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0Tesla VP: "I want people to want the car, I don't want to sell them the car" 1356713820
Tesla Motors has taken on the huge challenge of reinventing the car shopping experience – while at the same time delivering what consumers are used to getting when they buy electronic products such as an iPhone. Since 2008, Tesla has opened about 25 retail stores and galleries in North ...
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Video: Toyota really loving that plugging-in feeling with Prius PHEV 1350072240
Huh? Toyota is looking to boost awareness and potential sales of its Prius Plug In by launching a social-media campaign that involves getting points for plugging in and recharging an iPhone. We think. The campaign's minute-long video, available below, shows a few folks in various stages of ...
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Official: Buick's smartphone games simulate fuel-efficient driving in app form 1328029500
GM sells Buick smartphone app game that simulates fuel-efficient driving Remember the car-racing video games you played as a kid? Think of this as the opposite. General Motors is looking to raise consumer awareness of the hybrid drivetrains on its Buick LaCrosse and Regal by selling three ...
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Report: Daimler buys 15% stake in MyTaxi cab-hailing application publisher 1327950300
Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG has acquired a 15-percent stake in smartphone application publisher MyTaxi, marking the German automaker's continued willingness to invest in transportation-related businesses that don't actually focus on selling vehicles to customers. Bloomberg News reported that ...
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Report: PlugShare, Getaround offer special deal to select electric vehicle drivers 1319129820
Xatori, maker of "innovative" software for electric vehicles, is offering a special deal related to its flagship app, PlugShare. Xatori and peer-to-peer firm Getaround have teamed up to reward select PlugShare users $50 for sharing their plug-in vehicles on Getaround's marketplace. The PlugShare ...
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PlugShare app is nation's most extensive electric vehicle charging network 1303848000
Xatori Inc., maker of "innovative" software for electric vehicles, announced that its flagship app, PlugShare, is now the U.S.' most extensive plug-in vehicle charging network. How can an app be considered a charging network? Well, here's how Xatori explains its wild claim:
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Henrik Fisker: Plug-in vehicle sales will take off like iPhones, flat-screen TVs 1295916780
Henrik Fisker, the man behind the range-extended Karma plug-in, predicts that electric-drive vehicles, which currently appeal to a small segment of car buyers, will quickly become the industry norm, gaining ...First Factory-Built Fisker Karma – Click above for high-res image gallery -
Like Nissan, Renault will use iAd to sell Twizy electric car [w/video] 1291834500
2011 Renault Twizy – Click above to watch video after the jumpBack in July, Nissan introduced its iPhone-centric advertising approach for its battery-powered hatch by launching the Leaf iAd. Not to be outdone by Nissan, partner Renault has responded with a Twizy iAd of its own. Renault ... -
David Vespremi: A lot is hanging on the Leaf 1283811780
Nissan Leaf EV – Click above for high-res image galleryWhen Nissan announced that it would be the first major auto manufacturer to sell (not lease, EV1 fans) a mass-market electric vehicle (EV) in the U.S., executives there knew that potential rewards were high – and so was the ... -
General Motors IPO filing focuses on green technologies, serious risks 1282233360
Yesterday, General Motors finally submitted its S-1 document to the Securities and Exchange Commission as the first official step towards becoming a publicly traded company again. As we found when Tesla went down this path earlier this year, an IPO means a company has to outline the potential ...

