Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2014

We''ve got 10 questions on hydrogen fuel-cell cars for Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota, Tesla Motors'' first battery-swapping site, and proposed changes to California''s zero-emission vehicle mandate. We''ve got more information on the Tesla Model S dual-motor all-wheel drive.' Internal combustion lays low today.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2018

Renna most recently served as program manager for Model S and Model X at Tesla Motors. Renna personally led key product improvements on the autopilot & autonomous vehicle programs at Tesla and was instrumental in identifying, solving, and achieving critical financial targets.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 9, 2015

Tesla Motors'' direct online sales model has led to state-by-state battles with franchised dealers and their lobbyists. While Tesla works to sell its electric cars in as many states as possible, dealers decry direct sales as a threat to healthy competition and a danger to consumers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Tesla by far dominated the transfer of ZEV credits in California in 2012. Large volume manufacturers currently include the big six: Chrysler Group, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota. Honda was third. Click to enlarge. delivered for sale in California.

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All Cars Electric

JUNE 8, 2010

Sexy electric sports car creators Tesla motors have figured it out: sell off its excess zero-emission vehicle credits for much-needed hard cash to Honda, the only mainstream automaker to not yet fully commit to making an EV. Ever wondered how car companies make money fast?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2017

Friday, recent financial data from Tesla Motors prompted us to ask. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 3, 2017.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2016

Why did we decide that the Honda Accord Hybrid, our Best Car To Buy three years ago, faces new and tougher competition? And, what new types of electric vehicles is Tesla Motors promising to introduce now?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Mercedes-Benz was the leading automaker for acquiring ZEV credits (transfer in), followed by Honda. The latest data show a very different picture from the prior year’s report, when electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors transferred out 1,311.520 ZEV credits, by far, the largest of any automaker in the state.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The sun is shining in our neck of the woods today, but Tesla Motors could also use some at its nearly-finished, solar-powered Supercharger, retail store, and service center site in California. Check that out, as well as the possibility of an Acura-based version of the 2016 Honda HR-V, and a report on growing Chinese electric-car sales.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Model S owner David Noland updates us on life with his car, we respond to a reader about Honda Civic gas mileage, and Fisker files for bankruptcy. Tesla Motors may have had a rough week last week, but.' All this and more on Green Car Reports. What''s Toyota''s biggest hybrid?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The current (as of 3 December 2015) approved participants in the California program in addition to Ford are: Volkswagen Group of America; Mercedes Benz; Google; Delphi Automotive; Tesla Motors; Bosch; Nissan; Cruise Automation; BMW; and Honda.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and startups Tesla Motors Inc. Honda has yet to announce plans to sell one, citing highcosts for the lithium-ion batteries needed to power them andpoor range. “We

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 25, 2010

NK Tesla Motors The Green Piece Toyota Volkswagen. Tags: Audi BMW Citroen Electric cars Honda Mitsubishi Nissan Peugeot Renault TH!NK Attendees in previous years may have fond memories of the deafening music, smoke and dancing girls that accompanied a new model. However, at this year’s [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2016

Automakers making the commitment are Audi; BMW; FCA US LLC; Ford; General Motors; Honda; Hyundai; Jaguar Land Rover; Kia; Maserati; Mazda; Mercedes-Benz; Mitsubishi Motors; Nissan; Porsche; Subaru; Tesla Motors; Toyota; Volkswagen; and Volvo Car USA.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 11, 2010

Tags: Honda Hybrid cars Tesla Motors The Green Piece Fisker green piece Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 8, 2010

Tags: Honda Lotus Engineering Porsche Tesla Motors The Green Piece Vauxhall Ferrari geneva motor show.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In its third quarter results, Tesla Motors reported delivering about 5,500 Model S units worldwide, with more than 1,000 of those going to European customers. On a total unit basis, that exceeded the second quarter’s 5,150 models which went to the North America market. Earlier post.). Electric (Battery) Sales'

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

A decade later, in the 2010s, the battery EV began an astounding reversal of fortune, thanks in no small part to the engineers at ACP, whose electric-drive technology informed the development of the Roadster, the car that launched Tesla Motors. By the 2020s, automakers around the world were producing millions of EVs a year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

The SSI study captures 12 different PEV models from eight vehicle manufacturers, including GM (Chevrolet Volt); Nissan (LEAF); Tesla (Model S); Ford (Focus EV, C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi); Honda (Fit EV and Accord PHEV); Toyota (Prius Plug-in and RAV4 EV); Mitsubishi (i-MiEV); and Daimler (Smart Fortwo ED).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Tesla Motors. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

Currently, most of the major vehicle manufacturers are using permanent magnet motors in their hybrids and EVs (e.g.,

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Question: Following the recent announcement of Tesla Motors joining the SMMT, do you envisage other electric car producers joining? Q: What new ideas do you think Tesla Motors can bring to your organisation? TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Teslarati

JUNE 13, 2022

Quality control (QC) service requests, when combined with normal service load, mean that Tesla service centers’ availability is often impaired. Tesla Motors Club forum even has a thread dedicated for service center wait times.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Honda Civic :Mike Chanceys conversion. Honda EV+ :Life with the new Honda EV. GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV. HondaAccord : Bob Taylors conversion. HondaCRX : Chris sold his CRX and got an EV-1.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

Tesla Motors announced that in recent US-NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) testing, the Model S earned an overall 5-star safety rating from NHTSA as well as 5 stars in each component test. Source: Tesla Motors. Formulation of the overall vehicle rating according to US-NCAP based on weighted Relative Risk Scores (RRS).

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

When sales of the Civic Hybrid started to flag, Honda introduced the Insight Hybrid earlier this year. In the next edition of The Green Piece we’ll examine the emerging contenders, including the likes of Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive. Faye Sunderland.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&# I think it’s Toyota and Honda that are doing the gambling. – Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. Check out the pics in the gallery below and dont forget to hit the jump for some smart video action. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." "The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp., 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

That is one reason why legacy automakers and EV start-ups are attempting to follow Tesla’s success in the luxury vehicle segment, spending much of their effort producing vehicles that are “above the median average annual US household income, let alone buyer in new car market,” Strategic Vision’s Edwards says.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008. second range.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What I’ve heard is that Tesla Motors was able to R&d and produce a car that gets 300 miles per charge for the kind of money that the likes of GM spend on quarterly bonuses. Even in their resurrected state, they dont have a prayer against toyota, honda, hyundai, and their worst nightmare, CHINA… — Seren 21.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do you see that?

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