Electric Vehicles

The effort was announced at the closing of the Energy Department's first-ever Sustainable Transportation Summit and a report from the Environmental Protection Agency that reaffirmed regulations to drive more electric cars into the market, despite falling sales of the vehicles due to low gasoline prices. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Energy and Environment

White House pumps $4.5 billion into electric car charging amid sales slump

John Siciliano · July 21, 2016 9:54 pm

Volkswagen unveils the e-Golf Touch electric car. CEO Matthias Mueller said the company plans to introduce more than 30 electric-powered vehicles by 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher, file )

Energy and Environment

VW goes electric after diesel scandal

John Siciliano · June 17, 2016 5:38 pm

Elon Musk received 325,000 orders since the introduction of the Model 3. (AP Photo/Justin Pritchard)

Energy and Environment

Is Elon Musk picking up where Obama failed?

John Siciliano · April 10, 2016 4:01 am

More than 180,000 people signed up for the Tesla Model 3, which will cost more than $40,000.

Energy and Environment

Tesla unveils cheaper electric car amid low oil prices

John Siciliano · April 1, 2016 6:32 pm

Editorial cartoon: Primary race

Washington Examiner · February 23, 2016 5:07 pm

Dan Nicholson, GM's powertrain chief, worries about "customer willingness to pay for fuel-saving technologies" when considering purchasing an electric car. (AP Photo)

Another Volt … called the Bolt

Eric Peters · February 4, 2016 5:02 am

"The better path is to support research in a wider range of possible winners," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Energy chief takes critical aim at Obama’s vehicle policy

John Siciliano · January 21, 2016 7:10 pm

New Group Launches to Zap Electric Car Subsidies

Jim Swift · December 17, 2015 9:43 pm

CEOs are raking in record profits while climate change ravages our planet and our people -- all because the wealthiest industry in the history of our planet has bribed politicians into complacency in the face of climate change," Bernie Sanders wrote in his plan. (AP Photo)

Sanders unveils plan to confront ‘billionaire fossil fuel industry’

Ariel Cohen · December 7, 2015 5:17 pm

Mark Cooper, long-time consumer advocate and a clean vehicle policy expert, said the low price of oil is reducing the number of electric cars the public is willing to buy, but that the interest in the vehicles has skyrocketed.Â (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Energy and Environment

Obama’s climate plan is a ‘fantasy document’

John Siciliano · October 31, 2015 4:01 am

The tax credits encourage "clean energy" investments, such as solar panels, home weatherization and hybrid or electric cars. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Green tax credits mostly help the rich

Jason Russell · August 11, 2015 10:03 pm

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, a Toyota Motor Corp.'s new fuel cell vehicle Mirai drives at its showroom test course in Tokyo. (AP Photo)Â

Energy and Environment

No longer a tailpipe dream

John Siciliano · August 3, 2015 4:01 am