article thumbnail

Self-driving vehicles may hit UK roads as soon as 2026: minister

Teslarati

. “Probably by as early as 2026 people will start seeing some elements of these cars that have full self-driving capabilities being rolled out,” Harper said in an interview with BBC Radio. Tesla and other companies have set their sights on eventually creating safer roads through the technology.

article thumbnail

Top Gear Producer Says Tesla's Libel Suit Is Bogus

Green Car Reports

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla says BBC TV show Top Gear falsely stated that the Tesla Roadster could only travel 55 miles before needing to recharge, according to Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman.

BBC 80
article thumbnail

Tesla loses libel claim against Top Gear

Green Cars News

Electric sport car firm Tesla has lost an important part of its libel lawsuit against Top Gear. A high court judge ruled that the BBC show did not imply that Tesla misled motorists by claiming its Roadster car had a 200 mile range. The show first broadcast in 2008, showed the Tesla Roadster being tested [.].

BBC 48
article thumbnail

Range Anxiety? Brit Proves Electric Cars Can Go The Distance

All Cars Electric

Yesterday we covered the unexpected electric car challenge from a Tesla fan to the BBC journalist driving the 400+ mile trip from London to Edinburgh in a prototype 2009 MINI E David Peilow, a regular at TeslaMotorsClub.Com, took some time off from his work to prove that not all electric cars were slow and impractical for long-distance driving.

BBC 83
article thumbnail

Shares soar for ‘America’s fourth car maker’ Tesla

Green Cars News

It has been an exciting week for electric sports car maker Tesla. First, it marks a milestone 10 million miles driven by owners of its first electric model, the Roadster (see story). Then it announces it is to bring a court case against the BBC show, Top Gear for libel and malicious falsehood over a [.].

BBC 47
article thumbnail

Ford Mustang Mach-E sets Guinness World Record for EV efficiency

Teslarati

Following an 840-mile trip in Great Britain that required only two short charging stops, the all-electric performance crossover was able to set the Guinness World Record for EV efficiency with an impressive average of 6.54 miles per kWh. The vehicle in question has a WLTP rating of 379 miles. miles on a single charge.

Ford 144
article thumbnail

Practical Power Beaming Gets Real

Cars That Think

To some, the whole notion of wireless power transmission evokes images of Nikola Tesla with high-voltage coils spewing miniature bolts of lightning. Tesla had indeed pursued the idea of somehow using the ground and atmosphere as a conduit for long-distance power transmission, a plan that went nowhere. kilometers).

Power 145