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Auto racing goes electric

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 14, 2017
The Formula E circuit lets car makers test their electric vehicles and promote their products to buyers.
A race car for Formula E.
Courtesy of Formula E
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Tesla skips prototype phase to get Model 3 to market faster

by Adam Allington
Apr 24, 2017
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for taking big risks. It’s a reputation that helped him raise billions of dollars for his various companies over the years. Musk’s latest gamble is a decision to fast-track the assembly-line strategy for the new Tesla Model 3 electric car. Typically, carmakers do a prototype buildout before going to […]
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Portable solar units fill the electric charging void

by Jed Kim
Mar 27, 2017
It could take years to build up electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Meanwhile, options exist.
The EV Arc is a solar array that charges electric vehicles, providing as much as 220 miles' worth of electricity each day.
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Tesla outgrows a sweet perk: no free charging for new Tesla buyers

by Jed Kim
Nov 8, 2016
New buyers will be capped at 1,000 miles of electricity a year.
A Tesla electric-powered sedan stands at a Tesla charging staiton at a highway reststop along the A7 highway near Rieden, Germany.   
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Gas prices are down, but electric vehicles are in

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 28, 2016
GM's Pam Fletcher sits down with Kai Ryssdal to discuss investing in electric vehicles
General Motors Company CEO Mary Barra and Mark Reuss, executive vice president arrive in a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt at a press conference at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 11, 2016. 
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Georgia EV sales sputter without tax credit

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 20, 2016
A change in state policy is causing Georgians to reconsider electric vehicles.
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Here's how Volvo plans to eliminate car fatalities by 2020

by David Brancaccio
Nov 23, 2015
Volvo's North America CEO says autonomous driving is about safety and saving time.
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Banking on the electric-car battery boom

by Scott Tong
Feb 10, 2015
In his new book, Steve LeVine details what sparks battery innovation.
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Tesla is disrupting more than just the car business

by Adam Allington
Feb 6, 2015
Its battery factory may slash Tesla prices as company takes aim at solar industry.
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A better battery is hard to invent

by Scott Tong
Oct 17, 2014
Better batteries are the key to better consumer electronics and electric cars.
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