Tesla and Chrysler trade barbs about paying back Uncle Sam 3:34 pm U.S. ET | May 23, 2013  Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter today to respond to Chrysler's barb that Tesla wasn't the first American automaker to repay the federal government for aid.... Read More »
Small BMW team rethought electric cars for huge citiesMay 23, 2013 06:01 CET  Nearly six years ago, BMW's Project i began to position the automaker for the future. Project i chief Ulrich Kranz explained how the idea of a carbon-body car for megacities emerged from his team.... Read More »
Tesla pays back balance of DOE loan 10:48 am U.S. ET | May 22, 2013  Tesla Motors said it paid off the entire balance of its federal government loan given as part of a Department of Energy program to spur development of alternative energy vehicles.... Read More »
Tesla Motors may repay U.S. loan by Wednesday, Musk says 10:41 pm U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Tesla Motors may repay its federal Department of Energy loan as early as Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said in a message on Twitter on Monday.... Read More »
REUTERS NEWS ANALYSIS The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill 11:43 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Apart from the recent success of Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle sector has been one of the biggest duds in clean tech. It's all part of green energy's mid-life crisis.... Read More »
Small BMW team rethought electric cars for huge cities 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Nearly six years ago, BMW AG's Project i began to position the automaker for the future. In an interview with Automobilwoche, a German language sibling to Automotive News, Project i chief Ulrich Kranz explained how the idea of a carbon-body car for megacities emerged from his team.... Read More »
Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 18, 2013  Elon Musk was fresh off the sale of PayPal and starting another business, commercial rocket service Space Exploration Technologies, when he met kindred spirit JB Straubel. Their shared belief that consumer electronics advances could be applied to more earthly modes of transport is a cornerstone of Tesla Motors.... Read More »
Bosch launches residential EV charger in U.S. for under $450May 10, 2013 06:01 CET  A unit of German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH said it will begin selling an electric-vehicle residential charging station in the United States for a retail price below $450.... Read More »
Tesla Model S wins high praise from Consumer Reports 6:00 am U.S. ET | May 9, 2013  The all-electric Tesla Model S sports car received the highest score in Consumer Reports' ratings -- a 99 out of 100 -- along with widespread plaudits from the magazine's automotive testing staff.... Read More »
Bosch launches residential EV charger for under $450 4:52 pm U.S. ET | May 9, 2013  A unit of German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH said it will begin selling an electric-vehicle residential charging station for a retail price below $450.... Read More »
LG Chem to start production at Mich. car battery plant in July 1:52 pm U.S. ET | May 6, 2013 South Korean battery maker LG Chem plans to begin commercial production at its Michigan factory in July and will initially supply its products to General Motors' Volt electric vehicles.... Read More »
Ford sees Thai operations as export hub for southeast Asia 6:34 pm U.S. ET | May 5, 2013  Ford's factories in Thailand are capable of producing eight times more vehicles than it sells. With help from a Thai government program, the automaker plans to make sure the excess capacity doesn't become a liability like at its plants in Europe.... Read More »
Tesla probed over stock trading plans, report says 12:35 pm U.S. ET | April 30, 2013  Federal prosecutors have sent subpoenas to Tesla Motors asking for documents and e-mails relating to a trading plan that allows executives to sell company stock, The Wall Street Journal said today, citing a person familiar with the probe.... Read More »
Automakers pitch green cars for saving money, not the planet 8:23 am U.S. ET | April 28, 2013  Nissan is joining General Motors and Tesla Motors, the largest sellers of rechargeable autos in North America, in promoting the money-saving benefits of battery-powered cars over saving the planet.... Read More »
Tesla Model S topped Chevy's Volt in Q1 sales 2:59 pm U.S. ET | April 26, 2013  Tesla Motors is North America's rechargeable auto sales leader so far this year as its Model S sedan passed GM's Chevrolet Volt in the first quarter.... Read More »
Chevy Spark EV rated at 119 mpg with 82-mile range 12:06 pm U.S. ET | April 24, 2013  General Motors says its Chevrolet Spark EV will get the equivalent of 119 mpg in combined city and highway driving, the best efficiency of any car sold to retail buyers in the United States. The 2014 Spark EV, which will be launched this summer in California and Oregon, will have an EPA-rated range of 82 miles when fully charged, GM said.... Read More »
Henrik Fisker: 'Confluence of events' led to company's downfallApril 24, 2013 06:01 CET  Henrik Fisker's testimony before the U.S. Congress today will paint the automaker he founded as a victim of "a confluence of events" and as an enterprise that is capable of being saved.... Read More »
Henrik Fisker: 'Confluence of events' led to company's downfall 3:29 pm U.S. ET | April 23, 2013  Henrik Fisker's congressional testimony on Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will paint the automaker he founded as a victim of "a confluence of events" and as a still-salvageable enterprise.... Read More »
LG Chem aims to start U.S. car battery plant later this year 9:48 am U.S. ET | April 19, 2013 South Korea's LG Chem aims to start production at its Michigan car battery factory in the second half of this year, two executives said today, as the firm tries to revive the plant's fortunes despite slow demand for electric vehicles.... Read More »
Toyota hybrid sales gain as U.S. demand offsets slump in Japan 9:37 am U.S. ET | April 17, 2013  Toyota, the world’s biggest maker of hybrid vehicles, boosted first-quarter sales of dual-powered autos as a jump in overseas demand outweighed a drop in Japan, where government subsidies expired last year.... Read More »
California regulator scolds carmakers on EV petition 12:25 pm U.S. ET | April 16, 2013 Automakers are undermining the progress they're making in expanding the market for electric cars and other zero-emission vehicles by petitioning against California's mandates, a state regulator said today.... Read More »
Lithium batteries fail to deliver, must be safer, regulators told 2:19 pm U.S. ET | April 11, 2013 Lithium ion battery sales and performance have fallen far short of forecasts, and better technology is needed to improve their safety, battery experts told federal regulators today.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Rethinking the lithium ion battery revolution over cost, safety 11:12 am U.S. ET | April 10, 2013  On the eve of a Washington forum, a growing number of engineers say the lithium ion battery revolution in cars and other products has stalled, undercut by high costs, technical complexity and safety concerns.... Read More »
Probe of U.S. electric-car loans pledged by Republican Issa 12:11 pm U.S. ET | April 10, 2013  A House panel chairman said he'll accelerate a probe into the Energy Department's loans for alternative-fuel vehicles after Fisker Automotive dismissed most of its workers and hired bankruptcy lawyers.... Read More »
Fisker lays off 75% of its employees amid financial woes 12:20 pm U.S. ET | April 5, 2013  Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid sports car maker grappling with financial woes, today laid off 75 percent of its more than 200 employees. About 53 senior managers and executives have been retained to pursue buyers for the company's assets.... Read More »
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