Electric Cars

In 2011, Mission Motorcycles set the record for fastest electric motorcycle lap of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. And while the record still stands, the San Francisco-based company is no more. ALSO SEE: Porsche Mission E Electric Sedan Concept: 310-Mile Range, 15-Minute Charging--Live Photos &...

Audi is working on an electric crossover SUV designed to challenge Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X. The vehicle, expected to be badged a Q6, won’t arrive until early 2018, but at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show we are being treated with an early look in the form of the e-tron...

Los Angeles is looking a bit greener today. No, it's not because the city's finally solved its ongoing (lack of) water issues. Instead, the LAPD is adding a whole bunch of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to its fleet. Alongside the 128 plug-ins, the 160 electric vehicles make up the largest...

If you ever wanted to know what a Porsche ten years down the track might be like, look no further than the Mission E concept car unveiled moments ago. It’s a sleek, mid-size sedan that looks almost like an elongated 911, and Porsche boasts that the concept develops more than 600 horsepower...

Jaguar Land Rover is fully embracing the concept of vehicle electrification and has already developed a series of technology demonstrators that will be used to test various systems that one day could be offered to customers. The vehicles are all described as concepts, though they hint at...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] didn't invent the electric car. But the California startup was the first to successfully pitch EVs as luxury status symbols, and that marketing breakthrough has left the company with a target on its back. Mercedes-Benz recently confirmed a Tesla competitor will be coming...

Right now, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has the high-end electric market all to itself—but that's about to change. In an interview with Germany's Auto Moto und Sport, development chief Thomas Weber revealed company is working on a vehicle to battle head-to-head with Elon Musk's sexy sedan. At...

Yesterday we got our first look at Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] highly anticipated Model X electric SUV thanks to some leaked shots taken from a special configurator set up for early bird customers that reserved the Model X Signature launch edition. The Signature cars are the first to come off...

Late last year we told you that Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] was developing some upgrades for its Roadster, one of which would be a new battery pack. Well, the company has just released details for the battery upgrade along with the all-important pricing information. ALSO SEE: Tesla Model X Production...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than three years since Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] first showed us a concept of its Model X and opened up the reservation book for the electric SUV. Tesla still hasn’t unveiled the model in production guise but a special online configurator...

Over in Japan, electric car company Green Lord Motors (GLM) is raising a toast. Founded in 2010 by a group of Kyoto University graduates, the company has just successfully raised $14 million in funding, according to Tech In Asia. This comes after a recent round of funding that saw $6.6 million...

When Consumer Reports tests a vehicle, it provides a score for that vehicle along a set point scale. The folks at the influential magazine, already fans of Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S, just tested the latest Model S P85D and somehow it earned a score of 103... out of 100 points. The car was...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has confirmed plans to launch a new Roadster in 2019, and one of the car’s potential rivals may be from a new electric car company being put together in China. This new company is no fly-by-night startup, though. It’s the brainchild of Chinese billionaire Jia...

French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroën is in the midst of forming a new premium brand called DS. At present the brand is focused on the Chinese market, where most of its models are sold, but slowly it will offer its growing lineup of cars in other markets, perhaps even in the United States at...

At the Shanghai Auto Show in April, Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer alluded to a possible all-electric version of the Rapide four-door and last week he confirmed it to Automotive News (subscription required). Speaking at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this past weekend, Palmer said the car would...

In its second quarter financial results announced earlier in the month, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] revealed that it had burned through $1.12 billion over the first six months of this year. Given the number of projects the company is working on, such as the Model X arriving this fall as well as the...

Audi is working on an electric SUV to challenge Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X, and today the German automaker marked a major milestone in the vehicle’s gestation. We are, of course, talking about the Q6 e-tron, which will be previewed in concept form at next month’s Frankfurt...

There's no indication when—or if—this Tesla charger prototype will go on sale. It's undeniably cool, however, and as autonomous cars begin to make their way to market, a charging system that doesn't require any human action is certainly attractive. Obviously, this solution would be...

If you weren't already aware, we're sort of fans of the original Chevrolet Volt. It rarely needs to take on more fuel, but it does have the benefit of completely eliminating the sort of range anxiety one might have with a pure EV. Additionally, its low center of gravity actually allows it to corner...

Last year, some hackers in China proved that the Tesla Model S was a hackable machine. In the wake of some more recent hackable automotive news, it shouldn't be quite as surprising that such a connected car like the Model S is exploitable. Still, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] seems to be far more in...