ELECTRIC CARS

China is exploring a new policy that would lighten some of its protectionist laws and allow electric car manufacturers like Tesla to start building their vehicles in the country.

Charging stations for electric cars are to be added across major highways in Europe, beginning in 2017.

The German automaker will change the looks and increase the range of its electric hatchback, Welt am Sonntag reported Sunday.

The electric car company plans to expand upon its Fremont, California factory real estate to meet hefty production goals.

High-tech automaker Tesla's electric vehicles are very different from other cars on the road.

The trial run testing the driverless cars launched Monday with six Audi vehicles equipped with self-driving technology and mapping systems.

Jia Yeuting, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Chinese conglomerate LeEco, has taken aim at Apple and Tesla.

Car manufacturers are moving toward hybrid and electric vehicles, and just about every company is getting on the “green” road.

Despite the Tesla CEO's opinion, reports point to 2019 as the earliest year his rival’s rumored electric vehicle will debut.

The connected, autonomous and electric vehicles that will change the auto industry are on display this week in Las Vegas.

After China's first pollution "red alert" this week, the government is regulating the number of cars on roads. But there are no restrictions on electric cars. This could prove to be a boost for an already booming electric car industry, as China is already poised to overtake the United States at the largest market for electric cars.

Ford wants to appeal to Chinese customers by focusing $1.8 billion on smart cars developed in China.

The company noted that the high production cost of the Model S also could harm its business.

Tesla will be exempt from property taxes for up to 10 years and from local sales taxes for up to 20 years, saving the company nearly $1 billion.

Electric carmaker and stock market darling Tesla Motors Inc. will report second-quarter earnings after the close on Thursday.

The entrepreneur behind Zappos has invested $10 million in a ridesharing service that combines Zipcar, Uber and Citi Bike.

Telsa says its new $35,000 electric vehicle is due out by 2017. Here are the contenders that could compete by then.

Elon Musk, the head of Tesla Motors Inc., says the electric vehicle company has opened up all of its patents in a move to spur more competition.

The factory could cost as much as $5 billion to build, employ up to 6,500 people in three states and cut battery costs by 30 percent.

The company will build a network of charging stations in China to support owners of Tesla vehicles.

The father-daughter duo left from New York and headed to Los Angeles.