Electric Cars
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Californian startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is nearing the final phase of development for its groundbreaking Roadster electric sports car. Several second-generation prototypes were displayed recently at a press presentation in the automaker's home state, and the next step will see ten more prototypes constructed in the U.K. by Lotus (the British firm provides the basic chassis for the cars) that will include the final specifications for the car. These vehicles will then undergo final testing before production starts in the following months. The only major difference between these latest...
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Toyota To Reveal FT-HS Hybrid Sports Car At DetroitToyota will be unveiling its latest concept at the Detroit auto show - the FT-HS Hybrid Sports Concept. For everyone nodding off right about now, rest assured that this isn’t another one of Toyota’s incredibly bland mass-market offerings. The FT-HS is a 2-door sports coupe that will put...
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100 Teslas Going, Going, Gone
When Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] first announced it would be producing an electric sports car for sale, with a price tag close to $100,000, many pundits scoffed that no one would want to pay that kind of money for an unheard of electric vehicle. Tesla has put an end to their doubts by confirming that...
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Tesla Roadster Electric Sports Car Unveiled
Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] new electric car is a cyborg cross between a Toyota Prius and a Lotus Elise, and we like it. The Roadster is capable of a Ferrari-beating 0-60 time of 4 seconds, and it has a reasonable top speed of 130 mph. Being an electric car, it has no emissions and requires charging...
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Tesla electric sports car to be revealed July 20
An electric sports car that does 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds and is designed by one of the men behind the Lotus Elise is almost here. The Tesla Roadster plugs in to your wall at home and can travel up to 250 miles on a single charge. Its makers claim it costs around one cent per mile to run, and that...
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Smart goes electric
Despite the disappointing sales of Smart globally, DaimlerChrysler is pushing ahead with its plan to equip the petite city cars with electric motors. The lightweight and small engines meant the gasoline-engined Smart cars were quite frugal, but the electric version, called a ForTwo Electric Drive...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
