Tesla Model S Lease Price Lowered, 3-Month Return Policy Added
28 Oct 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Tesla Model S may benefit from a whopping $7,500 federal tax credit, but the 60 kWh model's $69,900 MSRP is still on the hefty side for most prospective buyers. However, the EV carmaker has...
2016 Chevrolet Volt Powertrain Teased
28 Oct 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Soon after the 2015 model year Chevrolet Volt was accidentally unveiled by dealer inventory listings back in July, the golden bowtie hinted there will be an all-new Volt coming next year. Although i...
Detroit Electric SP:01 Teased Again, It's Looking Like a Mashup of Different Sports Cars
27 Oct 2014, 14:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been two years since the Tesla Roadster's demise, but fret not anymore because there's a new kid on the block ready to fill that empty niche. Dubbed the Detroit Electric SP:01, w...
Porsche Pajun to Go Full-Electric as Tesla Model S Rival
25 Oct 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's no taking back what the Tesla Model S has done to the luxury car market. Sure, it might not handle like a Porsche or have over a century of history behind it like Mercedes, but it has t...
Volkswagen Claims 2015 e-Golf Is the Most Efficient Small EV in America
24 Oct 2014, 09:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan Leaf might be the undisputed kind of the volume electric car market, but it had better watch its back, as an all-new rival with a posh German badge is coming after its crown. We're t...
Elon Musk Hints at Franchised Dealership Tactic After Michigan Direct Sales Roadblock
23 Oct 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been a few days since the highly-publicized Tesla Motors vs National Automobile Dealers Association match put a halt on direct-to-consumers sales of the Model S in Michigan. Still, voices ...
Toyota Launching Cheap Electric Vehicle Sub-Brand in China
22 Oct 2014, 13:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember when Toyota said it won’t further invest in pure electric vehicles because hydrogen power is the key of future transportation? It looks like that doesn’t apply in China, because...
New Ford Focus Electric Confirmed to Be $6,000 Cheaper Than Predecessor
22 Oct 2014, 13:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Seems like a previous report claiming the 2015 Ford Focus Electric will shave $6,000 off its sticker price was bang on the money. The electric Focus isn't just considerably cheaper than before,...
Record-Beating Electric Dragster Reaches Over 300 MPH on the Drawing Board
21 Oct 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Do you know those nitro nostalgia dragsters with engines placed in front of the driver? Yeah, they’re there only for show and probably more of today’s gas/nitromethane dragsters will sit...
2015 Ford Focus Electric Gets $6,000 Discount
20 Oct 2014, 14:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Blue Oval's first all-electric passenger car is returning for the 2015 model year with a bit of a surprise for potential buyers. Slated to arrive in US dealerships by the end of the cu...
Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab Host Ben Bailey Buys Tesla Model S
20 Oct 2014, 09:04 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Tesla Models S is definitely what you’d call the celebrity-car, as more and more famous people opt for the EV ride. Stand-up comedian and actor Ben Bailey is one of the drivers to recently joi...
Detroit Electric SP:01 Sports Car Boasts With Pure Electric Performance
17 Oct 2014, 12:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you thought that the electric passenger car is a relatively new concept, think again. An EV held the land speed record until 1900, a time when the internal combustion engine still had a lot of fl...
Battery that Charges in Two Minutes Set to Revolutionize Electric Vehicles
15 Oct 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, electric vehicles would have been a lot more common now if it wasn’t for the limitations current lithium-ion batteries come with. Pretty expensive and rather inefficient by comparing the...
New Chevrolet Electric Vehicle Rumored to Launch in 2017
14 Oct 2014, 13:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At the present moment, the golden bowtie brand is offering no less than two eco-friendly vehicles: the Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera plug-in hybrid, as well as the all-electric Chevrolet Spark EV cit...
First All-Electric Italian Supercar - the 800 HP Lavinia
14 Oct 2014, 12:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ask someone to tell you the name of a supercar and you've got about 60 percent chances to hear Italian automakers like Ferrari or a Lamborghini, simply because they were among the first to crea...
Dual Motor Tesla Model S, Autopilot Feature Explained
12 Oct 2014, 21:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Elon Musk wowed the world a few days ago when he debuted the D variant of the Model S. But there's something more to the dual electric motor luxury sedan than a 3.2-second acceleration to 60 mp...
Tesla Model S P85D, 85D, 60D Pricing, Tech Package with Autopilot Detailed · Video
10 Oct 2014, 07:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Last night Elon Musk shut the automotive world in one fell swoop by introducing the dual motor, all-wheel drive Tesla Model S P85D. While Musk man was still on stage, the manufacturer's site wa...
Tesla Model S P85D Specifications Revealed: Two Engines, AWD, Very Fast · Video
10 Oct 2014, 02:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A week since Elon Musk announced he wants to show us his D (no pun intended), the mystery has finally been solved: the culprit is a new variant of the Tesla Model S P85, boasting with two electric m...
Chevrolet Spark Milestone: 1 Million Examples Sold
9 Oct 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The smallest car in Chevrolet's worldwide lineup has recently sold its 1 millionth unit, which is not bad at all for a car introduced as the Beat in India in late 2009. In just five years, the ...
2017 Nissan Leaf Confirmed to Look Less Like a Frog
9 Oct 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although the Nissan Leaf is currently the best selling electric vehicle in the world, the automaker realized the car is not quite satisfying for every potential buyer in the segment, especially when...