Electric Cars 143 Stories

Electric cars and other vehicles could eliminate a big source of climate change if they become widespread enough. We report on the auto, battery, and even aircraft companies working on the EV craze.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire.

Election 2020

Climate change? Elizabeth Warren has a ($3 trillion) plan for that.

But it’s hard to see how her bold proposals would pass even if she does win the presidency.

by James Temple
2020-02-14T04:00:01-05:00

Republicans are applying a Band-Aid on the problem of climate change.

Climate Change

Why Democrats shouldn’t reject the GOP’s climate “innovation agenda”

But they do need to keep pushing for far faster and bolder policies, too.

by James Temple
2020-02-08T06:00:56-05:00

Tesla Cybertruck v. Rivian R1T

Climate Change

The Rivian pickup’s real edge over Tesla’s Cybertruck isn’t its battery

The electric vehicle startup’s platform approach helped it raise nearly $3 billion this year.

by James Temple
2019-12-23T15:07:13-05:00

Photograph of an EV charging station

Climate Change

Why the electric-car revolution may take a lot longer than expected

An MIT analysis finds that steady declines in battery costs will stall in the next few years.

by James Temple
2019-11-19T00:00:26-05:00

An image of bird scooters overlaid with a red X

Climate Change

Sorry, scooters aren’t so climate-friendly after all

A look at the full lifetime emissions of the vehicles call into question the ecological assumptions around “micromobility.”

by James Temple
2019-08-02T08:00:43-04:00

A 2019 Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid.

Climate Change

Automakers have agreed with California to make more efficient cars, in a rebuke to Trump

by James Temple
2019-07-25T11:02:14-04:00

Toyota's Mirai, a fuel-cell sedan.

Climate Change

Toyota plans to launch its first full EVs, in a deal with China’s BYD

by James Temple
2019-07-19T15:01:24-04:00

Tesla's Gigafactory 2.

Climate Change

Tesla’s trumpeted solar shingles are a flop

by James Temple
2019-05-15T15:24:08-04:00

Climate Change

Why two wheels are better than four in India’s electric vehicle push

EVs represent a tiny share of the nation’s auto market, but efforts to electrify scooters and rickshaws may begin to change that.

by James Temple
2019-04-08T07:00:00-04:00

China-based NIO's ES6 electric SUV.

Climate Change

China is leaving the US in the dust on electric-vehicle chargers

by James Temple
2019-02-05T16:39:40-05:00

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