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Electric Vehicles Make Up 11 Percent of US Car Sales

Americans bought 438,500 electric cars and trucks in the third quarter, as drivers raced to grab federal incentives before they expired Sept. 30. Those transactions, the highest number in a single ... Read More

GM bets big on electric cars even as market slows

Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. trail other major car markets where General Motors does business, which was not expected to be the case when GM first planned its broad EV portfolio. Though the ... Read More

Slowing Electric Vehicle Sales Will Cost G.M. $1.6 Billion

General Motors said it would lower its earnings by that amount to mainly reflect the drop in the value of equipment, factories and other assets. By Neal E. Boudette The slowdown in electric car sales ... Read More

End of EV tax subsidy sparks worries of collapse in US electric car sales

Dealerships adopt cautious approach, reducing EV inventory Ford CEO predicts EV sales to drop to 5% of total U.S. vehicle sales Automakers struggle to provide long-term support without tax credit ... Read More

EV sales break record with 2.1 million units sold worldwide in September

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 26% in September from a year ago to a record 2.1 million units, driven by strong demand in China and a late U.S. tax-credit rush, market ... Read More

Electric car sales soar to record heights as Labour claims victory for launching £650m grant

September saw records broken for the largest amount of new electric vehicles sold in a month, according to new data, with Labour celebrating the impact of the new £650million Electric Car Grant. New ... Read More

Electric SUVs are everywhere. Now automakers have to convince consumers to buy them

Electric SUVs like the R1S are proliferating at dealerships, giving consumers a wide choice. But the larger question industry watchers are now asking is: Will consumers buy them? The $7,500 federal ... Read More

Tesla finally had a good sales quarter — it may be the last one for a while

The company was expected to have a good quarter thanks to expiring federal incentives for EV purchases. The company was expected to have a good quarter thanks to expiring federal incentives for EV ... Read More

Ford & GM Find Workaround For $7,500 Electric Car Rebate

I have to hand it to them, this is pretty brilliant. Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have rolled out new dealer programs designed to keep the $7,500 federal electric vehicle lease credit alive ... Read More

Engineering Professor Answers Electric Car Questions

Professor Willett Kempton joins WIRED to answer the internet's most interesting questions about electric cars. Has Elon Musk's high profile public persona affected Tesla sales? Will electric cars ever ... Read More