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Tesla Test Drive: Time to Try an American Car?

MoneyWatch picked six American cars to check out now. The sleekest of the bunch is the new Tesla Roadster, which does zero to 60 in under four seconds.

Tags: Bunch, MoneyWatch, Tesla Roadster, sedan, Ford, Chevrolet, GM, electric car, Chrysler, Cadillac, Jim Motavalli

Videos 2009-09-04

Car makers could learn from chip industry and unleash a wave of innovation

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...

Tags: Car, Chip, Hardware, Innovation, Manufacturing, Network Technology, Networking, Semiconductors, Tesla Roadster, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Daily Debrief: California gets Tesla car factory

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.

Tags: Manufacturing, News, kara tsuboi, wayne cunningham, tesla roadster, gavin newsom, arnold schwarzenegger, bay area, san francisco, electric car, green, global warming

Videos 2008-07-01

Zap to do three-wheeled car in 2009

Zap to do three-wheeled car in 2009Helooooo - anybody home?!?!?!Seriously - why not a . . . . . . . . sedan?No, seriously, we don't need new body styles for the electric car. They work fine with existing body styles."Until recently, three-wheelers have occupied a niche of a...

Tags: Tesla Roadster, ATV

Discussion threads 2008-01-31

In electric car stakes, it's Miles to go

In electric car stakes, it's Miles to gochinese , expensive , low range, unknown quality and service cost...Why would I need one?You can easily get 10 to 15$/100 miles with most gasoline cars.By the way, how many $/100 miles to charge the battery?What's the net gain?How much coal and oil...

Tags: Sales strategy, electric car, Tesla Roadster, electric vehicle, sedan, hydrogen, acceleration

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

Electric car hits 130 mph

Take a test drive in the Tesla RoadsterCNET News.com's Michael Kanellos was on hand for the public unveiling of the Tesla Roadster in Santa Monica, Calif. Hear from one of the designers about the look and feel of the car, and strap in for test drive. Hitting 60 mph in...

Tags: Tesla Roadster

Videos 2006-08-04

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Brrrrm! Brrrrm! Brammo makes a little noise.

American electric motorcycle maker, Brammo, has built in sound to its vehicle. The chips that manage the operation of this electric motorcycle will create sounds to let folks know you're there. There's a special sound for the acceleration from zero to 10 MPH. You can then customize your...

Tags: Cycle, Motorcycle, Brammo, Enertia, Valence, Chasis, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Engineering, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-17

Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?

Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?Tragic endIf GM had been allowed to conduct its affairs based on its own marketing expertise, I would have assumed it would do just fine, once the onerous union agreements were modified.Now, it appears to be doomed. The corporate management puppets are echoing...

Tags: Government, Engineering, NOW IT, Volt, General Motors Corp., battery

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

Tesla Roadster tech makeover photos

Al & Ed's Autosound improved the cabin tech in a Tesla Roadster, adding a navigation unit, better speakers, and a power system to run it all. by CNET News.com

Tags: Tech, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-20

Tesla S electric sedan unveiled--photos

Tesla follows up on its electric roadster with a sleek-looking electric sedan. The new car should go into production by 2011 and cost about $50,000. by CNET News.com

Tags: Sedan, Photograph, Tesla, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-26

Hybrids not selling either

Hybrids not selling eitherWaste of money and a trickThe entire environmental whacko green movement is based on a lie.RE: Hybrids not selling eitherIf there is no money, it doesn't matter what your selling, it won't sell (you bunch of dummy's!)I agree.While I think it's important to try and minimize our...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Tesla Motor, Carbon tax, tax, car, green technology, environment

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Electric cars level automaker playing field

Electric cars level automaker playing fieldDrawback of electric carsWhat I see with todays cars is that most consumers will balk at them because they have not really developed the technology yet needed to really sell like a gas powered vehicle. Speaking as an American, we seem to want high...

Tags: car, electric car, SUV

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

Can U.S. close the battery gap?

Can U.S. close the battery gap?Next step for batteries...I think the next step for these batteries is being able to recycle them in some way. If we can recycle them, more and more people will use them as a truly clean technology.RE: Can U.S. close the battery gap?Great article,...

Tags: Engineering, battery gap, battery

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

Report: Tesla Motors delivering roadsters in California

Remember the 100% electric 2008 Tesla Roadster? You know, 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds? A 13,000 rpm redline? And, of course, 220 miles per charge, thus costing about two cents per mile? According to a letter from the...

Tags: Production, California, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Auto MPG in the US, per the EPA rankings: Lamborghini #1 gas hawg

Auto MPG in the US, per the EPA rankings: Lamborghini #1 gas hawgcomparing apples and ....When you state "the least efficient car in every category is european" you fail to see that the cars listed as the least efficient connot be compared to the most efficient cars. I dont see...

Tags: Smart Cars, Lamborghini, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem....Not buying it Harry. People didn't buy the more efficient vehicles because they were not marketed with the same "sexy" fervor as the larger and less efficient ones. That is a fact. Almost every car commercial or advertisement...

Tags: Manufacturing, I-told-you-so, Blame Game, big vehicle, efficient vehicle

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail now

Canada is the first to offer a ransom. The government there will give GM money if GM will keep Canadians employed. So the rush to subsidize what might be a viable efficient new car from GM...or might not be, is clearly on. It's not expected the current...

Tags: Canada, Clean Technology, General Motors Corp., Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-04

(Photos: Tesla Roadster ready to hit the streets)

(Photos: Tesla Roadster ready to hit the streets)It does have airbagsThe company got an exemption on putting in air bags for now.Actually it has airbags, just not ones that adjust for body weight,etc.So instead of paying for gas ....... you pay 5X more in electricity?? The idea of a...

Tags: motor, photograph, electrical car

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

News to know: Windows Server 2008; MySpace developers; Zimbra

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: What will run on Windows Server 2008--and when No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are good to go Ballmer outlines Microsoft's eight long-term growth bets Vista marketing...

Tags: Developer, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Server, Zimbra, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, MySpace, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-02-05

Photos: Tesla Roadster ready to hit the streets

After some delay, the first commercial version of the all-electric sports car is finally unveiled. See who got the first one. by CNET News.com

Tags: CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-02-04