Father and Son Take Tesla Model S for 423.5-Mile Ride on One Charge!
12 Dec 2012, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While some manufacturers are being investigated by the EPA for declaring false efficiency numbers, the Tesla Model S seems to be exceeding them. A Model S owner from Florida decided to try and see j...
Tesla Model S With 60 kWh Battery Pack Rated at 95 MPGe and 208-Mile Autonomy
12 Dec 2012, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While everybody (including Tesla themselves) have only been talking about the top of the range Model S sedan, with the 85 kWh battery pack, it is a bit on the expensive side, and it may even be over...
Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Granted Access to NY HOV Lanes
12 Dec 2012, 10:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There are many advantages to driving a hybrid car, of any sort, as long as it is a more modern car, and not a 1990s model. Once you get past the high asking price, you realize that there are a lot o...
Wanxiang Acquisition Makes A123 Lose $116-Million US Grant
12 Dec 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The acquisition of bankrupt US battery manufacturer A123 Systems Inc. by Chinese company Wanxiang is not all good news. Apparently, they will be losing a huge amount of money, according to official ...
Stunning 1956 Lancia Aurelia Spider Headed for Auction
12 Dec 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 1956 Lancia Aurelia B24S America Spider is set to go to auction in January. RM Auctions will be selling it off, at an event in Arizona on January 18th, yet if you were thinking of buying it, we ...
Tesla Model S Does The Quietest Burnout Ever
12 Dec 2012, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already knew that the Tesla Model S had easily enough power and torque to do an effortless burnout, yet we had not seen the phenomenon, until now. Road&Track have released a short video, in w...
Unique Aston Martin DB AR1 Roadster Up for Auction
11 Dec 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The link between Aston Martin and Italian coachbuilder Zagato has a long history behind it, and it has produced some truly unique Astons over the years. One of these cars is the DB AR1, short for Am...
Scion xB Gets Light Refresh for 2013
11 Dec 2012, 13:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The xB is far from being Scion’s best selling model, and rumors of its cancelation have appeared before. Still, Toyota has updated it for the 2013 model-year, by giving it a mild styling and i...
Volkswagen Routan MPV Gets the Axe - May Get Crossover Replacement
11 Dec 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With sales of the Routan MPV down by 16.9% when compared to last year’s numbers (only 9,923 units sold through November), it is not surprising at all that it Volkswagen isn`t giving it a repla...
Jay Leno Invites Henrik Fisker Over to Talk About the Karma EV
11 Dec 2012, 10:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fisker Karma has already been on sale for a while now, and despite the fact that production is currently stopped due to a battery pack shortage, there is still demand for the range-extender luxu...
Fisker Looking for Mainstream Automaker to Share Technology With
11 Dec 2012, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker is currently not building any cars, due to a shortage of battery packs, caused by the bankruptcy and the sale of their sole supplier, A123 Systems, which was taken over by Wanxiang, from Chin...
Parrot Gets Beak-Operated Buggy to Drive Around In
11 Dec 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After seeing the dogs which can drive a car, nothing will surprise us, really. However, this contraption, and the way in which it is operated have impressed us. It is an electric buggy, which can be...
Wanxiang’s Winning Bid for A123 Causes Concern for US Congress
10 Dec 2012, 15:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is now official. After months in in which everybody was sure that what was left of bankrupt US battery maker A123 Systems Inc. would go to Johnson Controls, Chinese company Wanxiang has stepped i...
EPA to Review Ford Fusion and C-Max Hybrid Efficiency Claims
10 Dec 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following the very negative review given to the Ford Fusion and C-Max hybrids, by Consumer Reports regarding their claimed efficiency figures which just weren`t realistic in real world driving condi...
Ford Confirms 3.2-Liter Five-Cylinder Diesel for US-Spec Transit Van
10 Dec 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since Ford decided to replace its line of Ecoline vans with a modified version of the European Transit, we were expecting them to offer it with a diesel option, as it is by far the better choice, wh...
Coda Sedan EV Only Gets 4-Star Crash Safety Rating from NHTSA
9 Dec 2012, 10:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-electric Coda Sedan is an impressive little car, which will undoubtedly gain a loyal band of followers, after staying on the market, and ‘maturing’ for a while. However, one key ...
Tesla Investigated for Using Foreign Instead of US-Made Parts
7 Dec 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Just days after announcing that the company had finally stopped losing money, last week, we have now learned that Tesla Motors has the subject of an ongoing investigation by federal authorities, who...
Auction of A123 Systems Begins With Four Contenders
7 Dec 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / American battery manufacturer A123 Systems, the company which, among other things, makes the battery pack for the Fisker Karma, went bust last month. Now, several companies have offered to step in a...
NHTSA May Make Black Boxes Mandatory for Light Vehicles
7 Dec 2012, 12:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As new cars come packed with more and more technology, it was only a matter of time before data-logging black boxes (or Event Data Recorders - EDRs) would become mandatory. Well, now the National Hi...
Driver Ignores Red Light With Severe Consequences
7 Dec 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Severe car crashes happen all around the world, and while most of the ones we find are from Russia, this time we found one from the other side of the world - Roselle Park, New Jersey, the intersecti...