Electric Cars

  • 2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

    Tesla’s long-awaited Model S is almost here and in the lead up to its arrival on June 22 Tesla is giving an inside look at how its electric sedan is made. Work on developing the Model S commenced around three years ago, but it was only two years ago that Tesla purchased the factory in Fremont, California, that would eventually be used to build the car. After buying the plant from Toyota, Tesla set about converting it into a world-class production line designed specifically to build electric cars. This video, the first in a series from Tesla outlining the production of the Model S, gives...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma EcoSport
    Fisker Recalls A Few More Karmas Due To Previous Hose Clamp Issue

    A handful of 2012 Fisker Karmas have been recalled due to incorrectly installed hose clamps, the same problem that led to a recall of the car in December, 2011.

  • Nissan Leaf versus Nissan 370Z drag race
    Nissan Leaf Beats 370Z In Drag Race? Video...

    If you've ever needed videographic proof that bad driving and an evil heart can prove anything, you'll want to check out this video. Otherwise, get ready to be infuriated. Before we get too deep into the murk here, let's be clear: we have no ill feelings toward our green-obsessed friends who put a...

  • Tesla's retail store concept
    Tesla Expands Dealer Network In Preparation For Model S Launch

    Last Friday, Tesla opened its first new retail outlet of 2012 in New York’s affluent Westchester County. Tesla Westchester will boast a Model S Design Studio, a hands-on a Model S drivetrain and an interactive display touting the benefits of going electric. There are also four Model S Betas...

  • BMW Zagato Coupe
    Franchitti Wins At Indy, Webber At Monaco, Zagato Coupe Video: Car News Headlines

    The long weekend wasn't only about remembering our veterans and soldiers: there was a lot of racing going on, too. Dario Franchitti poured the milk over his head at the end of the 96th Indianapolis 500. It was a busy race with 34 lead changes among 10 drivers and several hard crashes and the...

  • 2013 Toyota Camry NASCAR Sprint Cup race car
    Mazda MX-5 Goes Alfa, 2013 Camry NASCAR, 458 Italia Crash: Today's Car News

    The next generation of the Mazda MX-5 will donate its platform to a reborn Alfa Romeo Spider. While we're eagerly looking forward to both the Alfa 4C and the next MX-5, it'll be interesting to see what comes of the collaboration. The 2013 version of Toyota's Camry NASCAR Cup racer has been...

  • 2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

    Palo Alto-based electric car company Tesla has announced the first examples of its upcoming 2012 Tesla Model S will reach customers on June 22. Tesla revealed a few weeks back that the first cars would arrive in June, and the electric sedan would deliver up to 350 miles of range at average speeds of 50 mph. The countdown is now on for the first customers to receive their electric luxury sedans, and Tesla plans to hold a webcast of the first deliveries on the launch day. In the run-up to delivery day, Tesla will also host events and web series to let fans and potential customers get a closer...

  • Monster Tajima's Monster Sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special
    Monster Tajima's Monster Sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak EV: Gallery

    Looking like some kind of Pikes Peak Batmobile, Monster Tajima's Monster Sport E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special--GoPro cameras and all--is just about ready for his assault on the mountain. With a full carbon fiber body, what appears to be a very sturdy cage inside the pod-like driver capsule, and more...

  • EV West's electric BMW M3 Pikes Peak Hill Climb car
    Boris Said Driving Electric BMW M3 In Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Video

    Soon, you’ll be able to add one more thing to Boris Said’s extensive racing resume: Pikes Peak Hill Climb veteran. Said will compete behind the wheel of a BMW M3 in this year’s event, but it isn’t just another race-prepped BMW that the NASCAR driver will be piloting. The M3...

  • 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder prototype
    Porsche 918 Spyder, Jail For Texting, Karma Fire: Car News Headlines

    Today Porsche released the first official photos of the Porsche 918 Spyder in production prototype guise. They look rather unsurprisingly like the spy shots we brought you earlier in the week--except slightly more awesome. Sending texts to someone that gets in a crash as a result could land you in...

  • First Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle delivery, Newport Beach, Dec 2010
    Mercedes-Benz Has Two Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In The Pipeline

    While many automakers have shied away from hydrogen fuel cell technology, German luxury brand Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on the development of the clean-running vehicles and is on track to launch its first mass-produced example in 2014. According to Automotive News (subscription required)...

  • 2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011
    Tesla To Begin DOE Loan Repayment In December

    If you’re used to nothing but doom and gloom surrounding new electric car start-ups, here’s a rare bit of good news: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has advised shareholders that deliveries of the Model S sedan will begin in June, one month ahead of schedule. Perhaps even better news is that Tesla...

  • Tesla Model S Alpha build

    While you have to read through the dreamy enthusiasm and salesmanship of Elon Musk any time he opens his mouth--or sets words on a digital page--about his various projects, the numbers appear to back him up on his latest claims about the upcoming Tesla Model S. The first of what we'd term "real cars" from Tesla, the Model S promises to deliver up to 350 miles of highway range--at 50 mph--and about 250 miles of range at 70 mph. Best of all for those looking to replace a gasoline-powered car with a Model S, driving at slower speeds could expand the range beyond 400 miles--up to about 460 miles...

  • Cadillac Ciel four-seat convertible concept launch in Carmel, California, Aug 2011
    Infiniti-Mercedes, GM Omega, 2013 MINI Spied: Car News Headlines

    Infiniti deepened its ties with Mercedes-Benz through breaking ground on the upcoming joint engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee, as well as an announcement that it will build its compact luxury car, likely based on the Etherea concept, at a Magna Steyr plant in Austria--with Mercedes-Benz...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma EcoSport
    Fisker Karma Blamed For Fire At Houston Home

    Officials are currently investigating whether a Fisker Karma was the cause of a fire at a home in Houston, Texas recently.

  • Rimac Concept One electric supercar
    Rimac’s 1,088-HP Electric Car Burns Rubber In New Video

    Croatia’s Rimac Automobili is out to prove that electric cars don’t have to be boring by building one capable of out-matching most supercars, both in terms of performance and luxury. Rimac’s electric car is the 1,088-horsepower Concept One, which the company recently announced is...

  • 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV
    2012 Toyota RAV4 EV unveiled

    Though just 2,600 RAV4 EVs will be sold over the next three years, the vehicle's unveiling today at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles marks an important milestone for the brand: the RAV4 EV's powertrain is designed and delivered by Tesla Motors. The cooperative project is the first...

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS
    Aventador Roadster, 2013 ATS Priced, 2013 GT500 On The 'Ring: Today's Car News

    The drop-top version of the Lamborghini Aventador could use a targa-style removable roof section rather than a full soft or hard retractable roof. Sounds good to us. The 2013 Cadillac ATS has been priced from $33,990, though the model many will want--the turbo 2.0-liter with a manual...

  • Technical University Munich's MUTE electric car prototype

    While normally the strongest of rivals, German auto giants BMW and Daimler have joined forces to help come up with the design for the electric car of the future. Most approaches towards electric car design has so far led to vehicles that either are too heavy and too expensive or fail to meet standard safety requirements for new cars. Now, BMW and Daimler, together with scientists at the Technical University Munich (TUM), are attempting to develop concepts for electric cars that are efficient, safe, and inexpensive. The parties have formed the joint research project ‘Visio.M’ and...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma
    Fisker Karma To Tackle Inaugural Bodensee-Elektrik Rallye

    The Fisker Karma will be driven across some of Europe's finest driving roads alongside other green cars including plug-in hybrids and pure battery-powered cars.

  • The Nissan Juke-R
    Juke-R Production, 2013 BMW X1, High-Speed Toilet: Car News Headlines

    The Nissan Juke-R will be built--in limited numbers, on a per-order basis--but it will be built, and sold, to the public. Amazing. Insane. And it will get the new 545-horsepower engine from the 2013 GT-R, rather than the 485-horse unit in the prototype. Well done, Nissan. The 2013 BMW X1 is...

  • 2007 Peugeot 908 V-12 HDi FAP Le Mans race car - Image courtesy RM Auctions
    Evoque Sport, 5 For $25,000, Hypercars For Sale: Today's Car News

    Land Rover may be working on a higher-performance Range Rover Evoque Sport. More power, better handling, sportier looks? We won't argue with that idea. We offer up five of the best choices in performance driving for under $25,000. Is your favorite car on the list? Would you rather have a car that's...

  • 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport
    Letter Carrier Wins Tesla Roadster Playing Penny Slots In Vegas

    Let’s be perfectly clear about something: Las Vegas exists to separate you from your money as quickly and efficiently as possible. With the possible exception of games of skill, winning a jackpot is as likely as being simultaneously struck by lightening, attacked by a polar bear and swarmed...

  • Rimac Concept One electric supercar
    1,088-HP Rimac Concept One Electric Car On Sale For $980,000

    Croatian firm Rimac Automobili used the recent Top Marques Monaco 2012 event to unveil the latest version of its Concept One electric supercar, which has been upgraded with tires from Dutch firm Vredestein. While the addition of new tires, even those designed by Italdesign Giugiaro, isn’t all...

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