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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

Venture funds back green cars. The Roadster, which is built on a Lotus frame, can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in less than four seconds, making it faster than a Porsche 911 or a Ferrari Spider. The electric-car start-up was offered $465 million in low-cost loans by the U.S.

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Blazer EV pause, Mercedes EV updates, affordable EVs, clean hydrogen rules: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 29, 2023. GM emphasizes that these are not safety-related issues and not related to its Ultium EV propulsion suite or Google built-in. What do you need to ask the dealership if buying an EV after the new year?

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Will tomorrow’s drivers be robots? The Green Piece.

Green Cars News

The Green Piece Column. Tuesday 31 January, 2012. As Ricardo, Volvo and other partners announce the successful completion of the first stage of testing in the SATRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project (see story), we explore how it is autonomous or semi-autonomous driving that could be the biggest change we see in the [.].

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