Almost one month ago to the day we announced one of the biggest milestones in Tesla’s history…our first customer deliveries of Model S. Over the past four weeks we have enjoyed welcoming you into the birthplace of Model S and sharing with you a collection of images highlighting each s...
“Limo operators have to decrease their overall gasoline consumption, so obviously by putting an all electric leaf (sic) would decrease their overall gas consumption and be able to legally stay on the road,” said sales manager Gary Spaniak.
America's first line of defense against enemy forces is doing the same against range anxiety. A U.S. government program that pays military veterans to install Eaton Corp.-produced electric-vehicle charging stations is expanding, Green Car Reports says. Under the VetCars program, which...
Sadly for Toyota, these both suffered issues during the race, the most spectacular of which was Anthony Davidson's exit from the race. A lapped vehicle collided with his car at the end of the Mulsanne Straight, launching the Toyota into a full flip before it landed and smashed into th...
Importantly, the improvement to the technology can be executed at ambient pressure and low temperatures, allowing researchers to avoid the use of materials that must otherwise be applied using high temperature vacuum deposition. Vacuum deposition is both expensive and time-consuming a...
Australian gasoline is not subject to carbon tax, which is a tax on producers, not retailers. Nor does gasoline cost $6.50 per gallon. (average city price of $5.30 per US gallon). Australia does have the world largest LPG network, with LPG sold at an average price of 50% less than gas...
Mazda Press Release: Mazda to race SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at Le Mans • Mazda to supply clean diesel power to Dempsey Racing for 2013 Le Mans entry • Race-tuned SKYACTIV-D diesel engines for teams across the USA next year • In UK, MX-5 GT challenges supercar brands in 2012 British G...
EPA Decision to Permit 15 Percent Ethanol (E15) in Gasoline Puts Consumers and Equipment At Risk, Says Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Alexandria, Va – June 18, 2012 -- The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute issues a warning today that the EPA's ruling providing their approval of the...
Calling the new A123 battery "revolutionary" is incorrect. Economically, it cannot hope to compete against the WSU super battery (or even Prieto Co battery, which offers 40% greater capacity, rapid charging and no degradation over time). We all should know by now that battery prices a...
If I didn't have to pay $800/month for my employer-subsidized family health insurance in the US, I'd have cash to spare to buy $50K cars. I'm sorry but I don't feel sad for the Australians. The F-150s and LEAFs may be super "affordable" here but it's this fourth-world country that nee...
While electric cars are in their infancy and battery prices are high, their price tag tends to be much steeper than equivalent petrol and diesel cars. However, could they save you money over the vehicle’s lifetime? According to a report from the International Transport Forum (logo, pi...
is just a few days away from handing over Model S key fobs to the first batch of customers. Yes, the company already gave investor and board member Steve Jurvetson and CEO Elon Musk their Founder Series cars, but this time it's for reals. While we wait to watch the sleek sedans, paint...
Volvo Group opens the door to its future research Excavators without drivers, virtual sheet painting and electric buses that charge in ten minutes. The Volvo Group is opening the door to the future, with its new Tech World website. For the first time, many of the research projects on ...
As I zip silently around the San Francisco Bay Area in a new Ford Focus Electric, the stylish battery-powered car emits not a molecule of carbon pollution. The four-door hatchback, however, is generating cumulus clouds of data every second. A dashboard video screen constantly displays...
Let's back up for a moment and talk about the fact that the older gentleman mistook the iQ for its arch nemesis, the Smart ForTwo. He wasn't the only one who did that during my week with the Scion , one of my neighbors stating that she "hates the Smart car." It's understandable why pe...
