electric cars

Electric, hybrid and small cars will grab center stage at the Detroit auto show this week, as the industry adapts to a world reshaped by the Great Recession and environmental worries.

A tax break of $40,000 or more in Denmark may draw buyers to electric cars, but it is not certain drivers will make the switch, and there are concerns about the battery infrastructure.

Reva, which has been making and selling stubby electric cars in a nondescript factory in Bangalore for eight years, may be the dark horse of the industry.

A Swiss company developing zinc batteries for electric cars has chosen Portland, Ore., as its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing center.

Honda Motor Co. plans to introduce electric vehicles in the U.S. early next decade, joining a growing number of automakers vying for the lead in clean technology development, local media reported Saturday.

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday its future electric cars will "talk" to power grids across the U.S., part of an effort to drive interest in alternative energy vehicles.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet aims Wednesday to finalize a plan that envisions one million electric cars zipping along the nation's famed autobahns by 2020.

Ford Motor Co. said its future electric cars will "talk" to power grids across the U.S., part of an effort to drive interest in alternative energy vehicles.

Ford Motor Co. says its future electric cars will "talk" to power grids across the country, part of an effort to drive interest in a new class of vehicles.

Ford, Nissan and Tesla have received loans that the companies say will help them tool up to manufacture their planned electric models, with the first cars arriving in 2010.