April 26, 2022

by Matthew S. Schwartz

An "electrified" Corvette is coming next year, with a fully electric model to follow, GM's president says. The automaker faces heavy competition in an electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla.