Automobiles

More than one million EVs have now been sold worldwide

At the “Innovation: An American Imperative” symposium October 20 on Capitol Hill, industry leaders and members of Congress talked about shoring up federal support for basic research and development

The future of transportation was a hot topic at last week’s Future of Energy Summit in London hosted by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). In particular, discussions were built around the question of what transportation will look like as the sector tries to balance 1) meeting demand and 2) compliance with air pollution standards.

Diesel engines have yet to prove a viable alternative for passenger cars in the U.S., thanks to pollution

Mr. Fusion aside, this 1989 time-traveling comedy was spot-on about many devices that we now take for granted

But the all-electric big car comes with a hefty price tag

The debacle has wide-ranging implications but many already knew that diesel emissions tests were problematic

VW's admission has prompted environmental and health experts to ask whether such deception could have hampered progress in reducing death and disease from air pollution

VW’s emissions scandal surprised many, but it had been brewing for awhile, says Paul Nieuwenhuis, co-director of Cardiff University's Electric Vehicle Center of Excellence

The German carmaker’s emissions-testing cheat reveals how car companies and government regulators negotiate trade-offs between fuel efficiency and performance

EPA charges that the German automaker installed emissions-control software designed to work only during tests