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Porsche shows 918 Spyder in production form
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Porsche isn't about to let the LaFerrari steal the hybrid spotlight: it just unveiled the finished design of the 918 Spyder, which is expected to ship as a 2015 model. The look won't shock anyone keeping up with their spy videos, although Porsche'...
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BYD e6 all-electric taxis, Premier sedan launch in Hong Kong
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Anyone who's visited Hong Kong within the last few years has probably experienced the city's thick soupy smog. Sure, things aren't as bad as they are in Beijing, but pollution from the mainland often wraps the metropolis in a humid haze -- and we'...
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Lamborghini Egoista Concept centers entirely on its very fortunate driver (video)
Posted On 13 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Many automakers talk of building driver-focused machines; for its 50th birthday, Lamborghini is taking that idea to its logical extreme through the Egoista Concept. The commemorative supercar centers on a cabin that only allows room for the driver...
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Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports’ top score, suggests it’s easy being green
Posted On 09 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
While we largely enjoyed our time behind the wheel of the Tesla Model S, we clearly didn't have as much fun as Consumer Reports. The often stringent outlet just gave the EV sedan a 99 out of 100 rating, which makes it not just the publication's hi...
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Bloomberg: Tesla’s Elon Musk discussing self-driving car partnership with Google
Posted On 07 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
What's next for Tesla's Model S? Road safety and assistance tools may be on the docket, including self-driving technology that Elon Musk refers to as "autopilot," according to a Bloomberg report. The CEO has reportedly been in talks with Google ab...
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Tesla Model S now has $6,500 Performance Plus option for more range, better handling
Posted On 07 May 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Current or wannabe Tesla S owners can now opt for a Performance Plus option that adds a bit of range and a lot of extra handling -- and the whole idea came from none other than McLaren. After a journalist told Elon Musk that his nimble sedan was n...
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Ford to break its yearly hybrid sales record in the US, seven months early
Posted On 04 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When Ford's hybrid lineup has been rapidly expanding over the past year, it stands to reason that the company's sales in the category would take off like an eco-friendly rocket. They have, and faster than you'd expect: the automaker now says it sh...
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US Department of Transportation posts guidelines for reducing in-car distractions
Posted On 24 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We all know by now that directly interacting with a phone while driving is a very bad idea. There are many more potential distractions at play in a car, however, and the US Department of Transportation has just published the first phase of guideli...
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NYC rolls out six Nissan Leafs in EV taxi pilot, good luck catching one
Posted On 22 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
New York City's full-on EV taxi blitz may not come until late this year, but the metropolis is taking its first tentative steps into that electric world as of today: it's deploying the six Nissan Leaf cabs promised as part of a pilot program. The ...
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Volkswagen iBeetle integrates the iPhone through a dock, an app… and that’s it
Posted On 19 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Many see Apple and Volkswagen as two peas in a pod given their similar marketing, even if previous talk of collaborations amounted to little more than speculation. That purported dream team will soon become real through the iBeetle, an adaptation ...
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