Charge Across Town is cutting carbon emissions with mobile charging. Just respect the two-hour limit.

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.

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Running 2 groundbreaking companies at the same time, Musk succeeds by putting himself on the line more than anyone else, says author Ashlee Vance.

The German giant is embracing electrification, and new electric cars from Audi and Porsche point the way.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.

It was a combination of hubris, professional rivalry and a desperate bid for success in the American market.

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)

Tesla is a tempting target, and NextEV has deep pockets.

As CES proves, the gadgets are more important than the color and the trim package.

The Detroit and New York auto shows may have the new car introductions, but Washington has the politicians.

Science Guy Bill Nye wants battery-powered stock car racers. But fans go for the noise.

Most electric cars plug into much cleaner grids, especially in California.

Electric cars are really shooting off into the stratosphere, and it’s all Elon Musk can do to keep up.

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Millennials and lower-income consumers are in a buying mood. They think that brand matters, and Tesla is the ultimate brand.

VW is poised to reinvent itself as an EV-friendly treehugger.

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.

A ban on gas and diesel cars is the latest in Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's ongoing crackdown on air pollution.

Electric carmakers need more cobalt for their lithium-ion batteries. Tiny Cobalt, Ontario, aims to become a sizable supplier.

Reebook partners with architecture firm Gensler for 'Get Pumped,' a conceptual scheme in which health-conscious drivers rule the roads.

This four-part series gives great advice on getting a new generation to enjoy the outdoors.

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Countless people drove past an injured armadillo, until one compassionate woman came along.

Greeting people you pass on the street with a smile and "Hello" is good for you and them.

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."

There are many different types of staircases that can make your home a more efficient, safer and even a more attractive place.

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?

Just ask Jenna and Guillaume, who quit their 9-to-5 jobs to pursue their dream of touring North America in a custom-built tiny house.

Architect William Maclay brings some sense and sensibility to the concept of net zero energy building.

The Passive House Institute and the Passive House Institute US are making news this week as standards change and they diverge further.

Sky City was supposed to be 220 stories and this building was supposed to be 97 stories; but there's more to building than just technical innovation.

Photographer Richard Silver captures the surreal ambience of the "blue hour" with these beautifully spliced landscape images.

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.

Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light.

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.

Here are 10 historic shopping centers that are still thriving today.

Beautiful and daring, Cinder Cone will resonate with those who have graduated from Thrasher to Dwell.

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.

It's a little bit Ewokian, a little bit New Urbanist and a whole lot intriguing.

Getaway provides a woodsy, off-grid respite from the concrete jungle.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.