Latest Stories in Cars - Page 2
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Tesla beefs up service with unconditional battery warranty, valets, and top of the line loaners
Tesla Motors has announced today that they're beefing up their already very solid warranty and services offerings for the Model S electric car.
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Tesla Model S expected to have better sales than Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF so far this year
Tesla Motors is also expected to announce its first-ever profit during the first quarter of 2013.
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Massive deposit of lithium found in Wyoming could meet all U.S. demand
Lithium's not rare, but it looks like it's about to become even less so. This deposite could make the US lithium-independent, and maybe even an exporter of the useful metal.
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Chevy announces the 2014 Spark EV will get a category-leading EPA-estimated 119 MPGe
Chevrolet's new 2014 Spark EV will be the most energy efficient retail electric vehicle available in the US—with a combined city/highway EPA estimated range of 82 miles when fully charged, and an EPA-estimated combined city/highway of 119 MPGe.
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New York City launches LEAF taxi pilot program, wants 1/3 electric taxis by 2020
New York City Michael Bloomberg and Nissan have picked Earth Day to launch a new pilot program that will put 6 Nissan LEAF electric cars into service as taxis.
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Toyota: 5 million hybrids sold worldwide, 2 million in U.S.
Toyota has sold a lot of hybrids around the world. A lot. As of the end of last month, they have cumulatively sold about 5.125 million hybrids worldwide, with almost 2 million sold in the United States.
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Street experiment: How many NYC drivers fail to signal when turning?
How many drivers fail to use their blinkers, endangering everybody else on the road?
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The Fiat 500e electric car is coming to California this summer priced at $32,500
The Fiat 500e electric car, which was rated at an impressive 116 MPG-equivalent by the EPA, is coming to California this summer.
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Nissan UK now allows LEAF buyers to lease the battery separately
Nissan is following in Bollore's footsteps, reducing the upfront cost of its LEAF electric car by leasing the battery separately.
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Cadillac ELR plug-in to have regen-on-demand paddles
The upcoming Cadillac ELR, a sportier and more luxurious descendent of the Chevrolet Volt, will feature steering-mounted paddles, but they won't be used for shifting.
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The 2014 Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive is coming to the U.S.
How do you make the Mercedes B-Class better? You make it electric, of course.
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Fisker Automotive lays-off 160 employees
This morning, Fisker employees met with management at the company's HQ in Anaheim, California, and 160 of them were terminated, which is most of the rank-and-file.
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Is Fisker Automotive the next Solyndra?
Rumors of Fisker's impending bankruptcy are swirling around the net, comparing the company to infamous failed greentech startup Solyndra.
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24.6 MPG: March 2013 was a record month for fuel economy in U.S.
The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. is still inching up month after month, hitting a new record of 24.6 MPG in March 2013.
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Americans have been driving less since 2005
This multi-year trend cannot be explained away by only gas prices or the recession, though those have certainly played a role.
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Tesla announces new way to finance its electric cars, a hybrid between leasing and owning
Tesla Motors has never been a company that did things like everybody else, and this now includes financing.
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Zipcar brings Honda Fit EV to Los Angeles fleet
This follows the introduction of Fit EVs in San Francisco and Portland thanks to a partnership between Honda and Zipcar. Other cities are sure to follow...
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Hybrid sales up 32% so far in 2013 compared to same period last year
According to the latest data for the months of January and February 2013, sales of hybrid cars are up an impressive 32% compared to the same months last year.
