Tesla has launched a new entry level model for its Model S range in the shape of a 60kWh version. Coming in under the previously entry level 75kWh variant, the Model S 60 is available in either single motor configuration, or in dual motor 60D spec. The Model S 75 is now offered as an
Tesla Model S tops Driver Power 2016 with highest-ever satisfaction rating, with Renault ZOE in second and four hybrids in the top ten British car owners who’ve taken the plunge and bought electric cars are raving about them, according to Driver Power 2016. This year’s car ownership survey – now in its 15th year –
How I learned to love Autopilot Perhaps the worst driving experience of my life happened in 2009 while helping a friend move. She could only afford to rent a rusty van for a single day, so I agreed to make the 14-hour round trip from London to Scotland and back again in one shot. After
Many thanks to Elon Musk for the inspiration of a better world for all of humanity, and the inspirational words of Carl Sagan, one of my favorite astronomers and philosophers. “We were hunters and foragers, the frontier was everywhere. We were bounded only by the earth and the ocean and the sky. The open road
Tesla’s all-electric flagship Model S gives you range confidence. The 20th Century failed to deliver several high profile science fiction promises: jetpacks exist but are impractical, flying cars never worked, and working androids are still yet to arrive outside of a Japanese technology conference. The 21st Century is doing a little better. It’s now possible
Fortune interviewed Dustin Grace, who for nine years was working on drivetrains at Tesla Motors, and earlier this year switched to electric bus maker Proterra by becoming their director of battery engineering. Grace shared his opinion about the advantages of electric motors over internal combustion engines. We listed some of the main topics, but full
Don’t buy an electric car before you’ve read our 11 things you must know – The stuff they don’t always tell you Like any radical new technology, electric vehicles (EVs) can be confusing. Are they cheap or expensive to buy and run? Do they actually do any good for the environment? Are range anxiety and
Watch out petrol, it’s time for electric vehicles to shine Stephen Hill is an enthusiast for electric vehicles, noble and economical successor to the internal combustion engine Since the beginning of time, mankind has needed a form of transport to move faster and further than his legs could carry him. For millennia, this need –
Kelley Blue Book released its list of the “10 Most Fuel-Efficient Luxury Cars of 2015.” Ranking is opened by BMW i3 (second year in a row in the # 1 spot), followed by Tesla Model S, Mercedes-Benz B-Class ED, Cadillac ELR and BMW i8. Plug-ins capture the entire Top 5. Best hybrid is at 6th
It’s encouraging to hear this kind of optimisim made public! Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel was the headliner at Intersolar North America last week. He talked about the transition to lithium-ion batteries and how that opened the floodgates for electric cars and stationary storage (eventually); the synergy between EVs, solar, and grid storage; the growth
