Tag Archives: electric-cars
Tesla Model X Prototype

BREAKING: Tesla Model X revealed, will enter production in late 2013

Here is the moment all of you electric-car fans have been waiting for so far this year – Tesla Motors has just unveiled its new Model X crossover – “a vehicle it says blends the best of an SUV with the benefits of a minivan.” Based on the same vehicle platform as the Tesla Model [...]

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Tesla Model X Prototype

Report: Tesla Model X to have ‘falcon’ style doors

The Tesla Model X will make its world debut at the SpaceX facility tomorrow – but before the covers come, we have some interesting bit of information for you. Word has it that the Tesla Model X will feature something called ‘Falcon’ doors. Check out more news on the Tesla Model X. What are falcon [...]

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2012 Fisker Karma

Report: Fisker Automotive lays off some workers after DOE loan rework

Fisker is in a little bit of a bind with its loan from the Department of Energy. As a result, production for the brand’s new Project Nina lineup at the Fisker Automotive plant in Wilmington, DE and 26 workers were laid off. This comes after a rework of Fisker Automotive’s $529 million loan, which was [...]

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Jaguar C-X75 Concept

Report: Jaguar launches production of turbine engines for C-X75 supercar

Of the 250 units of the Jaguar C-X75 supercars to be made, only a handful will get turbine engines. Tata Motors, Jaguar’s parent company, has opened a factory that will build those gas turbine engines for the C-X75 in Coventry. Known as the Bladon Jets Engineering Center, the facility will employ 15 people and will [...]

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Chevrolet Volt Super Bowl XLVI ad features Aliens

Video: Chevrolet Volt Super Bowl XLVI ad features Aliens

General Motors has just released its Super Bowl XLVI commercial for the Chevrolet Volt for the big game on Sunday. Titled ‘Aliens’, the 30-second spot shows the curiosity about the Volt and its electric powertrain extends to extraterrestrial beings from galaxies far, far away. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Volt. Refresher: The 2012 Chevrolet [...]

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Infiniti EMERG-E Concept Teaser

Infiniti EMERG-E is the name of the brand’s new range-extended sports car concept

For months now, Infiniti has been teasing a new electric sports cars concept that will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The brand has finally revealed the name of the new concept  and it will be called – the Infiniti EMERG-E. “The INFINITI EMERG-E will be the first car from the brand to have [...]

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Chevrolet Volt

GM misses Chevy Volt sales goal in 2011, Jan. 2012 also sluggish

Sales of the Chevrolet Volt dropped sharply in January with GM only selling 603 units. Blame for the drop in sales goes to the negative publicity the Volt has received from a government safety investigation. January 2012 turned out to be the worst month for the Volt since August, where it was only delivered to [...]

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Chevrolet Volt

Bob Lutz tells right wingers to stop criticizing the Volt, provides strong facts

The Chevrolet Volt has been under a lot of scrutiny after a crashed Volt’s battery shorted by coolant caught on fire three weeks after a test by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ever since, the Volt has become a top-topic for right wingers. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Volt. Bob Lutz, [...]

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Tesla Model X Teaser

Tesla Model X Crossover teased ahead of Feb. 9 debut

Tesla has released a teaser for its new Model X crossover, which will make its world debut on February 9 at the Tesla L.A. Design Studio in Hawthorne, California. The teaser shows shows the Tesla Model X’s grille and some of its sleek profile. Check out more news on the Tesla Model X. Tesla has [...]

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Chevrolet Volt Charging

Report: Operations with Chevy Volt restart after heavy scrutiny, complete with new TV ad spot

In light of the concerns of fire with the giant laptop batteries powering the Chevrolet Volt, nearly everything came to a halt as the plug-in electric hybrid was under heavy scrutiny after a Volt randomly combusted after a crash test. But after a hearing in front of a U.S. House panel with the U.S. National [...]

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