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Tesla's Extra 0.4 Star 27 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
Tesla is trumpeting the Model S' excellent performance in NHTSA's safety tests. Tesla says that the model S has achieved a combined rating of "5.4 stars": Palo Alto, CA — Independent testing by the ...
Ford's C-Max Debacle Explained 17 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
Ford yesterday announced that it was re-stating the fuel economy label of the C-Max hybrid, from 47 city / 47 highway /47 combined to a still very good but not as impressive 45city / 40highway / 43com...
Tesla Quality Checking 15 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm
An interesting insight into Tesla's assembly and delivery process over at Wired, here. Tesla is testing every car they build with a battery of tests which takes a whopping 5 hours to complete. This...
The Chicken Tax--Bad and Good 5 Aug 2013 | 07:13 pm
There is an interesting piece in the Detroit News today about the possible impact of the "Chicken Tax", the 25% import duty on foreign built (exa-NAFTA) pickup trucks. According to "analysts", picku...
Tesla's Hungry Doorhandles 1 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
Edmunds discovered that the Tesla S motorized door handles will not detect your fingers if you have them in the way when they want to close--they will pinch your hand. Tesla, you might want to fix t....
Top 20 Vehicles June 2013 1 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
Here is a list of the top 20 best selling vehicles in the U.S. through JUne, 2013. Data table courtesy of Good Car Bad Car. Rank Vehicle June 2013 YTD % Change June 2013 % Change #1 Ford F-S....
GM's eAssist: 25% improvement? 25 Jul 2013 | 02:26 am
In a recent blog post, GM claims that their eAssist mild hybrid (starter/generator) system is good for an average 25% fuel economy improvement. I'm not sure how they got this number, it doesn't pass ...
Musk: Batteries Are Expensive 16 Jul 2013 | 06:24 pm
"The biggest single challenge for electric vehicles is affordability." -- Elon Musk This comment was made during a recent shareholder's meeting, reported by Inside EVs. Musk thinks Tesla can produce...
Spotted: 2014 Corvette Stingray 26 Jun 2013 | 09:15 pm
I saw this M-plate (GM test fleet car) 2014 Corvette Stingray at a local Lowe's. The interior is a big improvement over the previous car. The exterior design leaves me a little cold--I think it is a...
NHTSA Delays Backup Camera Rule 21 Jun 2013 | 09:13 pm
The NHTSA has decided to delay the regulation requiring backup cameras until 2015, announced in a latter to Senator Jay Rockefeller from Ray Lahood. One reason stated was that NHTSA needed more time...
