Yet small, battery-powered cars are very much on the agenda: the Paris motor show is full of them. Has China’s low-wage economy and lead in cheaper battery chemistry changed the terms of engagement?

and plans to partner with existing car brands, with the battery potentially inside EVs “at small scale” within a year. The powerful 350kW DC superfast chargers that it requires are publicly ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. U.K.-based Neil Winton covers the European Auto industry. Tesla will unveil its new small electric car in California later today, joining a ...