Charging to market, Tesla Model S electric car deliveries start next month

Tesla brought a Model S pre-production car to the electric vehicle symposium (EVS26) held in Los Angeles earlier this month. The Model S will be Tesla’s first from-the-ground-up car and will be built in Fremont, California. (The now discontinued Roadster was a converted Lotus Elise.) The latest news is that the deliveries to the first 1,000 customers who opted for the top-trim Signature will begin on June 22nd. A few showrooms already exist and we’re told that more are on the way for major metro areas. …

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The Next Wave? Delphi Developing Diesel Like Technology For Gas Engines

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2014 Porsche 918 Spyder Going Into Production Next Year, New Images Released

Now here is a new Porsche model that we can get excited about! We’ve been hearing about the upcoming small Macan crossover and possibility of a “Pajun” mid-size sedan far too much. Those cars are part of a plan by the Volkswagen Group to push Porsche sales to 200,000 by 2018. 
Let’s get back to real sports cars. The 918 Spyder is just that – it will be the fastest, most expensive Porsche ever in fact. The car was first shown off at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010, as a mi…

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2013 BMW Series Sport Wagon Unveiled, on its Way to U.S. Next Year

Given how out of vogue the wagon has become in America, BMW’s announcement that it will bring the new-generation, 2013 BMW 3 Series Sport Wagon to the U.S. is welcome one not only for fans of the 3 Series wagon, but for fans of wagons in general. There is one catch — prospective buyers will [...]

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Hot News: Next Opel Zafira Will be Built by PSA?

General Motors is planning a far more radical shake up of its European operations than previously expected, according to a report published today by Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine.Quoting informed sources at Vauxhall sister company Opel, Der Spiegel says senior General Motors managers in North America have reached a decision to shift production of the Astra from Opel’s main Russelsheim plant in Germany to both its Polish-based Gelwice factory and Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port operations in the U…

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Hot News: Next Opel Zafira Will be Built by PSA?

General Motors is planning a far more radical shake up of its European operations than previously expected, according to a report published today by Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine.Quoting informed sources at Vauxhall sister company Opel, Der Spiegel says senior General Motors managers in North America have reached a decision to shift production of the Astra from Opel’s main Russelsheim plant in Germany to both its Polish-based Gelwice factory and Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port operations in the U…

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Should Honda’s Concept C Be the Next Accord?

After several years of seeming to be in a design and inspirational funk, it seems like Honda, in both its namesake bread-and-butter brand, as well as its upscale Acura brand, have finally found some mojo, showcasing some interesting and compelling concepts, and showing promise with forthcoming future products. However, that’s not to say everything has [...]

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Next level-charging stations begin to expand

As we celebrate Earth Day for 2012, it’s impossible not to notice that electric cars, partly championed by the environmental movement, are becoming available with more on the horizon.

While they’ve come in for a lot of criticism for their high prices, short driving range, and government subsidies, we’ve found they can cost less than half as much to operate as gas-powered cars. They use far less energy, giving them the energy equivalent of about 100 mpg.

The cars that have come out in the last year, t…

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Scoop: BMW Shows us How the Next Generation of the 3-Series Convertible’s Hard Top Works

With spring upon us and the temperatures slowly rising in the northern hemisphere, BMW's engineers have no problem opening the top of the next 3-Series Convertible, which like the coupe, you may or may not be forced to call the 4-Series. Luckily for us, one of our spies was in the right place at the right time to snag more than a dozen photos of BMW's testers opening and closing the electrically operated, three-piece hardtop, which neatly tucks away in the trunk at the touch of a button. Read m…

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Scoop: BMW Shows us How the Next Generation of the 3-Series Convertible’s Hard Top Works

With spring upon us and the temperatures slowly rising in the northern hemisphere, BMW's engineers have no problem opening the top of the next 3-Series Convertible, which like the coupe, you may or may not be forced to call the 4-Series. Luckily for us, one of our spies was in the right place at the right time to snag more than a dozen photos of BMW's testers opening and closing the electrically operated, three-piece hardtop, which neatly tucks away in the trunk at the touch of a button. Read m…

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