Latest Stories in Cars - Page 2
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Hour-long interview with Elon Musk at D11 Conference (Video)
Elon Musk, best known for founding and/or running Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and SpaceX, has been in the spotlight quite a bit lately.
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How many kindergarteners can you fit in a Tesla Model S electric car?
Tesla claims that you can sit 5+2 in the Model S if that "plus two" are children sitting in the optional rear-facing seats in the trunk.
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NFL player chases Justin Bieber's Ferrari in his Prius
When I saw this "Prius chases Ferrari" story referenced in my morning newspaper, I couldn't pass it up.
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Electric car battery swapping startup Better Place files for bankruptcy
Better Place aimed very high, trying to make real the vision of a world where depleted electric car batteries could be swapped rapidly for fully charged ones.
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Why the German Environmental Minister doesn't support a speed limit on autobahns
German environmental minister cites a crazy reason he considers a speed limit proposed for German autobahns uneccessary
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The week in transportation: Plug-in milestones, Teslas, 3d-printed bikes, Sparks, stupid tweets, etc
It's Friday, the week is almost over. Time to look back at some highlights from this week in transportation!
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Getting paid to drive an electric car? It's possible...
Bottom line, if you live in a state that has good incentives and you take a short lease, it's possible that you could be paying almost nothing net, or even get paid, to drive an electric car.
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Chevrolet Spark EV to be priced $27,495 with lease starting at $199/month (119 MPGe!)
The Chevrolet Spark EV, the first 100% electric vehicle by GM since the EV1, is getting close to its launch date.
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Toyota increases lithium-ion battery production 6x to upgrade Prius
Toyota has been rather slow to adopt lithium-ion technology compared to some other automakers, but it seems like they want to catch up.
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Tesla to repay $465m Department of Energy loan 9 years ahead of schedule
Tesla Motors, famously called a "loser" by Mitt Romney, is on quite the winning streak these days.
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Milestone: U.S reaches 100,000 plug-in vehicles sold
In 2011, the first full year with the current crop of plug-ins on the market, fewer than 20,000 were sold.
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2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid gets 5-star safety rating from NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has decided to test plug-in vehicles separately from gas and gas-electric hybrid versions of the same models.
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Honda extracts rare earth metals from used hybrid batteries, turns them into new batteries
Despite their name, rare earth metals aren't actually that rare, but they are important for a variety of green technologies.
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North Carolina tries to ban Tesla from selling its electric cars directly
North Carolina's legislators have proposed a bill that would make it illegal for automakers to sell their cars directly in the state. Of course the bill is supported by the Automobile Dealers Association, and aimed directly at Tesla Motors.
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Tesla Model S sells better than comparable models from Mercedes, BMW, Audi
In the first three months of 2013, more people bought Tesla Model S electric cars than equivalent (more or less) models from Mercedes, BMW, and Audi.
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2013 Nissan LEAF awarded IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' rating, again
Not a surprise, but when it comes to safety, we're not looking for any surprises.
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Consumer Reports: Tesla Model S is 'best car we've ever tested' (Score: 99/100)
As if things weren't going well enough for Tesla Motors today, they just received the highest score ever given out by Consumer Reports.
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Tesla crushes earnings expectations, sold 4,900 EVs in Q1, stock up 100% year-to-date
Tesla has released its financials for the first quarter of 2013, and while Elon Musk, the company's CEO, had said that it would be their first profitable quarter, nobody expected it to be that profitable.
