The folks at the Center for Automotive Research are working on all sorts of things--from flying cars to wireless charging. But what trends do they see affecting how we get places in the more immediate future?READ»
For EVs to really take off, it's going to take a massive societal shift in behavior, or technological advances that make it as easy to charge a car as it is to fill it up. A new breed of chargers is getting closer, but are they close ...READ»
With a documentary film crew recently at his back and deals in place with Daimler, Toyota, and Panasonic, Tesla's Elon Musk talks to Fast Company about his rosy future. READ»
To really get innovation we need to look at electric batteries in cars as distributed sources of energy for the grid that just happen to be on four wheels. READ»
Even though it's off the market, Tesla tells us they haven't given up on electric-powered speed machines. "The Roadster proved that EVs can outperform traditional combustion vehicles while producing zero emissions," says Tesla's Khobi Brooklyn.READ»
The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Right now: Tesla as the Big Three's Big Fourth, sending texts from within Facebook, Google's Android demands and NFC pioneering. Refresh later for more!READ»
The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--bite-sized and updated all day. Today, featuring Blockbuster, Tesla vs. BBC, Google's Answer Bot, Salesforce, and the Japan Earthquake's DVD drive shakeup.READ»
Fast Company recently visited Tesla Motors headquarters in Palo Alto for a look at the automaker's progress on its first mass-market vehicle, the Model S electric sedan. Here's what we learned.READ»
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. READ»
Tesla's Model S sedan, set to be released next year, is the long-awaited follow-up to the perennial electric vehicle startup's slick Roadster sportscar. This week, Tesla attempted to whet our appetites for the $57,400 electric ...READ»
Shakespeare may not have been thinking about cars when he asked the eternal question "To be or not to be?", but it does come to mind as eco-friendly vehicles come to market in 2011.READ»
In the first of a series of profiles on entrepreneurs and VCs who match money and meaning, meet the founder of DBL Ventures, an investment firm that helps big name companies give back.READ»
In the past year and a half, Tesla has generated investments from Daimler and Toyota. Now the automaker has grabbed $30 million from Panasonic. Not bad for a company with only one car on the road. How do they do it?READ»
A startup touts its entirely homemade, lightning-fast, lithium-ion-powered luxury two-seater. Watch out, Elon Musk, it's gunning for your Tesla Roadster. Or is it?READ»
