Electric car maker Tesla Motors has a battery problem. It doesn’t have enough of them. That’s one reason the high-flying company’s shares suffered their biggest one-day percentage drop in nearly two years Wednesday.
Daily Archives: November 8, 2013
Catalytic converter thefts double in three years
Thefts of catalytic converters from cars have more than doubled in less than three years, according to an investigation by the BBC.
Tesla Model S Third Fire Reported from road debris
A Tesla Model S electric car caught fire this week after hitting road debris on a Tennessee freeway, the third fire in a Model S in the past five weeks.
20 months of growth for UK new car registrations
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has once again increased its new car forecast for 2013. The news comes off the back of the 20th consecutive month of growth, with new car registrations up 4% in October.
Czech green scheme places high price on household emissions cuts
A billion-dollar scheme to reduce household emissions in the Czech Republic costs five times as much per ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) as some European industries need to spend to achieve the same cuts, government data showed.
The scheme’s expense, $105 per ton of greenhouse gas emissions cut, highlights the burden that European governments face in meeting a mid-century decarbonisation goal.
