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  • Shooting off sparks: Tesla's Elon Musk responds to co-founder's lawsuit

    Mon, Jun 22, 2009 9:07 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Tesla has delivered 500 cars, welcomed an investment from Daimler, and is even poised to make a profit. But there's still that nasty lawsuit from a company cofounder. This week, CEO Elon Musk responds to Martin Eberhard's charges.

  • Sampling supercars: A timeshare for 150-mph

    Fri, Jun 19, 2009 5:18 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Ever wondered what it was like to drive a Lamborghini, Ferrari or Aston-Martin? Me too.

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  • On Broadway, pedestrians rule

    Fri, Jun 19, 2009 1:59 PM

    Closing Times Square to vehicle traffic may prove to be the best idea New York City officials have had in a while.

  • Warning signs: Dire federal climate report says we need EVs now

    Wed, Jun 17, 2009 2:47 PM by Jim Motavalli

    The White House is behind a blunt global warming report predicting rapid sea-level rise, lost glaciers, more intense hurricanes and a drier Southwest unless we take fast action. And that includes getting clean cars on the road.

  • The Chevrolet Malibu hybrid

    Putting out the Malibu's fire

    Mon, Jun 15, 2009 2:47 PM by Jim Motavalli

    The Chevy Malibu is a winner, but its hybrid version just got canceled. Why? Too expensive and too little improvement in mileage. But GM could build a great hybrid car from its existing parts bin.

  • Tesla vigorously defends cofounder's lawsuit

    Fri, Jun 12, 2009 4:06 PM by Jim Motavalli

    The claws are out on both sides as Martin Eberhard, cofounder of Tesla Motors, goes after the company he left in 2007. Eberhard still drives his Tesla Roadster, though.

  • Move to the city and reduce your carbon footprint by 70%

    Fri, Jun 12, 2009 1:23 PM

    Study shows that moving to an urban environment may be the single greenest thing you can do.

  • Driving Chevy's Volt: GM's plug-in future

    Tue, Jun 09, 2009 5:50 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Despite bankruptcy, GM says the Volt is still on track. We get behind the wheel, and meet the politicians fighting for the company's future.

  • Tata's Nano: The frugal eco-car you don't want (yet)

    Tue, Jun 09, 2009 1:08 PM by Chris Baskind

    Though it may get 54 MPG, this $2,500 subcompact is not yet up to U.S. safety standards.

  • In Greenwich: Electric cars, then and now

    Sun, Jun 07, 2009 9:58 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Today's EVs have roots in plug-in cars that flourished in the early days of motoring. Your grandmother may have driven one.

  • Cash for clunkers bill should be junked

    Fri, Jun 05, 2009 5:58 PM by Jim Motavalli

    The 'compromise' between President Obama and Congress on the car scrappage bill is a big, wet kiss for automakers and dealers. But it doesn't help the environment much. Viva the reform bill!

  • Do you have to modify a diesel engine to run it on vegetable oil?

    Fri, Jun 05, 2009 3:25 PM by Vanessa Vadim

    Vanessa's car can run on diesel, straight vegetable oil and biodiesel, or any combination of the three.

  • U.S. looks to Spanish high speed rail as model

    Thu, Jun 04, 2009 12:48 PM

    President Obama says Spain’s efficient bullet train system is worth emulating.

  • Selling Hummer to China: Good riddance!

    Thu, Jun 04, 2009 10:25 AM by Jim Motavalli

    There is indeed a national security issue raised by selling this ex-military brand to China. But it's not the U.S. that faces a threat from this boat anchor of a brand.

  • Being car free

    Mon, Jun 01, 2009 10:01 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Voluntary car rejection in a landscape dominated by automobiles can be financially, environmentally, and even physically rewarding.

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