USA / Global
May 3, 2013
Texas Dealership Owner With 40 Years in the Business Says It's Time to Let Tesla In
Tesla Owners Line Up Their Model S Sedans At The Texas Capitol In Support Of Hearing For HB 3351. The battle for Tesla Motors in Texas is far from over (see extensive backstory here, here, here, here and here.) But there seems to be even more evidence that Tesla Motors has significant support on its side, as witnessed in an Op-Ed post written by Sterling McCall, a 40-year ve...
350Green Charging Station Install Debacle in Chicago Turns Into Feud in Court
350Green Banner Two weeks back, we posted on the 350Green debacle in Chicago. At the time, the FBI was reportedly called in to investigate 350Green's wrongdoings there in connection with charging station installs and lack of payment to contracted companies. It seemed 350Green was shorting contracted companies who were hired to install a sizable network of charging stations ...
Tesla Alters Model S Lease/Finance Deal; Raises Residual Value to 50% and Slightly Drops Monthly Payment
Tesla Sweetens the Model S Lease/Finance Deal by a Bit Amidst criticism from the media and public, Tesla Motors decided to tweak its "revolutionary" Model S lease/finance deal. Musk Tweets It's Time to Fix Some Mistakes Word of this first came yesterday when Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweet that the automaker would "up the ante" and "fix some mi...
Video: Plug-In Hybrid McLaren P1 Wags its Tail in Winter
The plug-in hybrid McLaren P1 will be an exclusive piece of automotive machinery. Only 375 units will ever be built, but that doesn't mean that McLaren can skip over the usual cold-weather testing that production vehicles endure. McLaren P1 With only a few months remaining until the first McLaren P1s get handed off to some lucky owners, the vehicle's devel...
Porsche Unveils Universal Charger for Plug-In Panamera S E-Hybrid
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2013 Nissan LEAF Hits A Sales Stumbling Block In Japan
Whoopsie On March! The 2013 Nissan LEAF has been available the longest in Japan, and it appears that the 75 mile EV has experienced its first sales hiccup there, leaving us to wonder if the LEAF's resurgence in the United States might also wane more to historical norms in the coming months. First introduced to the Japanese market on November 20th, 2012, and on sale shortly t...
Add Texas to Growing List of States Looking to Tax Electric Vehicle Owners
Texas Latest State to Consider Taxing Owners of Plug-In Vehicles Legislation to levy a fee or tax on greener vehicles is now pending or in action in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Michigan, Virginia and Arizona (we likely missed a few). Let's add Texas to that list now, too. Similar to the other states that are considering taxing owners of plug-in vehicles, Texas s...
Video: Nissan Discusses LEAF Taxis in Mexico; LEAF to Launch to Public There in Late 2013
"The fully-electric Nissan LEAF has been zooming across the country of Mexico for months now. So far, only taxi drivers and government officials in Mexico City and in Aguascalientes are driving them. But soon those in Mexico who want to drive a 100-percent pure electric car will be able to buy the Nissan LEAF. That is why the company is working hard to get more electric vehicle charging infrastruc...