electric vehicles

Fewer than 1% of the nearly half million school buses on the roads in the U.S. ran on electricity as of the end of 2023, even though this kind of clean bus has been available for years. Now, in a sign things may finally be changing, the number of electric buses operating or on order has doubled and there’s an...

Norway has the highest EV adoption rate in the world. 82% of new car sales in Norway were electric in 2023. Here’s how the Scandinavian country pulled it off.

For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations.

It’s been years since the city of Chicago has had a prolonged period of cold weather like this, and some residents are learning the hard way that electric vehicles have difficult coping with the frigid conditions too.

It’s been years since the city of Chicago has had a prolonged period of cold weather like this, and some residents are learning the hard way that electric vehicles have difficult coping with the frigid conditions too. Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.

The energy used by cars and their CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative suggests.

Illinois politicians are aiming to make the Prairie State the epicenter of the nation’s electric vehicle infrastructure, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Qualifying for the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles will be easier, based on newly proposed rules effective as of 2024.

Some car dealerships in the Chicago area are offering extended test drives for electric vehicles in an effort to better acquaint the public with them, NBC Chicago’s Kye Martin reports.

The first electric vehicles based on the Neue Klasse — or new class — architecture are set to enter production in 2025.

Electric bus, van and truck maker Proterra says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a federal court in Delaware.

Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada.

Chinese electric car brand Nio cut prices for its cars by the equivalent of $4,200 and ended free battery swaps for new buyers.

GM, like Ford, will begin installing a charging port used by Tesla, known as NACS, instead of the current industry-standard CCS in its EVs starting in 2025.

Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia. The factory would be on the site of the new electric vehicle assembly plant that Hyundai Motor Group is building near Savannah.

At first, Ford’s current electric vehicles will need an adapter to hook into the Tesla stations, which have their own connector.

According to a study, electric bikes are becoming increasingly popular around the world. In the U.S. alone, e-bike sales are outpacing electric and hybrid cars combined.

Chinese electric car exporters are starting to compete with global brands in their home markets.

Fires involving EV batteries can burn hotter and longer and require new techniques to extinguish, posing a growing challenge to first responders.