Elon Musk’s “Hydrogen is BS” – Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Ten
Elon Musk has a very bad opinion on hydrogen use in cars. He stated it in one of our interviews with him and with...
A Model S type of Car To be Made by the Model T Maker?
In one of his first reports as Ford Motor Company’s new CEO, Mark Fields seems to have trained his sights on Tesla. He told...
The Electric Vehicles’ Vestigial Grille
Nearly every vehicle on the road today has an internal combustion engine, and due to their inefficiency at converting fuel to motion, they give...
Toyota Recalls 242,000 Prius and Lexus HS250h for Braking Issues
Toyota has topped global markets in the hybrid vehicle category, selling over five million since the introduction of the Toyota Prius in 1997. Toyota...
![Tesla Model S [left], Green or Not?](https://i1.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/EV_Parade_SFO.jpg?resize=180%2C135&ssl=1 "Just How Green are the Tesla Model S and Other Electric Vehicles?")
Just How Green are the Tesla Model S and Other Electric Vehicles?
The Tesla Model S, as with all electric vehicles, has zero tailpipe emissions. We all know that, since there is no tailpipe, but what...
Electric Vehicles Will Dominate, but Not For the Reason You Think
The world needs electric vehicles but, in spite of skyrocketing sales, the general public is still fairly unaware of them.
For example, most people still...
Mix Of Graphene Nanoribbons and Polymer Boosts Efficiency of Natural Gas Powered Cars
An international team of researchers from the U.S., Hungary, Slovenia and India, led by Changsheng Xiang from Rice University, produced thin films of graphene nanoribbons...
What Does Nissan Do About Hybrid Cars?
Nissan has been building their Altima hybrid cars at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant, which has the capacity of building up to 50,000 vehicles. If...
Tesla Sending Customers Upgraded Wall Chargers to Prevent Future Garage Fires
Although the number of incidents pale in comparison to the 194,000 highway vehicle fires per year in the United States, EV fires are not taken...
![Tesla Model S is Now [slightly] Easier to Finance](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Fullscreen-capture-582013-105258-AM.bmp.jpg?resize=180%2C135&ssl=1 "Tesla Model S Just Got Affordable: $580 a Month!")
Tesla Model S Just Got Affordable: $580 a Month!
Considering Tesla Motors is not for the faint-of-wallet, to be sure, but then, the Tesla Model S is a high-tech luxury vehicle.
The base Tesla...
