Yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show, we sat down with Peter Rawlinson, Tesla's VP of engineering. We talked about the mercurial industry, his company's "emphasis on process," and why some day the Model S may be affordable even to folks not named DiCaprio.
Ford announced at this week's Detroit Auto Show that the 2012 C-Max, a five-passenger car, will be the company's first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
Unlike many of the automakers exhibiting at this week's Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz isn't putting all of its sustainable eggs in the hybrid and electric basket. Instead, the automaker is pumping research and development dollars into diesel, hybrid electric, and fuel cell technology, with 10 billon euros spent on alternative fuel train technology in the past year.