WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to increase in the United States, but the additional demand will hurt electric utilities.
LOS ANGELES, March 16 (UPI) -- The key to an electric car future could be the ability to store electric power for home use, a utility executive in California said.
DETROIT, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. car makers are striving to boost their green credentials at the Detroit auto show, industry analysts say.
LONDON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The manufacturer of the Tesla electric car says the vehicle did not run out of a charge during a race on the British TV series, "Top Gear."
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Green-tech car company Tesla Motors Inc. said Wednesday it would construct a $250 million plant in San Jose, Calif., to build zero-emission luxury sedans.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has posted a personal video on his MySpace profile to show his support for all-electric cars and to connect with his fans.
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Swiss company has rescued Norway's Think Nordic electric vehicle plant, the Aftenposten reported Friday. Kamkorp Microelectronics, which bought the Think Nordic assets from Ford Motor Co. three years ago, has agreed to inject more capital into the attem
TOKYO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. have announced plans to jointly develop a next-generation electric car and to release it in Japan in 2008.
WENDOVER, Nev., May 5 (UPI) -- High winds near Wendover, Nev., forced British engineers to delay their attempt Thursday to break the land-speed record set by an electric car.
TOKYO, March 18 (UPI) -- Toshiba said Thursday it will make motors for Ford hybrid cars in its first full-scale entry into the auto-parts market.
