Sad News Down Under

Ford has announced that they will cease manufacturing operations in Australia in 2016.  Product engineering will continue.  However, this ma...

Tesla Pays Back ATVM Loans... But Why?

The big announcement yesterday in the auto business was that Tesla was paying off its ATVM loan off early. I am puzzled by this, it se...

Will BEVs put auto service shops out of business?

Inside EVs asks , "Will Electric Vehicles Drive Mechanics Out Of Business?", after an article in The Street . The answer is ye...

Telsa's Profit

Tesla's profit this first quarter, $11 million, was due in part to income from selling EV credits in California to other automakers.  Te...

Another ATVM Borrower Fails

VPG, which designed (and actually built) a purpose-built vehicle for handicapped transportation, has shut down. The company ran out of...

Elio, stalled?

It sounds like Elio Motors is having a hard time raising capital to fund development.  According to KTBS , Elio has not raised enough money...

Terrafugia's "Flying Cars"

Terrafugia, a company made up of MIT grads, has developed a "flying car", which is really an airplane that can be driven on roads ...