TESLA / WIRED In April, Elon Musk stood before a crowd of investors at an invitation-only event at Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto. On stage, he made a series of wild predictions that might stretch the credulity of the most bullish Tesla fans. By the middle of 2020, he said, Tesla would have put one […]
Teslas are among the safest cars on the road, and part of this is due to their suite of active and passive safety features. From Autopilot’s capabilities to standard features like Automatic Emergency Braking, Tesla’s electric cars are designed to avoid accidents, or protect its occupants in the event that a crash is unavoidable. Yet, […]
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, was chosen as the locale for the North American reveal of the Porsche Taycan fully electric sedan for good reason: the ginormous hydro-electric power plant that resides there. It didn’t hurt that the Taycan looked imposing in the foreground of the press snaps either. It’ll likely garner attention wherever it […]
Published on September 2nd, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen The Netherlands — Fossil Cars Down 20%, Electrics Up 75% September 2nd, 2019 by Maarten Vinkhuyzen Numbers for August passenger vehicle sales in the Netherlands were just published. The detailed numbers are not yet available, only the totals. Officially, sales are down by 16% year over […]
CBS News August 31, 2019, 1:21 PM “We’re heading towards hell”: Expert shares concerns with self-driving cars How autonomous vehicles could be “hell” The race to create the self-driving car continues at a feverish pace, with major players pumping billions into the effort. But Kevin Delaney, editor-in-chief and co-CEO of Quartz, said that when it […]
Published on August 13th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley GM, VW Say They Won’t Build Hybrids Or Plug-in Hybrids, Only Battery Electric Cars August 13th, 2019 by Steve Hanley For the past 5 years, people who wanted to drive a low or zero emissions vehicle had a choice — a hybrid like the Toyota Prius […]
Until recently, purchasing a JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) vehicle in the U.S. was a real hassle. Our strict import laws only allow vehicles to be imported into the country after they have reached 25 years of age. The floodgates opened when the R32 Nissan Skyline reached its 25th birthday and dealerships popped up all over […]
Two new analyses from Bloomberg this week make clear just how bad President Donald Trump’s policies are for the domestic electric car market and U.S. workers. In the first report, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) explains that Trump’s plan to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency and emissions standards for vehicles would eliminate any federal requirement […]