Latest Stories in Cars
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Tesla does a partial recall of the Model S electric car
Those of you who are lucky enough to be Model S owners take note, Tesla is doing a voluntary partial recall on EVs that were manufactured between May 10 and June 8.
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Tesla to demo battery-swapping later this week!
It was starting to look like battery-swapping was DOA, or at least not going to happen for a while, but Tesla seems to want to revive the idea.
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France's Autolib electric car-sharing service is coming to Indianapolis in 2014
Many are familiar with Vélib, the huge bike-sharing program in Paris (18,000 bicycles and 1,200 stations!), but not everyone knows about Autolib Paris' other shared transportation service.
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What is this electric Tesla doing at a gas station?
In a world where gasoline costs $11.50/gallon, a slick Tesla pulls up at a gas station's fuel pumps and... the front trunk (aka the 'frunk') opens to reveal fuel canisters.
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Chevy Volt gets new $4000-5000 cash-back incentives, 3-year lease now $269/month
That's on top of all the tax credits and other incentives from the federal and state level.
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More evidence that we have reached "Peak Car"
Is it a new reality, or a blip caused by the crummy economy?
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eGallons: How much does it cost to drive on electricity compared to gasoline?
The U.S. Department of Energy has just released an interesting online tool that allows you to see what the amount of electricity necessary to drive an average electric car as far as a gallon of gasoline would cost where you live.
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The biggest bicycling infrastructure achievement in North America that you've never heard about
What's amazing about it is that it was built with philanthropic dollars. This could be a model for other cities where tax dollars are scarce.
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Direct current stations could charge Chevy Spark EV to 80% in 20 minutes
While the 'vanilla' version of the connector has 5 pins and is designed for AC current, there's also a new combo variant that adds 2 pins and can handle DC.
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Canada to adopt U.S. vehicle emissions standards, 80% cleaner than current ones
Canada has decided to adopt the upcoming EPA Tier 3 vehicle emission standard from the US. The move makes a lot of sense because of the geographical proximity of the countries and because the Tier 3 standard is a pretty good step in the right direction.
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The smog in Los Angeles doesn't quite sting like it used to, but there's still work to be done
For a long time, Los Angeles was synonymous with eye-watering, lung-blackening smog. Things have gotten better over the years, though the air quality in the city is nowhere near ideal.
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Elon Musk explains his vision at Tesla's 2013 shareholder meeting
Shareholder meetings can be dry and technical affairs, but any event where Elon Musk speaks for an hour and answers questions from the crowd is bound to be interesting.
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German researchers create a lithium-ion battery that retains 85% of its capacity after 10,000 charges
This means that an electric car with those batteries could be fully charged every day for about 27.4 years and still be going strong .
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Battery test: Nissan LEAF owner drove 78,000 electric miles, fully charging twice a day
Extreme commuter Steve Marsh bought a Nissan LEAF electric car to ease the pain of his daily 130 miles (roundtrip) commute.
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Texas won't allow Tesla to sell electric cars directly
Texas is one of those states where it is actually illegal for an automaker to sell its products directly to its customers.
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Bob Lutz on the future of electric cars, Tesla, Fisker, Better Place, etc (video)
Personally, I think Lutz is being too conservative when looking at the future of electric vehicles.
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Tesla announces huge expansion of Supercharger network, upgrade to cut charging time in half
One thing that's been consistent with Tesla is that they keep improving their offerings over time. They're now focusing on making the Supercharger network better.
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Honda slashes Fit EV lease by one-third to $259/month with unlimited mileage
The latest EV to become more affordable is the Honda Fit EV, with a new 3-year lease plan that goes from the old $389 a month to $259 a month beginning June 1st.
