Panasonic Joins Tesla For U.S. Solar Plant
Sounds like Musk is trying to appease his shareholders Tesla Motors Inc. plans to join with Panasonic Corp. to make solar panels at a factory in Buffalo, N.Y., that originally … Read More
Category: Automotive
Car manufacturers being forced to increase engine displacement
The mental midgets are fighting a losing battle. Their focus, and that of the entire automotive industry, should be a switch to 100% electric ASAP. Stick your nose in your … Read More
Video: Quick Drive: 2017 Acura NSX w/ Alexander Rossi
Indy 500 winner, Formula 1 driver, and burger enthusiast Alexander Rossi dropped by the office a while back. Carlos Lago offered him a handful of car keys to choose from, … Read More
Charging ahead – The MINI goes electric
The first plug-in Mini Munich. Hallmark MINI driving fun combined with zero tailpipe emissions. With the introduction of the first plug-in hybrid model by the British premium brand, this will … Read More
200+ mile range EVs will change the paradigm
The Tesla Model 3 (2017) and the Chevy Bolt later this year will change the world with their affordable 200-mile range For those of you who haven't been tuning into … Read More
Ferrari has the same dilemma F1 and IndyCar have
Ferrari F12td. Ferrari feels it can't sell cars if they are silent. The problem it faces is that the Tesla Model S P100D – an all-electric luxury sedan – blows … Read More
Tesla Model S outsells 7 Series and S-Class in the US
Tesla Model S P100D – the fastest production car you can buy – and it's a luxury sedan. Electric motors are superior to internal combustion power in every category The … Read More
Ford investing $billions in electric cars
Ford has announced it will be investing another $4.5-billion into research and development. A lot of the focus will be on the vehicle’s batteries themselves. Some of the money will … Read More
Electric cars could dominate roads in wealthy cities by 2030, study says
Cars like the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3, that get over 200-miles on a charge for $30,000 will reduce reluctance to buy EVs Electric vehicles could account for two-thirds … Read More
The move to all-electric cars may happen faster than we all think
BMW has committed that all it's cars will be 100% electric within 10 years The age of electric vehicles may finally be upon us – or at least that's what … Read More
Germany pushes for Europe-wide ban on gas-powered cars by 2030
AR1.com has told its readers for over two years now that cars of the future will be 100% electric. Believe it. An electric motor is superior to an internal combustion … Read More
Plugless charging for 80 percent of electric cars by end of 2017
No more plugging in? Wireless charging for electric cars has been talked about almost as long as modern electric cars have been on sale. The thought of charging an electric … Read More
New Fisker will use batteries made with graphene
AR1.com readers will know we have told you Graphene is coming and when manufacturing costs come down it will change the world. As more and more graphene gets added to … Read More
Brock Yates dies (Update)
UPDATE Our good friend, the brilliant writer, my Cannonball team mate Brock Yates passed away yesterday after a long and brave struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Although Brock has been "gone" … Read More
No more filthy VW diesels in USA
The sooner all diesel vehicles are off our roads the better. All fossil fuel burning cars produce pollutants that kill us, none more than diesels. Since news broke that Volkswagen's … Read More
Porsche Cayenne SUV fatality due to improper battery replacement
A woman and her three-year-old daughter, found dead in their still-running SUV on Florida's Turnpike in June, died after inhaling hydrogen sulfide, the medical examiner's office has ruled. The pungent, … Read More
Faraday Future Says LG Chem Will Provide it EV batteries
Faraday Future's concept car Faraday Future, the electric car startup backed by Chinese investors and based in California, says it will use lithium-ion batteries made by LG Chem for its … Read More
Volvo to charge $10K for full autonomy
Volvo's self-driving car, said to arrive in approximately five-years time, will feature a $10,000 optional autopilot system that will allow occupants to disengage completely from driving. Company CEO Hakan Samuelsson … Read More
Burned by diesel, VW’s future is all electric
VW's I.D. concept car is all electric zero emissions The first Volkswagen in a completely new fleet of highly innovative electric vehicles, based off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB) … Read More
Mercedes finally sees the light – goes electric
Mercedes all-electric SUV Mercedes-Benz is using the Paris Motor Show to unveil Generation EQ, a close-to-production concept EV with a range of 300 miles and a vehicle which ushers in … Read More
One man – Elon Musk – has changed the automobile industry forever
Elon Musk proved to the world that electric cars are the future Elon Musk has long had the stage to himself as he championed zero-emission vehicles, and his upstart company, … Read More