100 electric cars rolled down Israeli roads on their way to employees of Better Place, a U.S. startup poised to do big business supplying electric car with lithium ion batteries and charging infrastructure in Israel.

A new MIT study showing that electric vehicles are not just environmentally friendly, but also have the potential to improve the bottom line for many kinds of businesses.

Hundreds of locals turned out for a special celebratory evening demonstration of other electric cars and to watch the soon-to-be cult classic film, Revenge of the Electric Car.

Electric Vehicles International (EVI) is happy to announce the opening of a new office in Southfield, Michigan. The Michigan office will primarily support EVI’s national marketing and sales efforts.

How will hybrids and plug-in electric cars perform and are they worth the money?

Conservative media have misrepresented the results of electric car Chevy Volt crash tests, claiming the lithium ion batteries “blow up” and are a “fire trap,” and suggesting that fires have occurred during use.

Twizy electric vehicles will be manufactured in series. Renault has made a big bet on electric cars with lithium ion batteries.

Hiriko has chosen Axeon, Europe’s largest independent supplier of lithium-ion battery systems, to supply batteries for its prototype electric vehicles.

The chairman and CEO of General Motors Co. is defending the company over battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles last year.

New public-private partnership pilot project announced to launch 50 electric vehicles in capital district.

The electric vehicles are anticipated to be used for government customs and security initiatives.

For the calendar year 2011, Chinese auto industry has registered more electric cars sales than hybrid cars.

Better Place has delivered the first 100 electric vehicles taking part in its high-profile battery swap scheme for Israeli customers.

Its makers are in talks with a number of European cities to assemble the tiny electric vehicles that can run 120 kilometres (75 miles) without a recharge and whose speed is electronically set to respect city limits.

The electric car Nissan LEAF with lithium ion batteries proves slick in wintry test drives in northern Japan. Electric cars, like the LEAF, will expand in the future.

City of Torrance to test electric car as a part of Honda Electric Vehicle Cars Demonstration Program.

One of the most popular pure electric cars with lithium ion batteries is the electric car Nissan Leaf.

NHTSA continues to believe that electric vehicles show great promise as a safe and fuel-efficient option. Electric cars with lithium ion batteries do not pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.

As electric vehicles roll out, a whole new set of abbreviations and acronyms have entered the automotive lexicon.

The federal safety investigation into post-crash fires in Chevrolet Volt lithium ion batteries formally closed today.