In 2006, an Oregon firm called CNW Marketing & Research caused a firestorm in the alternative fuels community when it published a report entitled "Dust to Dust: The Energy Cost of New Vehicles from Concept to Disposal." Learn more about electric cars built in a green way. See more »

So you've done everything you can think of: You've checked your tire pressure, carpooled, telecommuted -- maybe you even bought a hybrid. Learn more about how electric cars run cheaper. See more »

Cars are dangerous machines. They kill more than 30,000 people per year in the United States alone. Learn more about electric cars safety issues. See more »

For better or worse, we've come to rely on our motor vehicles as long-distance conveyances. Learn more about building electric car changing infrastructures. See more »

Happily, the answer is yes -- the batteries that power electric cars (and hybrids, for that matter) can be recycled. Learn more about recycling electric car batteries. See more »

Can you imagine being stuck in traffic for 20 hours straight? In a snowstorm? Learn more about electric cars surviving major traffic jams. See more »

One of the first things you learn in Cars 101 is that you need fuel, air and spark to bring a car's engine to life. It's practically a mantra. Learn more about cars without starters. See more »

It's tough to get a new business off the ground. Learn more about the challenges facing the electric car industry. See more »

The basic argument in favor of tax incentives for electric cars is that developing new battery technology is very expensive, but applying federal funds will help defray those EV start-up costs and help car companies to increase production. Learn more about EV buying incentives hurting the industry. See more »

Electric cars are all the rage these days (at least in the media, if not on the roads), and one expression that is sure to gain currency is "range anxiety". What is it and how can we remove that anxiety? Learn more about anxiety and electric cars. See more »