| Beijing offers electric cars |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Based at Tsinghua University Science Park in Haidian district, it was initiated by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Science and Technology and launched on ...
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| Paid in Full: Tesla Repays $451.8 Million Loan from Department of Energy Nine Years Ahead of Schedule |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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Tesla Motors announced today that is has repaid the entire loan it received from the Department of Energy back in 2010. Oh, and we should probably mention it did so nine years ahead of schedule. That $451.8 million Tesla was on the hook for also includes all interest accrued in the three years since being [...]
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| Dead Rising? Former GM Exec Bob Lutz, Wanxiang Group Place Bid to Resurrect Fisker |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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Fisker Automotive, the upmarket plug-in hybrid automaker that hasn’t made a new vehicle since July of last year, was considered dead and buried after filing for bankruptcy and laying off the majority of its staff earlier this year. It was widely believed after all this that Fisker would go quietly into the night, taking the [...]
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| Spied! 2015 Toyota Prius Caught Perusing Highway…We Think |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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It’s pretty safe to assume that this slab-sided thing caught by the friendly people at our sister publication Motor Trend is undoubtedly a Toyota. It was seen this morning on the Interstate 405 just miles from Toyota’s Torrance headquarters; neighbor Honda typically uses California plates for its cars out our way. But what it is remains unclear. With an [...]
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| Memorial Day Checklist: Make Sure Your Car Is Up to Snuff Before Roadtripping This Weekend |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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It’s getting warm outside. Students are getting out of school for the year. On top of all of that, Memorial Day is less than a week away, and you’re bound to be hitting the highway for a getaway. Unless you’re renting a car, chances are you’ll need to make sure your old jalopy is roadworthy, [...]
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| A Glimpse Inside BMW’s i Electric Project |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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Next to Tesla, and, perhaps Renault-Nissan, there isn’t an automaker in the world that’s putting as much faith and money into electric mobility as BMW. The brand’s CEO, Norbert Reithofer, has invested massively in his new sub-brand, called “i,” plus R&D and production sites around the globe. Tied into the i brand is cutting-edge carbon-fiber [...]
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| 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Spied: The Inevitable Droptop Vanquish |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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What It Is: A lightly covered-up prototype of the inevitable convertible version of the Aston Martin Vanquish, the brand’s flagship coupe. Following Aston’s nomenclature, the roofless Vanquish will be known as the Vanquish Volante. Just as the hardtop model replaced the DBS last year, this topless Vanquish will take over for the DBS Volante. READ [...]
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| 2013 Maserati GranTurismo MC Convertible Driven: Cruiser With an Attitude |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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Driving the new Maserati GranTurismo MC convertible in the hills north of Milan was like living in the Land of Hairpin Corners. We’d rush up to a tight uphill turn, tap the tall shift lever in the manual gate and hear the Maserati V-8 blip a downshift. At 4200 pounds the GranTurismo MC convertible is [...]
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| Aaron Robinson: Why The Great Elon Musk Needs a Muzzle |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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Before we go any further, let’s be clear on one thing: I’m a fan of Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk. It’s not because he’s both two years younger than me and, with a net worth of $2.7 billion, ranks 527th on Forbes’s 2013 list of ridiculously rich people. For that, I should hate him. I’m [...]
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| 2013 Scion FR-S LT Update 13: Test Track Numbers |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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Our FR-S' Revised Test Numbers
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