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The first Tesla model that arrived to delight the eco-friendly was the Roadster. A cool looking all-electric sports car, it rode on the bones of the Lotus Elise. Tesla reportedly built more than 30 development cars for prototyping purposes. Plenty of those were surely crashed in the name of testing, but a few survived. One of the survivors has popped up on eBay, and it's seller thinks its worth a cool million bucks. This is development car #32. It's now in the hands of a private seller and it shows just under 18,000 miles on its odometer. The seller believes that it's a piece of history...
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EO Smart Car Could Be Future "Crab" King Of The CityThe urban landscape of the future will not be filled with gas-drinking machines piloted by humans. We're not sure when the cityscape will change, but it will absolutely reach a point when it's filled with electric-powered, electronically-maneuvered, autonomously guided vehicles. As much as we love...
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Larte Body Kit Adds Aerodynamic Drag, "Worthy Soundtrack" To Tesla Model S
In the high-end tuning community, there are plenty of companies—we're looking at you Mansory—literally more famous for being hated than for any individual products. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video And while Larte's Enigma kit for the Tesla Model S...
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Audi Q6: 2018 Arrival, 310-Mile Range For Electric Version
Talk of Audi’s Q6, a coupe-like crossover slotting between the more conventional Q5 and Q7, dates back all the way to 2006, but official info on the vehicle never really emerged until this year when a teaser sketch of a vehicle fitting our previous description of the Q6 was shown at an...
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1,341-Horsepower Toroidion Electric Supercar Debuts At 2015 Top Marques Monaco
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...
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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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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 workhorse of George Lucas' Rebel Alliance, the X-Wing fighter. The Verge first noticed his post, and while details are scarce—they're all literally contained in a 127-character tweet—the performance figures seem to rule out King's use of the older Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] model, the Roadster...
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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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1972 BMW 1602e: BMW’s First Electric Car Detailed In New Video
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...
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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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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 investor lined up to buy 100 examples of the car. Now the first example of the car is up for sale on eBay. NCE’s convertible version of the popular Tesla Motors [TSLA:NSDQ] electric sedan has been previously revealed in the metal, but this is the first one that will end up in customer hands...
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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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Audi Confirms New R8 e-tron And Second-Generation R8 LMS Racer
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...
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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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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, a member at the Tesla Motors Club forum has posted photos of a Model X prototype in testing in California, revealing the vehicle with virtually no camouflage. Late last month, a video of the Model X in testing surfaced, showing the vehicle testing at what appear to be high speeds. WATCH: Dodge...
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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.
Stephen Edelstein -
BMW And Volkswagen Team Up With ChargePoint To Expand Electric Car Fast-Charging Sites
BMW and Volkswagen will back a buildup of the CCS fast-charging network.
Stephen Edelstein -
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.
Stephen Edelstein
