Review of the Tesla Model S sedan

Tesla Model S sedanVisit the corporate site here. Tesla Model S sedan The Model S powertrain features a liquid-cooled, floor-mounted battery pack and a single-speed gearbox, delivering effortless acceleration, responsive handling and quiet simplicity — no fancy clutchwork or gear-shifting required. Model S costs about $4 to fully charge – a bargain even when gasoline is $1 per gallon. You can listen to Pandora Radio or consult Google Maps... [Read More...]

US to loan $5.9 bln to Ford, $1.6 bln to Nissan, $465mln to Telsa

As reported earlier today on doubleclutch.ca The US government confirmed that it will loan 5.9 billion dollars to Ford Motor Co. and 1.6 billion dollars to Japanese automaker Nissan to invest in improving the fuel economy of their US-built vehicles. The loans are the first awarded out of a 25-billion-dollar program to help automakers meet upcoming fuel efficiency standards, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said at a press conference. “I’m... [Read More...]

State of the US Auto Industry

The US auto industry is in a very sad state of affairs and no amount of US taxpayer’s money can solve the years of misguided leadership! Maybe one day in the immediate future there won’t even be a US auto industry! Think that statement is farfetched? Where then is the US manufactured television industry? Or for that matter, many other inventions otherwise created in the USA but are no longer made there? There will probably always be cars manufactured... [Read More...]