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Should Apple Buy Tesla? Or Would Ford Be A Better Buyer?
Electric-car maker Tesla is on a roll--its first quarter was profitable, its stock price is soaring, and Consumer Reports gave its Model S a rave review. That has led many writers to compare the company to Apple Inc. [NSDQ:AAPL]. Now one analyst has taken it further: In a Bloomberg column, Chamath...
2012 Tesla Model S Electric Sedan: Industry Analyst Weighs In
After a flurry of press events last October that included rides in 2012 Tesla Model S prototypes, Tesla Motors went mostly silent until it unveiled its Model X crossover last... March 1, 2012 by John Voelcker 66
Can China's Power Industry Raise Interest In Electric Cars?
China's car market is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and the implications of that are huge for the car industry. They're huge for the environment too. With the sort... December 28, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
Toyota Decides Europeans Design Better Small Cars Than Asians
For decades, Asian small cars have been considered the best of the bunch in the U.S. market. Toyota Corollas, Honda Civics, and various models from Nissan--and more recently... December 21, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
Fisker Automotive Lands Former Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda
Some would say that that the most difficult days for Fisker are behind it. After all, the company has managed to successfully design, test and launch its extended-range... December 15, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Chevy Volt Electric Car, Age 1: Can It Survive Toddler Years?
One year ago today, the very first 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car was delivered to a retail buyer, in Denville, New Jersey. The Volt was intended not only to... December 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 22
GM, BMW Partner To Boost Fuel Efficiency: Report
Necessity, it’s said, can make for strange bedfellows. Take General Motors and BMW, for example; while rival automakers, neither really competes in the same market for... October 3, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 1
IKEA Latest To Announce Electric Car Charging Points At Stores
Furniture and homewares giant IKEA has joined a grown list of retail firms announcing plans to install electric car charging points at their stores across the nation. Just... July 27, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 3
Walgreens Promises To Install 800 EV Chargers At Its Stores
Cracker Barrel did it at all its Tennessee stores, and Best Buy is doing it at stores all around the country. Now pharmaceuticals giant Walgreens is getting in on the action... July 25, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 10
Mass-Produced Mercedes Fuel Cell Vehicle Coming In 2014
While most major automakers are working on new battery-powered electric cars and plug-in hybrids, some are still investigating the benefits of more advanced fuel cell... June 22, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Honda Commits To 30 Percent CO2 Reduction By 2020
In its latest Environmental Annual Report 2011 Honda has committed to reducing the CO2 emissions of its global product portfolio, including everything from jets to cars and... June 21, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
How To Send Hybrid Cars From Japan? Diesel-Hybrid Cargo Ship, Of Course
In this day and age, when it comes to being green, looking at the end result is never enough. You have to take a life cycle approach to assessing how green something is... June 15, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2012 Chevrolet Impala Improves Police Fleet Gas Mileage By 3 MPG
As we reported earlier this year, gas mileage is increasingly becoming a concern for not only individuals but corporations and government agencies as well, including most... June 8, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Mercedes-Benz Buddies Up To Build More Hydrogen Fuel Stations
There was a time when hydrogen powered cars were all the rage in green car circles. They either came with advanced fuel cell electric drivetrains, the most notable being the... June 3, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 2
Elon Musk Says Tesla Won't Be Sold, But Elon Musk Is Wrong
In a sign of its continuing need for capital--and the good performance thus far of its stock--Tesla Motors said today it would sell 5.3 million more shares of common stock... May 25, 2011 by John Voelcker 5
A Formula 1 Nissan Leaf Electric Car? Well, Not Quite: Rumor
A little over two months ago Nissan made the announcement that its upmarket Infiniti division would become the title automotive sponsor of the championship-leading Formula 1... May 25, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
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