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Concepts To Make Electric Cars Cool: VW Bulli, Nissan Esflow

The 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March brought a number of new models out of the closet. But for the green car fan, two concepts were the gems of the show: the return of the legendary Volkswagen Microbus, and an electric sports car from Nissan that just might be affordable. Bulli for the Microbus The...

May 12, 2011 by George Parrott

First Drive Report: Delta Motorsport E-4 Electric Coupe

May 11, 2011 3

Earth Day: Eager Electric-Car Advocates Meet Unaware Public

May 9, 2011 1

The Fastest, Coolest, Sexiest Supercars Now Come With Plugs

May 9, 2011

Sign on Vacaville, California, DC fast charger for electric cars, May 2011

What Good Is Fast-Charging For Electric Cars If It's Closed?

Vacaville, California, has the distinction of the very first public Level 3 or DC quick charging station for electric cars to be installed in the United States. It was first... May 5, 2011 by George Parrott 5

Tesla Motors might seek additional funding for third electric car

Tesla Motors, [NSDQ:TSLA] the company behind the Roadster electric vehicle, might look for additional funding from equity sales to help pay for development of its third... May 5, 2011 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 16

Tesla Morphs into GAP With Branded Clothes for Kids

Here’s a question. Would you put your kids in branded clothes for a $109,000 sports car? If you answered yes, then we think that’s the answer Silicon-Valley... April 29, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5

2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.

Tesla V Top Gear: Top Gear’s Track Record With Electric Cars

It’s been two weeks since Californian electric automaker filed papers against the BBC’s Top Gear for libel in relation to a segment the popular entertainment show... April 14, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2

2011 Nissan Leaf plugged into an EVgo quick-charging station, Texas

First Private Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open In Texas

NRG Energy has opened its first eVgo direct-current electric vehicle charging station in Dallas, Texas, as part of a privately funded 70-station network in the Dallas/Fort... April 13, 2011 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 1

It’s Official: DBM Energy’s Electric Car Battery Is Real

Remember the controversial 2010 Audi A2 converted by German battery firm DBM Energy? The car hit the headlines last year when it apparently travelled 375 miles on a single... April 8, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 21

2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Prototype: First Drive

Just a year ago, seeing the 'RAV4, Powered by Tesla' startup greeting would have been almost unthinkable. Yet last May, Toyota and Tesla inked a deal that took the industry... April 7, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson

Erik Comas Wins Fifth Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally for Tesla

Tesla Electric Roadster Triumphs in Monte Carlo For Second Year Running

There’s something quite fun about winning a competition two years in a row, especially if you’re preoccupied with impending court cases. So when its sexy two seat... April 6, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3

Top Gear Producer Says Tesla's Libel Suit Is Bogus

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla says BBC TV show Top Gear falsely stated that the Tesla Roadster could only travel 55 miles before needing to recharge, according to Top... April 4, 2011 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 1

Tesla Sues Top Gear For Libel Against All-Electric Roadster

About two years ago BBC’s Top Gear aired a test drive of the then relatively new Tesla Roadster. While this was seen as a major boon for Tesla, the light shone on its... March 30, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 23

Tesla Triumphs with Ten Million Miles Travelled Since Launch

Ten million miles. That’s the achievement being celebrated by Tesla Motors after its customers have clocked up 10 million miles of low emissions, all-electric driving... March 28, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

What Ever Happened To...? 5 Electric Cars We Should Have by Now

Nissan may have got heat recently for its long, drawn out and significantly delayed rollout of the 2011 Nissan Leaf, but it isn’t the only company struggling to fulfil... March 11, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12

Watch Out, Tesla And Fisker! More Luxury Carmakers Go Electric

Electric cars are getting blinged out. We’ve written before about how major automakers like Nissan, Ford and GM are plowing forth with electric car and hybrid... March 1, 2011 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 2

Tesla Motors Earnings: Losses Rise, So Does Share Price

Silicon Valley startup electric-car maker Tesla Motors released its 2010 earnings report yesterday, and--as you might expect from a startup that has sold only cars for three... February 16, 2011 by John Voelcker 3

Tesla Launches New Stores, Pulls Out of Singapore

It’s no secret that the stereotypical Italian sports car is fast, fiery and molto fortissimo. But fans of fast sports cars now have a new sports car to lust after with... February 14, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1