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A recent study found Northeastern consumers are interested in electric cars, but face a number of impediments to buying them.

Advocates pressing for more electric car charging stations in Mass.

Tesla hopes its Model Y will give company a boost

Honda recalls 1.2 million more vehicles with dangerous air bags

Tesla walks back its plan to close most showrooms March 11, 2019 | 5:53 PM

Bugatti unveils world's most expensive new car, sold for $18.9 million March 5, 2019 | 6:43 PM

Luxury vehicles are eclipsed in dependability by workaday brands March 3, 2019 | 6:50 PM

Tesla's online-only sales approach comes with big risks March 3, 2019 | 6:01 PM

Signs reminding residents to turn off their cars, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 19, 2017. Forgetting to shut off a keyless vehicle has been a safety hazard for years, causing a growing number of carbon-monoxide deaths. But a proposed regulation to require warning signals and other precautions has languished in the face of opposition from the auto industry.

GM backs rule to curb carbon-monoxide risk in keyless cars March 3, 2019 | 5:53 PM

Tesla to close stores, take orders for a $35,000 Model 3 February 28, 2019 | 7:06 PM

Hyundai, Kia recall over 500,000 vehicles as fire risk spreads February 28, 2019 | 1:09 PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

SEC asks judge to hold Tesla's Elon Musk in contempt, saying he violated settlement deal February 25, 2019 | 7:47 PM

BMW, Daimler: You can trust us with car-sharing data February 25, 2019 | 5:38 PM

Ground-breaking electric Chevrolet Volt runs out of juice February 25, 2019 | 5:23 PM

Cambridge wanted a big drop in car ownership by 2020. That hasn’t exactly happened. February 19, 2019 | 11:00 AM

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Gas prices tick upward in Massachusetts February 18, 2019 | 11:57 AM

A Volkswagen Golf EV in 2016, which featured automated emergency braking.

40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking February 13, 2019 | 7:23 PM

Ford recalls 1.5 million pickups that can downshift without warning February 13, 2019 | 6:47 PM

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These are most popular Valentine's spots in Mass., according to Zipcar February 13, 2019 | 6:21 PM

Auto reliability up, but battery, shifting trouble persists February 13, 2019 | 6:13 PM

Fitchburg, MA: 3/7/2018: Snow covers cars in a student parking lot on North Street at Fitchburg State University, while more comes down from the sky. Another winter storm is predicted to hit the area this afternoon and tonight. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Record 7 million Americans are 3 months behind on car payments February 13, 2019 | 5:56 PM

Automakers recall 1.7 million cars with potentially deadly airbags February 11, 2019 | 10:32 PM

Lyft offers electric vehicle options for riders, drivers February 7, 2019 | 5:31 PM

AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 percent February 7, 2019 | 5:16 PM

Tesla knocks $1,100 off price of the Model 3 February 6, 2019 | 9:40 PM

Tesla posts small 4Q profit, expects to make money this year January 31, 2019 | 5:37 PM

In an undated photo provided by Bradley Berman, the Whispering Pines apartment complex in Sacramento has Volkswagen e-Golfs for a car-sharing program that began in the fall of 2018.

Are electric cars only for the rich? Sacramento is challenging that notion. January 31, 2019 | 5:11 PM

Massachusetts already bans texting while driving, but advocates say motorists are still distracted when holding a phone to their ear.

Baker's bill targets distracted driving, seatbelt scofflaws January 24, 2019 | 6:39 PM

2019 Kia Forte

5 Hyundai, Kia models have high fire insurance claim rates January 24, 2019 | 6:06 PM

A man on the highway.

Governor Baker proposes ban on hand-held cellphone use while driving January 23, 2019 | 9:15 AM

This 2019 Mercedes-Benz SLC 300 Roadster is part of a February travel package at Ocean House in R.I.

You'll get a Mercedes-Benz when you book this New England getaway January 22, 2019 | 1:21 PM

Uber and Lyft prices could go up.

Uber critical of plan to raise fees for ride-hailing firms in Mass. January 20, 2019 | 3:32 PM

On the road to make an affordable car, Tesla cuts jobs January 19, 2019 | 11:44 AM

Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to increased fire risk January 19, 2019 | 11:33 AM