FILE - This April 7, 2015 file photo shows the Tesla logo on the new Tesla Model S 70D during a test drive in Detroit. Electric car maker Tesla Motors reports quarterly financial results on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

You won’t believe how small the new Tesla is

By on June 19, 2015 at 11:07 AM
It won’t drive more than 200 miles on a charge, or seat seven. But the newest version of the Tesla Model S electric sedan has one enormous advantage over its predecessors: a $1.09 sales price. Hot …
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The Tesla Motors Model W. Image: Tesla Motors

Tesla’s next product is… a watch?

By on April 1, 2015 at 5:42 PM
In a fine display of corporate snark, Tesla Motors marked April Fool’s Day Wednesday by unveiling its latest product line — the Model W. “W” as in “watch.” A press release posted on Tesla’s company …
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Elon Musk: Tesla’s next product isn’t a car

By on March 30, 2015 at 12:05 PM
Elon Musk isn’t just Tesla Motors’ CEO. He’s practically a one-man marketing department. Witness what happened Monday with Tesla’s stock. The electric automaker’s shares closed last week at $185, …
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Oil giant BP cuts ties with conservative group ALEC

By on March 23, 2015 at 3:22 PM
For the American Legislative Exchange Council, the defections keep on coming. And the latest is a big one — BP. The conservative group, better known as ALEC, has come under fire for trying to roll …
Categories: greenhouse gas emissions, renewable

A comment Elon Musk may regret

By on February 11, 2015 at 6:39 PM
It’s never a good idea to tell potential customers that your new product won’t be as great, at first, as it will be a few years down the road. And yet that’s essentially what Tesla Motors CEO Elon …
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Airbnb host: sleep in my Tesla

By on January 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM
You haven’t really experienced the luxurious Tesla Model S sedan until you’ve slept in it. An enterprising Airbnb host in Phoenix is offering his Model S for sleeping accommodations, at $85 per night. …
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Image: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

Elon Musk: Hyperloop test track may be built in Texas

By on January 15, 2015 at 12:28 PM
Elon Musk can’t leave the hyperloop alone. Musk, the serial entrepreneur behind Tesla Motors and SpaceX, tweeted Thursday that he would build a hyperloop test track, “most likely in Texas.” The track …
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Photo: Nissan Motor Co.

Nissan and NASA to test self-driving cars in Sunnyvale

By on January 8, 2015 at 5:56 PM
In the race to develop self-driving cars, Nissan now has a potent ally — NASA. Nissan Motor Co. and the space agency have formed a five-year partnership to design autonomous cars, the company …
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