Electric Car

Image copyrightGetty Images In the 1950s, the New York subway faced a problem that will be familiar to users of public transport all over the world. At peak times, it was overcrowded; at other times, the trains were empty. The mayor commissioned a report…

Elon Musk, left, announces plans to build a Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin at Auto Bild magazine's ... Golden Steering Wheel award ceremony. Auto Bild via Youtube Tesla is still putting the finishing touches on its first Chinese auto plant, but that isn…

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday the electric-car maker is going to build a new vehicle factory as well as an engineering and design center in the German capital, Berlin. He said in an awards ceremony in Germany the factory will be nea…

MUMBAI: State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited’s (EESL) move to electrify government employees’ car fleet has fallen short of its ambitions with the company set to close its tender for 10,000 electric cars at the end of March 2020 with an expected pro…

Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Reinvent the Battery

Kilowatt Hours Just to make things more confusing, we have another kilowatt-based measurement. Kilowatt hours are equivalent to battery size and give you the range in an electric car. Most EV spec sheets list the range possible, but the kWh number for the ca…

Britain faces a new waste crisis from a battery mountain caused by the growing use of electric cars, according to an academic study. Researchers have calculated that the one million electric cars sold in 2017 alone will produce 250,000 metric tons, or half a…

Lyft is planning a significant expansion of its autonomous car testing program. The company is opening a new testing facility, adding vehicles to its fleet, and racking up more test miles. Like rival Uber, Lyft believes self-driving cars are the future of rid…

With hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell cars already in its lineup, Hyundai has the eco-friendly bases covered. Now the Korean automaker is planning to expand its lineup of green cars. Hyundai is aiming to have 13 new or updated …

Just call it the king of efficiency. Steven Ewing/Roadshow Step aside, Hyundai Ioniq Electric, there's a new efficiency champ in town. EPA estimates have officially made the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range-Plus the most efficient electric car on sale in the US…