Plug & play March 2, 2010 THE FACTS: TESLA ELECTRIC CAR PRICE: £86,950 RANGE: 236 miles 0-60MPH: 3.9 secs TOP SPEED: 125 mph CO2 G/KM: 0 THE demise of the combustion engine is not something I long for, yet burning through loads of cash on planet-warming fossil fuels is becoming as popular as smoking. The idea that the future of motoring [...]
US in green boost for Ford and Nissan June 23, 2009 FORD, Nissan and start-up company Tesla will reap the benefits of a $25bn (£15bn) loan programme from the Obama administration, designed to help them overhaul their US factories and make more eco-friendly cars, it emerged yesterday. The news came as Nissan unveiled plans to mass-produce electric vehicles at its Tennessee plant. Chief executive Carlos Ghosn [...]
GLORY DAYS FOR ROYAL ASCOT CITY RACING SET June 16, 2009 IT WAS smiles all round for the property world’s keenest racegoers yesterday, as a group of City real estate heavyweights toasted a win (and a hefty £167,472 prize pot) for their horse Paco Boy in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot. I hear Parkwood Property Investments partner Derek Lucie-Smith, one of the owners, was in [...]
Daimler snaps up Tesla stake May 19, 2009 German carmaker Daimler is buying a 10 per cent stake in US electric car firm Tesla Motors. The group, known for its luxury Mercedes-Benz cars, currently offers environmentally-friendly Smart cars but is keen to boost its green focus. Tesla in January agreed to build lithium-ion batteries for a new generation of Daimler electric smart cars.