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Electric cars will need to get cheaper to increase sales, says a new study from J.D. Power and Associates.
GE brings together electric and other alternative-fuel cars for test-driving at its new Vehicle Innovation Center.
Let the homebuying begin! You’ll go crazy for the latest record-low rates, while Facebook goes crazy over its IPO.
If you’ve been watching gas prices climb and thinking about buying an electric car to stop that sucking sound of the money rushing out of your wallet at the gas pump, then there may be additional incentives within the next year. Recently, President Barack Obama asked Congress to increase tax incentives for buyers of alternative-fuel
With all this talk about government mandates to increase the fuel economy in cars, you might think that we are destined to see an influx of hybrids, electrics and other alternative-fuel cars. While more of these types of alternative-fuel cars will be introduced in the coming years, the majority of cars are still likely to
With higher fuel economy standards on the horizon, automakers are increasingly focusing on new technologies to improve their MPG ratings while enticing car shoppers with a variety of cars in different sizes and body styles. Several automakers have recently made announcements that will improve the MPG of their line ups in ways that they believe
Car buyers who purchased hybrid cars have long enjoyed perks beyond spending less at the pump due to great fuel economy. Among the biggest additional perks were federal tax credits in the thousands of dollars for many buyers, as well as the privilege of driving in the carpool lanes in many states when driving solo.
Projections about the adoption of all-electric cars vary wildly depending on who you talk to. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set a goal of having 1 million electric cars on American roads by 2015. But not everyone is so sanguine about the prospects for the penetration of all-electric cars into
I put on my reporter hat yesterday and covered the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, still the country’s largest and most influential car show. If part of your retirement planning includes buying a car to last you a long time, my advice is to hold off for at least a year or two
Last week, I covered a conference in Detroit on plug-in electric cars and was gratified that there were more gray hairs than trendy young things. I interviewed the CEO of Protean Electric, Bob Purcell, who used to head up General Motors Co.’s advanced technology group and launched the EV1, which led the way to today’s
