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0Report: Move over Audi, now Chrysler has a beef with Tesla's claims 1369342800
In the same week that Audi said "not so fast" to some claims from Tesla, Chrysler has responded to a new press release from the California-based EV-maker by saying "not exactly, Tesla." The statement, released through the company's blog, comes in response to Tesla claiming it was "the only American car company to have fully repaid the government." ...
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Featured: Wall Street loves Tesla's Elon Musk, values the brand higher than Fiat 1368892800
Tesla's value on the stock market far exceeds the number of vehicles it contributes to the automotive market. According to a report from Automotive News, Tesla is currently valued at US$8.8 billion. Almost unbelievably, though we've never claimed to have a firm grasp on the inner workings of the stock market, that's a full billion dollars more valuable ...
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Report: Tesla Model S earns 99 out of 100 score from Consumer Reports [w/video] 1368196200
Consumer Reports is awfully fond of the Tesla Model S. The EV managed to pull down an impressive score of 99 out of 100 in the organization's evaluation, besting the Porsche Panamera Hybrid by a full 16 points. CR calls the battery-operated sedan "the most practical electric car we've ever tested" thanks to its 320 km (200 mile) range and blistering ...
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Report: Detroit Electric to launch sedan, hatchback models by end of 2014 1365174900
Detroit Electric revealed its new SP:01 electric sports car (pictured) at Detroit's historic Fisher Building Wednesday – the same place where the company's headquarters are located – marking the rebirth of a marque that had been dormant since 1939. And while the first SP:01 cars won't even be built until August, the company is already looking ...
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Official: Detroit Electric SP:01 takes the fight to Tesla Roadster (w/video) 1365086700
We won't fault you if the name Detroit Electric has fallen off your radar. After all, the company is best known for producing around 13,000 electric vehicles in the early 1900s, not to mention a revival from the Zap brand that, well, faded away. But the company is back in action, and today showed off its first product that is set to go on sale later this ...
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Video: Watch a Tesla Model S get torn apart by the Jaws of Life 1362945600
As electric vehicles become more prevalent on the roadways, first responders are facing new – and sometimes unknown – challenges when it comes to intense tasks such as the extrication of passengers trapped inside a car. Advanced Extrication, an online training resource for rescue workers, recently posted a video showing how rescuers should ...
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Video: Musk says New York Times debacle may have cost Tesla $100 million 1361903280
Despite the old chestnut that there's no such thing as bad publicity, there's always a cost incurred – sometimes it's hidden, and sometimes it's front and center. Enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to think his company's now-infamous Model S range dustup with The New York Times is falling squarely into the latter category. According to Musk, ...
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Video: And now for a different sort of Tesla Model S review... 1361577600
Our friends at Kelley Blue Book have taken an unflinching look at the Tesla Model S in a new video. The crew originally planned to pack up and whip the electric sedan all the way to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, but got sidelined by a flat tire. The ensuing detour to a Tesla service center resulted in a day of hopping from charge point to charge point and a ...
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Report: Tesla takes New York Times to task for damning Model S review 1360856700
The social media tête-à-tête between the New York Times and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, stemming from a defamatory review by John Broder of the Model S and Tesla's new "Supercharger" network on the East Coast, is heating up in a major way. Just yesterday we summarized the Twitter spat, and now Musk has expanded upon the data recorded during ...
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Featured: Tesla increases Model S functionality with new mobile app 1360530000
Not being ones to ever be anywhere but the leading edge when it comes to interactivity, Tesla Motors recently announced the launch of a new app which add a bit of mobile functionality to the car, though not quite as much as seen with apps from GM and BMW. Tesla may be able to keep up with the BMW M5 as we saw in this drag race, but it seems BMW is just a ...