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.
Latest Stories in Transportation - Page 4
-
What if all subways in North-America were connected?
Just for the heck of it, Randall Munroe, mastermind behind the geek-favorite webcomic XKCD, has created a map showing all of North-America's subways connected, from Canada to Mexico.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Samoa Air is the first airline to set ticket prices based on passenger weight
Samoa Air, a small airline based on the Samoa Islands in the Pacific, has started charging its passengers based on the total weight of their luggage and their... bodies.
-
Virtue and vice dept. says Saudi women can bicycle
We reported a while back that in Saudi Arabia it's difficult for women to bicycle. Now they are (with numerous restrictions) allowed. Should we rejoice? Not quite yet.
-
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.
-
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...
-
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.
-
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.
-
Here is a good idea: The Personal Subway Car where you can do all those horrible things in private
It is an April Fools gag from Toronto's Transit Commission with a serious message: get along and don't be disgusting.
-
Build your city bike to order in a new kind of bike shop
Gallant Cycle introduces a new way of selling bikes in an elegant, minimalist store, for people who want a bit of style in their city bike.
-
Transport Canada scraps study that would have tested the efficacy of side guards on trucks
Everybody thinks mandatory side guards are a great idea, except the trucking industry. So why was this study spiked?
-
Sculptural Japanese wooden bike sports serious curves
This wooden bicycle prototype features some beautiful tweaks to its flowing frame.
-
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.
-
China increases 2020 fuel economy standard to 47 MPG
The U.S. fuel economy CAFE standards of 34.1 MPG by 2016 and 54.5 MPG by 2025 were an important step in the right direction after decades of near-stagnation, and others are starting to follow suit.
