I own the number 16 production car of the Tesla, and I've been driving it for two weeks now. Anyone who owns the car can tell you that a) it is not "woefully immature" and b) that it is not a "concept car."
Murray Fromson | Posted 11.09.2008 | Business
What a way to emerge from the excitement of last Tuesday's election than to read about the three major automakers plea for another handout.
SI Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 10.31.2008 | Green
Valley darling Tesla Motors, which makes the Roadster, a $109,000 electric sports car, needs a little more cash. The CEO Elon Musk confirmed with Reut...
The Wall Street Journal | Keith Johnson | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green
Oil prices plummeted again Thursday, falling under $70 a barrel for the first time in more than a year. That kicked OPEC into action--the oil cartel...
Steve Parker | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business
Two more pieces of bad news today facing carmakers, dealers and us ... car-buyers and owners: Repossessions are set to break records, while industry a...
Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 10.15.2008 | Green
It's not a 100% official yet, but a few sources are reporting that something big is happening at Tesla Motors, makers of the electric Roadster who ha...
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 09.30.2008 | Green
Chrysler revealed prototypes for three electric cars Tuesday--an SUV, minivan, and coupe--and announced plans to roll one of the models out to showrooms by 2010.
Steve Parker | Posted 09.27.2008 | Business
An observation, or two: Last week, General Motors rolled-out the latest version of their plug-in gas/electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt for the corporati...
TreeHugger.com | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 09.17.2008 | Green
We knew that the manufacturing plant of Tesla's second electric car, the Model S, would be in California, but we didn't know where. Today we learn tha...
Steve Parker | Posted 08.28.2008 | Business
Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 08.10.2008 | Green
So, who really killed the electric car? Sadly, I think I did. Here's why: Rick Wagoner was interviewed the other day and said - "The future of GM and...
Wall Street Journal | Edward Taylor | Posted 05.06.2008 | Business
Spurred by the belief that the market for fuel-efficient vehicles is about to take off, a slew of tiny car companies is springing up in Europe and the...
Los Angeles Times | Ken Bensinger | Posted 04.05.2008 | Business
On an overcast Friday in February, about 100 people gathered behind Tesla Motors Inc. headquarters, awaiting the future of transportation. A truck pul...
AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — The X Prize Foundation, best known for its competitions promoting space flights, is offering $10 million to the teams that can produc...
Ben Rosen | Posted 02.21.2008 | Business
In a world where aircraft are typically custom manufactured in small quantities at high prices, Eclipse is gearing up to mass produce in large quantities at low prices.
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
WASHINGTON — An adviser to Barack Obama's...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI)...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Reprinted with permission from Jason's email list Today, Randall Stross...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as...
The seventies are back in a big way: shaggy hair, plaid prints and idealism have all...
On this Sunday's 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper has an interview with Olympic...
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Two men pulled guns and shot each other to death in...
Winona Ryder has been accused of losing £81,000 of...
It started with the fist bump seen 'round the world. Soon...
A revolutionary device that can harness...
Jason McCabe Calacanis | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business