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The Battery Problem That Could Slow the Electric Car Revolution

By Zandi Shabalala, Reuters

Producers of processed lithium - an essential element for batteries used in electric cars - are agreeing long-term contracts with their customers to fund the investments needed to address a looming...
How Uber and Lyft Can Save Health Insurers a Lot of Money

By Christina Farr, CNBC

Getting patients to the doctor's office is a big cost for many insurers. That presents an attractive opportunity for Lyft and Uber, which to date have focused on consumers. Non-emergency medical...
5 Reasons Electric Cars Won’t Reduce Oil Consumption Anytime Soon

By David Yager, Oilprice.com

Hardly a day goes by without another media report about the impending demise of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) as petroleum powered cars and trucks are replaced by uber-clean Electric Vehicles...
Most of US Love American-Made Goods, but Paying More for Them Is a Problem

By Timothy Aeppel, Reuters

Americans say they love U.S.-made goods. They are less enthusiastic, however, about paying a premium for them. At the AMES Companies Inc factory here, the wheelbarrows coming off the assembly line...
How Tesla Is Preparing for Its New Model 3: Hiring Lots of Technicians

By Marc Vartabedian, Oilprice.com

Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) said it is expanding its auto service centers and adding 350 mobile service vans as it gears up to support its Model 3 sedan, a mass-market car that is expected to drive a 500...

How Automakers Are Propping Up Used Car Prices

By Nick Carey, Reuters

Two lanes apart at a noisy, fast-paced auto auction near Detroit, two vehicles show why major U.S. automakers have a problem with used cars. In one lane of the Manheim auction facility, a black 2015...
In the Electric Car Market, Tesla's Not The Only Game in Town

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

Volvo became the first major auto company to announce the phase out of the internal-combustion engine from its lineup. The Chinese-owned Swedish car company announced on July 5 that every car it...
Here’s the Strategy Behind Volvo’s Big Move Into Electric Cars

By Niklas Pollard, Reuters

All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a date for phasing out vehicles powered solely by the internal combustion...
Bad News for Automakers: The Average US Household Can't Afford a New Car

By Sarah O'Brien, CNBC

As wages stagnate and the cost of living continues to rise, paying for a new car is a challenge for consumers, according to a new study. The report by Bankrate.com shows that in all but one of the 25...
Why Your Next Ford Could Be Made in China

By Paul Lienert and David Shepardson, Reuters

Ford Motor Co ( F.N ) said Tuesday it will move some production of its Focus small car to China and import the vehicles to the United States in a long-term bet on low oil prices and stable U.S.-China...

How Profitable is GM’s Recycling Program?

By Charles Kennedy, Oilprice.com

According to General Motors Sustainability Report, the company has generated $1 billion from recycling initiatives.
Get Ready to Pay More at the Pump

By Beth Braverman

After several weeks of decline, gas prices have begun to climb and expert expect them to keep going up.
Millennials Hit the Brakes on 60-Year Driving Boom

By Reuters

Americans are driving less than they used to because of higher gasoline prices, a weak economy and changing generational preferences, according to a report released this week that found a sixty-year...
Tesla Races to Success with Electric Model S

By Yuval Rosenberg

The best car ever? High praise from Consumer Reports – and the first quarterly profits in the company's 10-year history – have Tesla’s stock zooming ahead.
The 10 Greenest Cars to Buy in 2013

By Bankrate Staff, Bankrate

Based on scoring by GreenerCars.org, here's a list of the top 10 greenest cars of 2013.

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