FTC on ADAs and Tesla Motors "Hold Your Horses!"

Federal Trade Commission Speaks up Regarding Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors has no problem selling cars in California, China, or Germany, since direct sales are no problem in these places. On the other hand,...
Apple Headquarters in Silicon Valley, Right Next Door to Tesla Motors?

Could a Tech Company Buy Tesla Motors?

Tesla Motors is perhaps the most successful automotive startup in the last half-century, but in the world of business, just about everything is for...
Fisker Automotive to develop pure electric vehicles.

Tesla Motors Needs a Competitor, Will Fisker Automotive Step Up?

Tesla Motors, for now, is the undisputed leader in electric vehicle technology, but could the resurrected Fisker Automotive be a good competitor? No, I’m not...

Elon Musk Pushes Tesla Closer Toward a Workerless, Automated Factory

There aren't two ways about it, Elon Musk is a visionary. His latest goal is something that falls right on the border of madness,...
A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus

General Electric Zero Emissions Bus Combines Li-ion, Na-ion, and HFC

In the last few years, electrified, zero emissions buses have become, if not common, at least accepted in cities around the world. One bus...
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General Motors Opens New R&D Facility in China

Advanced technology may be made up of new materials and processes, but the one thing that drives any advance in any field is talent....
Current electric vehicles have almost zero impact on the power grid… so far.

Plug-In Vehicles Not Affecting Power Grid Much

Taking a look at plug-in vehicles, including plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, one might come to the conclusion that this would simply reduce...
More General Motors' solar power going online Fall 2014

General Motors Expanding Solar Power

Cutting into the bottom line and cutting into the carbon footprint, that’s the aim behind General Motors’ continuing solar power expansion at its facilities...
The next Chevy Volt will be even better.

Chevy Volt Owners Want More, Will General Motors Deliver?

The Chevy Volt, in the right hands, is a pretty impressive hybrid vehicle, but could future versions deliver even more? One of my Tweeps runs...
Possible Tesla Motors Win in New Jersey

Tesla Motors Might be Able to Sell Direct in New Jersey After All

We’ve been covering the Tesla Motors direct-sales approach in depth, but a big blow came from New Jersey lawmakers in March. Tesla Motors’ direct-sales models...