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Electric Vehicle U.S. Federal Tax Credits

Electric Vehicle U.S. Federal Tax Credits

Electric vehicles (EVs) purchased in or after 2010 may be eligible for a federal income tax credit of up to $7,500. The credit amount will vary based on the capacity of the battery used to fuel the vehicle. This credit replaces an earlier credit for EVs purchased in 2009. Small neighborhood electric vehicles do not qua ... Continue reading

Select Registry Teams with Tesla Motors

Select Registry Teams with Tesla Motors

Both Tesla owners and their vehicles can recharge at more than 170 B&Bs, inns, and hotels throughout the U.S. CHARLESTON, SC -- May 7, 2015: Thanks to Tesla Motors Destination Charging program and 170+ forward-thinking, business-savvy, and environmentally-conscious Select Registry member properties, roadtrips just got ... Continue reading

Top Green Vehicle is a 2015 Tesla, According to Fifth Annual AAA Green Car Guide

Top Green Vehicle is a 2015 Tesla, According to Fifth Annual AAA Green Car Guide

ORLANDO, FL -- April 20, 2015: The 2015 Tesla Model S P85D earned the top score in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide, the motor club announced today. The Palo Alto-based automaker's car is featured with more than 80 other green vehicles in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide. The best green car value award went to the 2014 Nissan ... Continue reading

How Tesla Is Making It Even Longer - Official Details

How Tesla Is Making It Even Longer - Official Details

Tesla Motors is updating its Model S electric car to help ease drivers' worries about running out of battery charge. Tesla's updated software will map out the best route to a driver's destination based on the location of charging stations. It will also warn drivers if battery power is low before they drive beyond an ar ... Continue reading

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports

BFG g-Force Comp-2 A/S - Hot New Tire for American Muscle and Luxury Imports Review ... Continue reading

2015 Chicago Auto Show - Virgin Hotels Provides Tesla House Car

2015 Chicago Auto Show - Virgin Hotels Provides Tesla House Car

Model S moves hotel guests throughout Starting today, Virgin Hotels will offer guests car service seven days a week to select areas in Chicago in a top-of-the-line red Tesla Model S, a premium electric vehicle that delivers an exhilarating performance with electric dual motors. The new all-wheel-drive Model S P85D is n ... Continue reading

January 2015 U.S. Auto Sales Scorecard

January 2015 U.S. Auto Sales Scorecard

Auto sales took off last month, setting the tone for what dealers expect will be a successful sales year. Light trucks drove gains in January, with sales up 19.3 percent from January 2014. Cars trailed with a 7.7 percent improvement. Honda saw sales rise 11.6 percent, Lexus’ sales was up 31.2 percent, and Toyotaâ ... Continue reading

2015 North American International Auto Show: How Henny Sees It

2015 North American International Auto Show: How Henny Sees It

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel THE HAGUE, The auto show in Detroit is officially named the North American International Auto Show has been the most important American car show for decades. It was a relief to journalists when in 2005, the L.A. Auto Show decided to move its dates to November. For ... Continue reading

2015 Detroit Auto Show Summary and Refreshingly Honest and Knowledgeable Opinion

2015 Detroit Auto Show Summary and Refreshingly Honest and Knowledgeable Opinion

2015 Detroit Auto Show Summary and Honest Opinion ... Continue reading

2015 Automotive News World Congress: Tesla CEO Elon Musk urges auto industry to accelerate electric-vehicle development: "You won't regret it"

2015 Automotive News World Congress: Tesla CEO Elon Musk urges auto industry to accelerate electric-vehicle development: "You won't regret it"

Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, urged executives at established automotive companies to accelerate the development and sale of electric vehicles during the Automotive News World Congress today. "We can't rely on scarcity to drive the price of oil and gas and rely on that to be an adequate forcing functio ... Continue reading

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

afety gains ground: More vehicles earn top honors from IIHS The number of vehicles earning either of the Institute's two awards has jumped to 71 from 39 this time last year, giving consumers more choices for optimum protection in crashes. The number of winners in the top tier — Top Safety Pick+ — has increase ... Continue reading

California Law Puts Electric Cars in Reach of Working Families

California Law Puts Electric Cars in Reach of Working Families

California law is gearing up to create new, cleaner transportation choices for working families. SB 1275, known as the Charge Ahead Initiative <http://www.chargeahead.org/sb-1275/> and signed into law in September by Gov. Jerry Brown, aims to put one million electric cars, trucks and buses onto California roads. ââ ... Continue reading

Will Many Drivers Exercise Tesla's 3-Month Lease Exchange?

Will Many Drivers Exercise Tesla's 3-Month Lease Exchange?

"when" drivers look to escape luxury leases in Tesla's price range. Most Tesla Lease Exchanges Will Happen In First 4-8 Months Under Tesla's new program, lessees have the option to return their Model S within the first three months if they are unsatisfied. Scot Hall from Swapalease.com believes many will take advantage ... Continue reading

Six new Superchargers and West Midlands-based store continue Tesla's rapid UK expansion

Six new Superchargers and West Midlands-based store continue Tesla's rapid UK expansion

Tesla has opened a new store and service centre in the UK. A five-minute drive from A45 and A38, the new location features a Model S design studio, a four-bay service area and a purpose-built delivery bay. The Tesla Birmingham retail and service centre is Tesla’s fourth UK store and is perfectly placed to serve po ... Continue reading

Tesla Model S Crash Tested By Euro NCAP

Tesla Model S Crash Tested By Euro NCAP

Brussels November 5, 2014; The electric Executive Tesla Model S is one of the six vehicles published today in the latest set of Euro NCAP's crash tests. The Model S had also received a 5-star rating from NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the U.S. Also released today were the BMW 2 Series Acti ... Continue reading

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