Electric vehicles

Daily chart: Jump start

China plans to dominate the electric-car market(60)

Electric cars: Difference Engine: Tailpipe truths

Electric cars are not as clean as their makers like to claim(283)

Electric cars: Volt's lows and highs

GM's electric car wins a big prize in Europe but sagging American sales are a worrying sign(19)

Fuel economy: Difference engine: Going along for the ride

People say they want more fuel-efficient cars, but few actually buy them(81)

Electric cars: Hiriko vert

Another attempt to make tiny electric cars sexy(71)

Carmakers: Revenge of the petrolheads

Fossil-fuel cars are getting much cleaner, making life hard for green ones(15)

Battery vehicles: Difference Engine: Volt farce

Those afraid of fire should fear petrol cars more than electric vehicles(30)

Electric cars: All charged up for sharing

Vincent Bolloré makes a risky bet on electric-car technology(12)

Recharging electric cars: Bidding for volts

How to recharge electric cars without causing brownouts(62)

Electric cars: Karma chameleon

Fisker's new electric car will soon meet its first owner(9)

Electric cars: Highly charged

The future of electric cars is in China, but the rules of the road seem unclear(18)

Difference engine: Nikola Tesla's revenge

Transport: The car industry’s effort to reduce its dependence on rare-earth elements has prompted a revival in the fortunes of an old-fashioned sort of electric motor(10)

Electric cars: Horsepower v cash cows

How to use an electric car to turn a profit(52)

Induction motors: The Difference Engine: Nikola's revenge

The motor industry’s drive for rare-earth alternatives(42)

Electric cars: Roll on the posh electrics

Even makers of the most expensive cars are switching to electric and hybrid power(10)

Solid-state batteries: The power of the press

A new process will make solid-state rechargeable batteries that should greatly outperform existing ones(10)

Carmakers: GM's model drought

Having scrapped some of its historic brands and under-invested in new models during the crisis, General Motors now plans to go big on electric cars(5)

Renault's spying case: Electric shock

Allegations of industrial espionage at the carmaker leave both the French and Chinese governments indignant(15)