Electric Car

“I’ll be back”… “Get to the choppa!”… “Hasta la vista, baby.” Action star and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger got famous by delivering some of the best one-liners in movie history. These probably weren’t all meant to be funny, but the now …

Making good on plans revealed last year to debut an EV-exclusive car sharing service, Volkswagen is actually launching its fleet for customers debuting WeShare, a new shared service similar to Car2Go or GM’s Maven, but featuring only all-electric vehicles. In…

Do it now!  That's sleazy used car salesman Howard Kleiner back in action, this time trying to get would-be electric car buyers hyped about gas-guzzling, fossil fuel-burning cars.  Except it's surprise! former California governor, body builder, and movie st…

(Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd said on Tuesday it had opened its first plant in Canada to assemble buses for the Toronto Transit Commission, a public transport agency. The Warren Buffett-backed company said the 45,000-square-foot faci…

Electric cars are better for the environment than fossil fuel-burning vehicles, but they still rely on the grid, which can be variously dirty or clean depending on what sources it uses for its energy. The new Lightyear One is a prototype vehicle that would im…

As the electric car revolution continues on the worlds roads, the greener solution for travel could soon be taking to the skies. At the Paris Air Show this week, Israeli aircraft manufacturer unveiled Alice; the worlds first fully electric commercial airplan…

Electric cars are the future. At least, that’s the idea most automakers are banking on. Elon Musk and Tesla have shown off the immense potential for battery electric vehicles (also known as BEVs), delivering models that offer prodigious range equal to gas-pow…

India and Australia are joining together in a deal which could see Australian lithium used in the first Indian refinery to produce battery grade material for electric cars.Neometals, an Australian company with an interest in the Mt Marion lithium mine near Ka…

(Reuters) - Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer products, from iPhones to electric car motors, as well as military jet engines, satellites and lasers. Rising tensions between the United States and China have sparked concerns that Beijin…

While this doesn't mean you can simply ignore the charging network you're using, it does significantly expand your choices for topping up. EVgo said this provides access to more than 450 fast charging stations on top of its own network of 750-plus stations, n…