The Hyundai Ioniq Electric, one of the most efficient electric vehicles, is E.P.A. rated at 122 MPGe, yet the Tesla Model S Performance car earns a 98 MPGe rating.

If it comes from coal, the electric cars produce 3.6 times more soot and smog deaths than those powered by gas, because of the pollution made in generating the electricity, according to the study ...

The utility companies encouraging their customers to buy electric cars also help determine how green those vehicles are. That is because the source of the electricity powering a car has a profound ...

Electric cars are speeding toward their broad U.S. introduction late this fall, but are they really as green as you think? Nissan has 19,000 orders for its all-electric Leaf and expects to hit its ...

While electric cars start with a carbon debt from the manufacturing process, it doesn't take long for them to make that back; research from the University of Toronto estimates that it takes a ...

The biggest selling point of the electric car has long been the fact that it’s emissions-free. Turns out that’s not exactly true. Trading in your gasoline-guzzling car for an electric vehicle ...

Electric vehicles store immense energy in their batteries—energy that could pose a hazard to the vehicle’s occupants and to emergency ... DRIVING GREEN: Electric car safety and ...

Aptera's new car is super efficient and that's amazing and valuable. But the idea of making it solar powered is not green, though it is convenient for some buyers.

In Norway, buying an electric car isn't just a green choice—it's an affordable one. Subsidies and incentives bring electric car prices in line with, or below, those of petrol and diesel cars.