Electric Car

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…

Statistically, electric cars are far less likely to catch fire than their gasoline-powered brethren. That said, traditional cars dont tend to catch fire for seemingly no reason at all, which, for reasons that remain murky, has happened a handful of times to e…

Shares of Chinese electric-car maker NIO (NYSE:NIO) have fallen sharply since the company reported on May 28 that it lost $395.23 million in the first quarter of 2019. NIO's first-quarter revenue and deliveries both declined significantly from the fourth quar…

Father of China's Electric-Car Industry Says His Friend Elon Musk Will Challenge Local Automakers

AT TESLA'S ANNUAL shareholders meeting on June 11th Elon Musk was as ebullient as ever. But its shares, which started the year above $300, have plunged close to $200 and its bonds recently traded at an all-time low of close to 80 cents on the dollar. Deliveri…