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Brabus Tesla Roadster: batteries with bling

Rated 4 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 13 November 2008 15:04

Cometh the hour, cometh the tuning company. Brabus, purveyors of all things fast and freaky, is turning its hand to the electric Tesla Roadster. It's unveiling this customised battery car at the 2008 Essen car show – and the company has launched a new arm called Brabus Zero Emission to cater for the growth in eco-friendly cars. Sadly, the company ...

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Brabus Tesla Roadster: batteries with bling

Rated 4 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 13 November 2008 15:04

Cometh the hour, cometh the tuning company. Brabus, purveyors of all things fast and freaky, is turning its hand to the electric Tesla Roadster. It's unveiling this customised battery car at the 2008 Essen car show – and the company has launched a new arm called Brabus Zero Emission to cater for the growth in eco-friendly cars. Sadly, the company ...

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Rolls-Royce wants to make an electric Phantom

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Gavin Green, 23 October 2008 11:21

Rolls-Royce CEO Tom Purves would like to make an electric-powered Phantom. ‘Many of our customers do small mileages exclusively in the city,’ says Purves, who took over the helm of BMW-owned Rolls-Royce in July 2008. ‘For these customers, an electric Rolls-Royce would be ideal.’Purves has just driven the new electric Mini, which debuts at next month’s Los Angeles auto show, ...

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Mini E electric car: first photos

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Tim Pollard, 20 October 2008 09:36

The Mini has finally gone electric. As scooped by CAR Online, the Mini E is a pure electric car and just 500 will be built for corporate and private customers in the US, although a handful could make it to London where there is also a limited recharging infrastructure. The Mini E will only be available for one year as ...

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Shake-up at Tesla; a dozen UK orders

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Tim Pollard, 16 October 2008 11:22

Electric car start-up Tesla is restructuring its US operation and laying off around 100 staff, as the credit crunch continues to make life difficult for car companies big and small. It’s now on its fourth CEO in 12 months, as founder Elon Musk takes over from Ze’ev Drori. In an announcement on the chief exec’s blog, Tesla Motors said it ...

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Tesla increases Roadster production

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Nick Eaton, 11 September 2008 11:30

Tesla Motors is about to ramp up production of its Roadster, having secured supply of a new single-speed gearbox from BorgWarner. Tesla began producing the Roadster in March 2008, but all 27 cars so far delivered to customers have effectively been interim models because the original two-speed ‘box was deemed too fragile for long-term use. So what’s the deal with Tesla’s latest Roadster? The original ...

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Tesla to work with others, Roadster priced at £92k

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Ben Oliver, 19 August 2008 09:21

Tesla has confirmed that it is working with several major car makers to develop affordable, fully-electric city cars, with the first going on sale as early as 2010. The established car makers will use the experience Tesla has gained developing the high-performance, £92,000 Roadster as a short cut to  getting their own electric cars on sale. 'Smaller Teslas in the ...

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Toyota Winglet: first pictures

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Tom Richards, 04 August 2008 14:33

Toyota has just unveiled the ‘Winglet’, one of its ‘people-assisting Partner Robots’.  It isn’t exactly a car per se, but it has wheels, a motor, and it is a valid alternative to walking. It even has its own ‘trim’ levels – ‘S’, ‘M’ and ‘L’ (from left to right in our pictures). These range from ‘practical’ (with the long handle) ...

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Tesla at the London motor show 2008

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Tim Pollard, 24 July 2008 16:32

Green sports car maker Tesla made a guest appearance at the London motor show 2008 with one of its electric Elises in the Greener Driving Pavilion. What's new on Tesla's London motor show stand? Nothing really. They don't even have a stand at Excel... But make sure you check out the Tesla Roadster in the green vehicle area – it's ...

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Lightning at the London motor show 2008

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Guy Bird and CAR reader reporter asp, 24 July 2008 09:03

The previous GT revealed by the Lightning Car Company two years ago was a conventional 4.8 V8 petrol sports car but then the firm decided to start again from scratch and become a pure electric car brand. The result – claimed to be Britain's first all-electric sports car – was shown at London… What’s new on Lightning’s London motor show ...

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Nice at the London motor show 2008

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Gavin Green and CAR reader reporter Jacomoseven, 23 July 2008 02:28

The London motor show is awash with electric cars – and some of them like the Nice e500 are downright intriguing. Unsurprisingly prime minister Gordon Brown immediately gravitated towards the electric car village during his press day visit... What’s new on Nice's London motors show stand? A four-seat Chinese-built electric ‘family’ car called the Ze-O. It looks like a proper ...

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