Tesla share price up over 420 per cent in one year August 8, 2013 Shares in Californian motor company Tesla rose over 14 per cent this afternoon to over 153 cents (around 99p) after the company reported forecast-beating second quarter results. This latest increase means share prices in the company are up over 420 per cent in just one year. Tesla said its second quarter revenue was $405m, with [...]
What the other papers say this morning for 8 August 2013 August 7, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES High-speed orbital rail for London A new high-speed “rail bagel” encircling London will become a priority for the capital as its population soars to 10m over the next 20 years, Boris Johnson’s transport adviser has said. Isabel Dedring, deputy mayor for transport at City Hall, said new light-rail and tram services – now [...]
CAR TALK May 8, 2012 Go “live” to win races If you’ve always dreamed of being a racing driver but your race-winning has remained stubbornly virtual, the fourth Nissan PlayStation GT Academy 2012 contest is now “live”. Entrants have eight weeks to complete eight PS3 Gran Turismo virtual driving contests. Shortlisted drivers ultimately get to undertake real-world driver training at [...]
CAR TALK July 19, 2011 PEUGEOT’S NEW FLAGSHIP Peugeot has shown its new flagship 508 RXH diesel-electric crossover ahead of its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The four-wheel drive estate is powered by a 2.0-litre HYbrid4 drive unit which produces 200bhp and can be run in 100 per cent electric mode. Emissions are just 109g/km of [...]
A motoring show for Londoners June 7, 2011 As a car hack I have spent an awful lot of time at international motor shows over the years. Sure they can be hard work, they’re often very busy and can get too big to afford you a really good overview on what’s going on. Ideally, it’s good to see rival cars close together to [...]
Vive la difference March 8, 2011 DRIVING the Peugeot iOn is certainly unusual. Until now the only electric cars I have driven have been the excellent Tesla sports car that looks like a Lotus Elise, and the considerably less good G-Wiz which looks like Noddy built it on his weekends from a kit. These cars exist at opposite ends of the [...]
Memo to Apple: make an electric car November 14, 2010 WHAT a tragedy Apple doesn’t make cars. We would all be better off if it did. With the price of oil spiraling again, the world needs a real alternative to traditional, petrol-powered cars – not a slightly fake, subsidised, feel-good half-solution that appeases Western consciences, but a proper, competitive, efficient and high-performance electric car that [...]
Tesla Motors shares surge in second-best US IPO of the year June 29, 2010 ELECTRIC car maker Tesla Motors saw its shares surge 41 per cent yesterday in the successful first day of its initial public offering (IPO). Even as other stocks plunged, Tesla sold 13.3m shares at a price above its expected range of $14 (£9.30) to $16. Its shares opened at $19 and closed at $23.89 on [...]
Tesla offers more shares in flotation June 28, 2010 ELECTRIC carmaker Tesla Motors has raised the number of shares it will sell in its initial public offering by 20 per cent, an early sign that investor interest in the start-up is strong. The increase yesterday, a day before shares are expected to begin trading, brings the number of shares being offered to 13.3m from [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 27, 2010 THE SUNDAYS The Sunday Telegraph PRIVATE SECTOR WARNS ON PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS Leading companies have warned they will not be able to pick up the slack from the wide-scale job losses expected in the public sector. The warning raises concerns over a key part of the Chancellor’s spending cuts, which are based on the assumption [...]