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Hilton Worldwide announced plans to expand the number of hotels offering charging stations for electric vehicles to 50 by the end of 2015 and to 100 by the end of 2016. The charging stations support all EVs.
One of the first hotels in the program was the Hilton McLean, in Virginia. …

Apple, notorious for being one of the most secretive tech companies, may be planning to build an electric vehicle that would become available by the year 2020.
The veil of secrecy was pierced last week when the Wall Street Journal ran a story about Project Titan, an EV project that hundreds …

In partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, BMW announced its BMW i ChargeForward Program. The pilot program offers drivers the opportunity to participate in a managed charge program and, separately, will find a second life for used Mini E batteries.
The managed charge program, which was announced at the Consumer Electronics …

Electric vehicles may not be quite as green as people believe, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
The study found that “electric vehicles (EVs) powered by electricity from natural gas or wind, water, or solar power are best for improving air quality, whereas vehicles powered …

At a time when automakers are bringing more electric vehicles onto the market, buyer enthusiasm for them seems to be running out of gas.
While car sales have been higher than at any time in the past decade (August topped out at 1.6 million vehicles), electric and hybrid vehicles only comprised …

BMW announced the BMW i DC Fast Charger, a new product that is capable of charging a BMW i3 all-electric vehicle’s battery up to 80% in 30 minutes.  The company plans to make the new charger available in all BMW charging centers in the United States beginning this August.
The BMW …

The Automobile Association of America’s recent Green Car Guide, which reviewed 83 hybrids, electrics, CNGs, clean diesel vehicles, and partial zero emissions vehicles, gave diesel cars top honors. Half of the top 10 highest scoring cars on the AAA guide’s list were clean diesel vehicles.
The list included five clean diesels, …

Google, a company better known for its search engine than automotive prowess, announced plans to build its own driverless car Tuesday.
The company plans to eventually manufacture such autonomous vehicles without traditional driver controls, such as an accelerator pedal, gear shift, brake, and steering wheel, with the only controls being a …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nissan and FedEx announced at the Washington Auto Show on Wednesday that the two companies will begin a trial of Nissan’s newest electric vehicle, the e-NV200.
The Nissan e-NV200 is a 100%-electric compact cargo van based on the NV200, a traditionally powered vehicle that made its debut at the 2007 …

At the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, the luxury electric car market was heating up as Audi, BMW, and Cadillac touted their newest models in the country’s most energy-conscious region.
Electric cars, which currently make up 1% of light vehicle sales, are hot and automakers have been closely following Tesla Motors’ …

Volkswagen’s e-Golf, the automaker’s first fully electric vehicle, will make its U.S. debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.
The e-Golf’s electric propulsion system provides a driving range of between 70 and 90 miles (112 to 145 kilometers), and develops 115 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque.  From a standstill, …

A Tesla Model S was destroyed by fire in Smyrna, Tennessee on Wednesday after the car hit a tow hitch that was on the roadway, causing an electrical fire, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.  The driver was uninjured.
The accident was the third reported Tesla fire in six weeks.  The …