Tesla Motors announced today that it would start customer deliveries of the Model S on June 22. The long-awaited electric sedan for those with more money (and needs) than me will first roll out to certain select customers “at an invitation-only event at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California,” the … [continued]
The phoenix and a dragon is a common motif on Chinese pottery, often used as wedding gifts. Aptera (a wingless bird) is an electric car company that ceased operations in December after many setbacks, but its ideas and assets have taken flight again, purchased by the Jonway Group, a Chinese company. This might be considered an auspicious omen. […]
Aside from our 15 or so clean transportation stories from the past week, here are a few more from around the interwebs: Green Cars Ford has unveiled the cost of its Ford Focus Electric batteries — “$12,000 and $15,000” per battery pack. “That is up to $15,000 on top of … [continued]
Tesla Motors’ new an electric luxury SUV accelerates from zero to sixty miles per hour in 4.4 seconds. Yet another vehicle that people formerly thought was impossible. […]
Tesla apparently isn’t following common practice and giving a bunch of its Model S electric vehicles to auto journalists to drive before they go on sale. Conspiracy theory and paranoia are rampant these days (I’m planning to write a post or series of posts on that on sister site Planetsave) … [continued]
The Tesla Model X (yes, Tesla’s awesome-looking electric SUV with wicked falcon-wing doors) is off to a good start. The only SUV I think I actually like got 500 reservations in its first 4 days of availability. Here’s more from Chris DeMorro of sister site Gas2: Few companies go ten … [continued]
Tesla has been playing the information game with its Model S sedan, showing its potential customers and fans just enough to keep them interested without pouring on too much detail at once.
Catching up on a number of clean transportation stories we haven’t been able to cover, here are quick summaries of 10 recent stories. The first 6 concern EVs and hybrid-electric vehicles. The following 4 concern trains and transit. Electric Vehicles & Hybrids 1. Tesla Model X Electric SUV to be … [continued]
Yes, the moment many clean car lovers have been waiting for… Tesla has released prices for its new family car. Our car-loving friend Chris DeMorro over on sister site Gas2 has more: With the Tesla Roadster officially out of production, the upstart EV maker is looking towards its next big … [continued]
Research into solar power is proceeding on several fronts; one of them is 3-dimensional solar technology rather than the flat solar cells that are currently prevalent. Solar3D, Inc. is the developer of that 3-dimensional solar technology. This week, they announced that simulated tests of its new solar cell […]
