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Not long ago, 500 horsepower seemed an incredible output for a car. Then the Bugatti Veyron arrived and all of a sudden the “1,000-hp supercar” had entered the automotive vernacular. Lately, more and more cars have been coming out with “megawatt” ratings, which for those readers unaccustomed to measuring power in watts is equivalent to 1,341 hp. ALSO SEE: Stock 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 0-185-MPH Run: Video Swedish supercar brand Koenigsegg already has two megawatt cars in its lineup, the One:1 and Regera, and now a company from another Nordic country, this time Finland...
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Chevy FNR Concept Brings Autonomous Drive, Electric Power, Sci-Fi Styling To Shanghai
Amid a gaggle of sensible sedans and crossovers, Chevrolet unveiled a concept car that seems straight out of science fiction at the the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. The Chevrolet FNR concept is an autonomous electric car that looks like a cross between Tom Cruise's Minority Report Lexus and the...
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Stephen King Takes Tesla To Drags, Compares It To X-Wing Fighter
You might expect Stephen King to employ a more sinister analogy to describe the wicked performance of his Tesla. But rather than writing it "was killer," "went like a bat out of Hell," or had "demonic power," this morning on Twitter, the horror writer chose to compare his electric car to the...
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Tesla Model S 70D Coming With 514-HP Rating, $75,000 Price Tag
Just when you think Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] can’t make any more updates to its award-winning Model S electric sedan, the automaker goes out and introduces a new variant. The new variant is the 70D, with the “D” in the name signifying that it packs the automaker’s dual-motor...
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Elon Musk: Self-Driving Tesla Model S Available Within Months
There’s been a flurry of news concerning Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and its compulsive Tweeting CEO Elon Musk these past couple of weeks, and it looks like the pace of news isn’t about to slow anytime soon. Today, we have details about new self-driving features coming to the Model S. Last...
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Richard Branson: Virgin Has Teams Of People Working On Electric Cars
British billionaire Richard Branson has hinted that his Virgin empire may eventually expand into the world of electric cars, sparking speculation that it may not be just Apple and Google posing a threat to the standalone car brands. Speaking to Bloomberg at the recent Formula E electric car race in...
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BMW’s first electric car, a 1602 with its engine swapped for an array of batteries, in this case ordinary 12-volt car batteries, made its debut at the 1972 Olympic Games held in the automaker’s home town of Munich. Two examples were used to shuttle VIPs and serve as support cars in various long-distance events like the marathon. ALSO SEE: New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Details Released However, with a weight penalty of 770 pounds due to its numerous lead-acid batteries, and with a range of just 37 miles, the electric 1602—understandably—was deemed unsuitable for production...
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Tesla Can Now Sell Directly To Public In New Jersey
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today signed into law a provision for Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] unorthodox direct-sales model in the state. Dealer associations have been fighting to block Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model in several states, including New Jersey. ALSO SEE: Watch Kids...
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Tesla Model S Convertible Is Real, And It's On eBay: Video
Last year, we heard that a company based in California was working on a convertible conversion for the Tesla Model S. That company was Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE), which back in April 2014 released several computer-generated images of its convertible Model S and said it had a Chinese...
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Goodyear Unveils Electricity-Generating And Shape-Shifting Concept Tires At Geneva
Goodyear shows concept tires that can generate electricity and change shape.
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Detroit Electric Opens First Showroom
After revealing its upcoming SP:01 sports car in production trim earlier this year, revived electric car company Detroit Electric is now showing off its first showroom, a new flagship store adjacent to the company’s plant in Leamington Spa, England. The new showroom will enable potential...
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nanoFLOWCELL Brings Quant F Prototype And New Quantino Concept To Geneva: Live Photos And Video
A year ago, a little known startup by the name of nanoFLOWCELL showed off an electric sedan concept that was powered by energy stored in a device called a flow cell. A flow cell combines characteristics of a traditional chemical battery and more advanced fuel cells, and according to nanoFLOWCELL it...
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Along with the reveal of its all-new R8 supercar, German brand Audi confirmed two additional variants of the car: the battery-powered R8 e-tron and the R8 LMS race car. The LMS racer is simply a successor to the current R8 LMS which competes in a number of GT3-spec competitions around the globe, but the R8 e-tron is set to be the first all-electric offering from the brand with the four rings. After promising and then failing to launch both an A2 electric city car and a battery-powered version of the current R8, Audi eventually made the confirmation in early 2014 that an electric version of...
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Apple Rumored To Start Building Cars By 2020, Sued By A123 Systems For Poaching Engineers
A lawsuit hints that Apple is working on a car.
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Tesla Model X Prototype Caught Completely Undisguised, Plus Testing Video
Over the next few months, the spies will be getting more and more of the first Model X prototypes as they roll out of an expanded production line at Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Fremont, California plant. In late 2015, the first production examples are expected to reach reservation holders. Now...
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Acceleration-Improving Tesla Model S P85D Update Coming, Musk Tweets
A new software update will make the Tesla Model S P85D even quicker.
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Polaris Acquires Brammo's Electric Motorcycle Business
Polaris will take over Brammo's electric motorcycle business.
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BMW Highlights i3’s Inventiveness In Super Bowl Ad--With Some Celebrity Help: Video
A BMW i3 ad will run during Super Bowl XLIX.
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BMW and Volkswagen will back a buildup of the CCS fast-charging network.
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2015 Tesla Model S P85D Electrifies The 2015 Detroit Auto Show
Tesla brought its dual-motor all-wheel drive Model S variants to the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt: All-New Design And 50-Mile EV Range
Chevrolet’s second-generation Volt extended-range electric sedan has finally landed, making its debut in Detroit on the eve of the city’s annual auto show. The new Volt goes on sale later this year as a 2016 model and brings with it a much sleeker and sexier shape as well as an improved...
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Israeli Firm Says It’s A Year Away From Electric Car Battery That Charges In 3 Minutes
Long charging times are a major drawback of modern electric cars, leading many researchers and companies to look for new charging technologies. One of those new proposed solutions to the problem of long charging times comes from an Israeli firm called Storedot, which claims it’s just one year...
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Detroit Electric SP:01 Sports Car Revealed In Production Trim
After first revealing a prototype for a new electric sports car called the SP:01 in early 2013, rejuvenated historic car brand Detroit Electric has now revealed the car in production guise. Unfortunately, Detroit Electric, which has continuously pushed back the launch of the SP:01, says it still...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Teased Ahead Of Next Week’s Detroit Reveal
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has used this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show to tease its upcoming second-generation Chevrolet Volt. The new extended-range electric sedan was shown briefly during Chevy’s CES press preview on Sunday night and will be making its official debut in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran