Luxury Cars
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Tesla's customer-referral programs have generated 5,000 sales, one participant estimates.
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Tesla 2015 Deliveries Squeak Past 50,000, With 208 Model X During Q4Tesla Motors said on Sunday that it delivered 17,400 electric cars during the fourth quarter of last year, from September 1 through December 31. Of those, 17,192 were Model S sedans and 208 were the newly launched Model X crossover utility vehicle. That brings Tesla's total deliveries for the...
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Tesla Model S Redesign Coming To Commonize With Model X: RumorWill Tesla update the Model S electric car's styling?
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Cadillac ELR A 'Disappointment,' Plug-In Hybrids For Most Models: Marketing ChiefWhen it was unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac Converj concept was widely lauded for its looks. That was likely the last time the car that became the Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe won any praise. After an on-again, off-again, on-again history and a launch at...
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When Electric-Car Drivers Learn How Gas Cars Work: VideoA Swedish video shows an electric-car driver experiencing internal combustion for the first time.
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S550e Plug-In Hybrid: Quick DriveThe Mercedes-Benz S550e Plug-In Hybrid is packed with some of the best safety technology and creature comforts you can get in any new car today, regardless of price. It also moves smartly, with an advanced plug-in hybrid system that lets you plug in overnight—or even for a few hours—and...
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It's been clear for a couple of years now that the German luxury makers feel they need competitive responses to the startling emergence of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. One by one, the concept vehicles--and production plans--have appeared, first the Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept and most recently the Porsche Mission E. Mercedes-Benz has been more reticent, but now reports of its plans to compete with those vehicles have emerged as well. DON'T MISS: Mercedes Confirms All-Electric Luxury Car To Fight Tesla 'Very Soon' (Sep 2015) According to the German magazine Autobild, Mercedes will launch a...
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2017 Volvo S90 Plug-In Hybrid Luxury Sedan To Join XC90 T8 'Twin Engine'The 2017 Volvo S90 will get the T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid powertrain from the XC90.
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Tesla Motors Has More Than 1,600 Jobs Open, Many For EngineersTesla reportedly has 1,656 jobs open.
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Two-Thirds of Earliest Tesla Drivetrains To Need Replacement In 60,000 Miles, Owner Data SuggestsWith almost 100,000 on the world's roads, the Tesla Model S electric car is a remarkable achievement. It remains the longest-range electric car in volume production more than three years after it launched. But reliability issues with electric traction motors in early cars--those from the 2012 and...
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Tesla Continues To Try To Sell Electric Cars In Michigan; State Ignores ItTesla wants to crack Michigan's direct-sales ban.
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Confirmed: Porsche Mission E Electric Car Will Be Built By 'End Of Decade'It's official now: Porsche will put its striking and all-electric Mission E concept car into production within three to five years. One of the hits of the Frankfurt Motor Show held in September, the low, sleek, four-door Mission E concept represented Porsche's take on an all-electric luxury sport...
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Audi is offering its own "goodwill" program to A3 TDI owners.
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Teen's Tesloop Shuttle Pays For His Tesla Model S Electric CarA Los Angeles teenager starts a ride-sharing service to pay for his Tesla Model S.
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Electric VW Phaeton Delayed To 2020, May Use Audi e-Tron Quattro PowertrainThe Volkswagen Phaeton will borrow powertrain components from Audi's electric SUV.
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2017 BMW i3 Electric Car: 100- To 110-Mile Range, Battery Pack Retrofit?BMW may boost the range of its i3 electric car, and offer a battery-pack retrofit for older cars.
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2016 Tesla Model X Priced From $81,200; All Versions Can Be Ordered NowThe Tesla Model X will start at $81,200, including destination.
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Tesla CEO Musk Seeks 'Hardcore' Engineers To Beef Up Autopilot SoftwareIn three tweets late Thursday, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said he’s on the lookout for “hardcore software engineers” to “achieve generalized full autonomy” for his line of electric cars. The latest addition to that lineup was the Model X unveiled at the end of...
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It was an audacious statement, but there it was. Audi expects that 25 percent of the cars it sells just 10 years hence will be either battery-electric or plug-in hybrid models. And it came directly from Scott Keogh, president of Audi of America, in front of a packed media audience at the Los Angeles Auto Show. DON'T MISS: Audi e-Tron Electric Car To Offer 150-kW Quick Charging Sites Audi sold 1.7 million cars globally in 2014, of which 182,000 went to U.S. buyers. Assuming at least 2 million vehicles by then, that means the company would sell half a million electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles...
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Tesla Model 3 To Aim For 0.20 Drag Coefficient: ReportThe Tesla Model 3 will be more aerodynamic than the Model S, a new report says.
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Audi Q7 e-Tron 3.0 TDI Quattro: First Drive Of Diesel Plug-In Hybrid SUVLast week may not have been the ideal time for Audi to show off its second plug-in hybrid vehicle, since its Q7 e-tron SUV is powered by a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel engine. With the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal now entering its third month—and no resolution apparent—the...
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Life With Tesla Model S: Thoughts On '10 Things I Hate' Article (Really Only Seven)It was a classic click-bait headline: “Ten Things I Hate About My Tesla.” The article appeared last week on The Drive, a new "automotive culture" website from publisher Time Inc. The author, Andy Blau, owns a green Tesla Model S and spends a lot of time driving on New Jersey’s...
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More Faraday Info: Chinese Billionaire Backer, Ex-Tesla Staff For Electric-Car StartupIt seems like something out of a movie: a mysterious startup company operates for a few years in total secrecy, then drops plans for a billion-dollar factory that will build electric cars. But that's the summary of the secretive Faraday Future, about which a bit more information slipped out last...
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Life With Tesla Model S: Service Centers Get Crowded, Cost MoreOne of the coolest things about owning a Tesla Model S for almost three years now has been the service. When first revealed back in the spring of 2013—a few months after I had taken delivery of my car—the Tesla service model sounded almost too good to be true. If a problem occurred, CEO...
David Noland