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Whether you’re running your dishwasher or charging your EV, current electricity rates are lower late in the evening. A Stanford University study, however, suggest that this rate structure is outdated. Indeed, the study says that charging at work during the day would ease EVs' burden on the grid.

The Sierra Club has just released its latest electric vehicle shopping study. While demand and sales for EVs continues to grow quickly, it's actually hard to find EVs on dealer lots to buy or test drive. This suggests sales could be even greater if manufacturers can meet demand.

Together with its dealers, General Motors is aiming to install 40,000 electric car chargers across North America. They'll be placed in urban and rural areas traditionally underserved by charging infrastructure, and should help make it easier for more drivers to switch to EV.

If you leased a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or all-electric car back in 2019 or 2020, you might be able to make some significant money when you turn it in at the end of the lease. Find out how.

Fast charging for electric cars might become much more accessible thanks to a new partnership between Shell and Volkswagen. The two companies have partnered on the Elli Flexpole, an inexpensive fast charger that doesn't require big electrical upgrades.

A new technology called silicon-based anodes will help increase the EV range of existing lithium-ion batteries by about 20 percent, while reducing dependence on Chinese-processed graphite. Expect silicon anodes to show up first on expensive electric cars, and become more common over time.

EV battery management systems are large and heavy, and their cables are exposed to a lot of vibrations and harsh conditions. New wireless battery management technology will help EVs become lighter, offer better performance, more range, and reduced costs.

A prototype automated EV charging robot developed by Hyundai could not only make charging easier and more convenient for many EV drivers. Combined with autonomous parking and the ability to communicate with electric vehicles, the robot could sequentially charge multiple cars in shared environments.

With more and more Americans adopting electric vehicles, some regions' electric grids are reaching capacity. A new MIT study suggests that solar-powered workplace charging could reduce the need to upgrade infrastructure by harnessing "free" electricity during the day.

Everything - including electricity - has gotten more expensive. Electric car drivers are feeling the pinch, resulting in lower customer satisfaction even when charging at home. However, drivers aren't accessing all of the incentives available to them, which could lower purchase and charging costs.

Electric vehicles are the reason customer satisfaction scores are declining among American drivers. More recalls, and poor knowledge in the service department, have resulted in the first decline in CSI scores in 28 years, according to J.D. Power.

Batteries aren't the only path to zero emissions. But hydrogen, a credible alternative, has been limited by the need to store the gas in large, pressurized tanks. A new experimental race car from Toyota running on liquid hydrogen may provide an interesting way forward for driving enthusiasts.

Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions, but delivering them still uses a lot of heavy-duty diesel-powered machinery. Now, Nissan is delivering new Ariya EV crossovers to dealerships in the Los Angeles area with zero-emissions, battery-electric trucks.

While the public charging infrastructure in the U.S. is expanding rapidly, reliability of chargers can be an issue. According to market-research firm J.D. Power, over one in five EV drivers wasn't able to charge due to a public charger being inoperative. Read on to find out who had the best network.

The Formula E racing series brings zero-emissions motorsport into city centers around the world, exposing racing to a whole new generation of fans. California-based Lucid is providing the front drive units for the single-seater race cars. The drive unit shares technology with the Lucid Air sedan.