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Have a Coke and a Fuel Cell

Nissan’s making a big bet on electric vehicles like the Leaf, but it’s still pushing hydrogen as one fuel of the future. The Japanese automaker is leasing one — yes, one — fuel cell vehicle to Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. The move is part R&D ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Carlos Ghosn

Report: Tesla Has a Factory For the Model S

Tesla Motors is close to finalizing a deal to build the Model S sedan in an old NASA assembly plant in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, the mayor said. Tesla Motors has for months been searching for a factory in which to build the car. Downey Mayor ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NASA,  Boeing

Research Deflates Air Cars

Cars that run on compressed air may seem like the ultimate green vehicle, but new research says that’s an illusion. Compressed air cars have been most vocally supported by the French outfit Motor Development International, which says its cars will be ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Electric Motorcycle Racing Hits the Big Time

Electric motorcycle racing has hit the big time with the announcement that the organizers of MotoGP are launching an electric racing series next year. There’s no word yet on who’s racing or what rules they’ll have to follow, but the Fédération ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Report: Tesla IPO “Coming Soon”

Tesla Motors is on the verge of going public. So says Reuters, citing two sources “familiar with the matter” who say an IPO filing from Tesla is coming any day now. No one’s offering specifics on when or how, but as Reuters notes, an initial public ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Fisker, Mission One Snag Design Awards

Say what you will about electric vehicles, the Fisker Karma and Mission One are sexy rides indeed. The judges at Spark agree and have honored the two EVs in the annual Spark Design and Architecture awards. Spark honors the best designs in everything ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mazda

Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.

California is the birthplace of the coming EV invasion, but a tiny town in Iowa wants to be the birthplace of a “Pony Express” of charging stations that will keep those cars going. Businessman Mike Howard has erected four charging stations in Elk Horn, ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mike Howard,  Chevrolet,  Barack Obama

Electric Rolls-Royce, In Time For Christmas 2010

Rumors of an electric Rolls-Royce Phantom are back, with the word being the super-luxe automaker could have one on the road within 12 months. We’ve been hearing mumbling about this car for more than a year. It started when CEO Tom Purves said an ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: BMW

Like a Phoenix, De Tomaso Returns

The world can always use another exotic Italian sports car, which is why it’s great to hear the iconic De Tomaso is coming back. Italian businessman Gian Mario Rossignolo plans to bring back the De Tomaso brand and build them at an old Pininfarina ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ford Motor Company,  Fiat

MIT Robot Rides Shotgun to Make Us Happier Drivers

Audi and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology envision a future where robots riding shotgun makes us happier, safer drivers and create a “symbiotic relationship” between car and driver. The Affective Intelligent Driving Agent would analyze our ...

From CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA, Wired,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Audi

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