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REPORT: Tesla Motors planning IPO "soon"

Rumors about Tesla's plan to go public have been circulating since 2008, but a down stock market seemed to put a damper on the start-up's IPO. Now, the word on the street from Reuters is that Tesla is planning to go public "soon." When might that be, exactly? Who knows. A source told Reuters it could happen "any day," but Stephan Dolezalek, managing director of VantagePoint Venture Partners and a Tesla investor, said in September that it's unlikely to happen in 2009. For its part, Tesla continues to offer little guidance on the report ... Read more →

Aptera Update: Backstory uglier than we knew? Sebastian Blanco

Electric automaker Aptera has had a very tough week, starting with news of a boardroom showdown last weekend over money troubles – which were then walked back a bit. During the week, we've ...

Greenlings: What's the difference between kW and kWh? Sebastian Blanco

Understanding electric and plug-in vehicles requires a slightly different knowledge set than what mechanics and drivers have needed to know for decades. One of the most obvious new concepts is the ...

Tesla Roadster donates tire squeal sounds to two new video games Sebastian Blanco

What does it take to make a video game these days? A lot of time and effort, that's what. For the upcoming Forza and Project Gotham Racing racing titles, the attention to detail going into these ...

Ford Fusion wins Motor Trend Car of the Year award John Neff

For the first time ever, Motor Trend announced the winner of its annual Car of the Year award this afternoon live via webcast. Though the field of 23 contenders was highly competitive this year ...

Aptera update: Vacation instead of ousters? 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

We're still waiting for an official response from Aptera Motors on the ouster of top company members Steve Fambro, Chris Anthony and others, but Popular Mechanics has been able to get a bit more information about the "boardroom showdown" and it may not be as bad as first rumored. First, it ...

AirRay concept scoops the competition with four turbines, solar panels and V2G 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

Fans of the normal-car-as-EV style of the Coda Sedan, you've been warned. What we have here is the AirRay, a totally unusual vehicle that (theoretically, at least) uses solar, wind and plug-in power to decrease gasoline consumption. It's also a little bit crazy. The giant air scoops on the ...

Oh, come on: columnist compares driving efficiency with teaching religion 7 days ago on Autoblog Green

We've disagreed with Detroit News columnist Manny Lopez in the past, but his most recent column is absurd. At issue is a bill in the Michigan State legislature that would require adding an environmental component to driver education programs. Lopez is against this. OK, fine. But his reasons are ...

Carbon Footprints: Ditch the dog, get a Hummer H2, save the planet? 8 days ago on Autoblog Green

If you don't like dogs, there's now a new reason to continue avoiding canis domesticus. New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale have put forth the hypothesis that the care and feeding of a pooch is more environmentally harmful than rolling in a Toyota Land Cruiser. Those shifty, antisocial felines ...

SEMA 2009: Toyota auctioning Aemulus Prius for charity 8 days ago on Autoblog Green

Five Axis brought two modified Pruis models to SEMA this year, and one of them could be yours. The Aerius (which means "belonging to the air," pictured above) and the Aemulus look similar, but only one is being offered up to charity. The current bid for the Aemulus is $32,500 with 10 days left. ...

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