Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric carIf only we the normal peoplecould afford one!RE: Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric carThis is a major move being missed by the so-called news media. An *American* firm with American technology building energy-sensible automobiles in America with American workers....
On Monday, Tesla Motors announced it would build its electric sedan manufacturing plant in Northern California. In the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with CNET Car Tech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about why this decision is a win for the company and the state.
CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi chats with CarTech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about GM's decision to close four North American truck manufacturing plants. The news behind the headline indicates a trend toward smaller vehicles and a push to roll out the company's hybrid car, the Chevy Volt.
it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...
Electricity powered cars: NOT environmentally friendlyIt costs more (=takes up more resources) to set up and maintain the electricity infrastructure and to produce the electricity, than to use normal gas.Same goes for the electric car. You have to look at the whole lifecycle concept, which also includes design and manufacturing...
Pay more, yes...Pay more than the gas price we would save over the life of the car, no. That's the issue now, you do not save more in the long run. Once we get to the point where we would merely break even, then I would seriously consider a plug-in.Electric...
We all know the sorry saga of two-thirds of the former Detroit Big Three. GM in bankruptcy, shedding brands and trying to become competitive once again. Chrylser is now essentially a distribution arm for Fiat, a second tier car company that had no American market share a year...
If you're a first responder, which would you prefer to use to get to the site of a car crash? Google Earth? MapQuest? If you work for OnStar, Microsoft's Virtual Earth is now the preferred choice. Last week, OnStar announced that it now uses...
So let's follow the money. The car-makers of the world are all hurting from Toyota to Chrysler. Sales are awful. The new emissions standards in the U.S. will be the toughest this country's ever seen. The new regs come with some pleasant promises for car makers:...
We all know Micihigan leads the country in unemployment and in dinosaur car companies. Amidst the nostalgia for days go by, some entrepreneurs are pushing for a re-birth. An Ann Arbor start-up is wanting to a big in the world of batteries. Sakti3 has backing...
(Photos: Getting your green on for Earth Day)A LITTLE BIT LATE NO??THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMING SINCE THE 1960's, WHERE HAVE ALL THE SUPPORTERS BEEN SINCE THEN?, OR IS IT ONLY THAT NOW IT'S POLITICALY CORRECT? SUGGESTIONS: 1/. LIMIT FAMILY SIZE TO 1 CHILD-THE GREEN COST OF MORE IS...
Electric cars in America--the price pointElectric cars in America--the price pointMy concern in addition to the price of the electric car is where do I plug it in to charge it? If its my house then how much is my electric bill going to be raised while its charging?...
I blogged earlier this week about China's plug-in car, already in mass production at a sales price of about $20K each. The Chinese electric carmaker, BYD, hopes to sell about 350,000 this year. All in China. President Obama and Southern California Edison SCE...
Wheego Whip, electric vehicle, courtesy RTEV. A new entry into the electric vehicle race: the Wheego Whip. They're taking orders, planning to ship the first ones in May. They're also taing applications for Wheego dealerships if your sales of SUVs and light trucks have...
Chevy Volt. Courtesy: General Motors and U.S. Taxpayers. General Motors may not be making a lot of money right now, but they are making headlines. The Detroit Auto Show is in the throes of "press days" and today's announcements about the Chevy Volt (due...
Car-friendly outlets pave way for electric drivingGreat but...I love that this is going forward at least in California.My question is why is no one even giving one iota mention of the fact that we already have affordable methanol fuel cells here in the US for sale and everything?These fuel cells...
Pepe's nose. Pepe from the stern. I have met Pepe and his owner. She's Risa Buck and thinks of her little electric mobile as more of a pet than a piece of machinery. Ms Buck drives...
The single most important development in the chip industry was not a new technology it was a new business process. In 1987 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC was formed, it was a chip company with a difference--it would make chips for other chip companies. This was...
Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?Technical innovations?Is the iPod or the iPhone successful because its technology is far in advance of any available to other companies? Or because existing capabilities are being used to design devices appealing to the public?Wouldn't Steve Jobs be a more appropriate replacement for Mr....
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