Tag: Electric Cars - Page 2
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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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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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Tesla News: Model S exceeds sales target, Q1 will be profitable, 40kWh model killed, bonus supercharging
In mid-February, Tesla predicted that it would deliver about 4,500 Model S electric cars during the first quarter of 2013. That was a pretty ambitious target to begin with, but with Q1 over, Tesla has actually delivered over 4750 EVs.
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Wireless charging for e-cars and buses is arriving
In Mannheim, Germany, city buses at regular stops will also charge up their electric batteries, making range anxiety a thing of the past.
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Elon Musk TED Talk: Tesla, SolarCity, SpaceX, etc
If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.
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Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR could get downsized 3-cylinder engines
Originally, the Chevrolet Volt's gasoline range-extender was supposed to be a 1-liter, 3-cylinder engine. That didn't happen... yet.
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Electric cars NOT a problem for people with pacemakers, Mayo Clinic finds
The Mayo Clinic is known around the world for being thorough and not taking any chances, so when when a patient asked if it was okay to drive a hybrid car with an implented cardiac device and couldn't find a study on it, they tested things themselves.
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Volkswagen's all electric e-Up! debuts at Wolfsburg annual investors conference
Volkswagen's first all electric car will levy the four-seater Up! model, and will go on sale after the IAA in September 2013.
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Bolloré Bluecar EV to be sold for 12,000 Euros, but you have to rent the battery
Bolloré's electric Bluecar has beaten its own path so far, and that looks set to continue with an innovative pricing structure.
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Elon Musk calls New York Times review "low-grade ethics violation"
I thought the Tesla vs New York Times saga was over, with both sides having exhausted their ammo and now moved on, but apparently not.
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Firefighter training video uses Tesla electric car
Firefighters are often first responders after car accidents, and sometimes rescuing people requires using the jaws of life to go "can opener" on a vehicle.
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GM working on electric car with 200 miles range, says CEO
Computers and smartphones have spoiled us: The rate of progress in electric car technology might not seem very fast in comparison, but it's steadily pushing us toward EVs that are affordable and have enough range for the vast majority of drivers.
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Elon Musk at the Geneva Motor Show: Model S, Model X, and Superchargers galore (video)
Elon Musk was in Geneva this week for the auto show, and he spoke to journalists outlining Tesla's plans for the continent, which in the near future include Model S, Model X, and Superchargers.
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Tesla loses Top Gear appeal in UK
The appeal court judge Martin Moore-Bick has just rendered his decision. It's not very satisfactory, but it's time to move on.
