VW BUDD-e electric van is headed for production

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Vaguely Microbus-styled mini-MPV to use new electric platform

   The purely-electric and distantly Microbus-related Volkswagen BUDD-e will see production in the near future, Britain's Car magazine reports. The wee MPV that shares its name with a vape pen made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year alongside other "connected mobility solutions," and presented Wolfsburg's vision of what a vehicle with the automaker's Modular Electric platform (MEB) could offer.

Tesla Model X configurator is live

Model X Signature starts at $133,200 before credits

The online configurator for the hotly anticipated, falcon door-equipped Tesla Model X is live -- at least to those who have already reserved one of the electric crossovers.

Electric-Car Battery Costs Already Cheaper Than 2020 Predictions: Study

Tesla Motors - Model S lithium-ion battery pack

It's widely assumed that electric cars will never emerge into the mass market if buying them requires paying a significant premium over comparable internal-combustion models.

Why We're Calling The 2016 Chevy Volt A Plug-In Hybrid

Since the launch of the Chevrolet Volt almost five years ago, a battle has raged over what to call it.

Is it a range-extended electric car, as GM strongly preferred, or a plug-in hybrid as others insisted equally forcefully?GM's goal in calling the Volt a "range-extended electric" car was to underscore its battery range, which for several years was longer than any other car with both a battery and an engine.