Daily Archives: December 20, 2013

British car production will exceed 1.5 million in 2013

British car production will exceed 1.5 million in 2013

British car production will reach a six-year high in 2013 with 1.5 million vehicles, according to the Society of Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

EV Wall charging system may have started garage fire

EV Wall charging system may have started garage fire

A fire department in Southern California said a garage fire may have been caused by an overheated charging system.

Ohio car dealers sue over Tesla dealership license

Ohio car dealers sue over Tesla dealership license

A trade group for Ohio car dealers is asking a Franklin County court to rescind Tesla Motors’ license to sell new cars, citing what they say are violations of Ohio law.

Tesla recieves $34.735M California sales and use tax break

Tesla recieves $34.735M California sales and use tax break

The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) has given Tesla Motors a $34.735 million tax break from sales and use taxes on $415-million worth of new manufacturing equipment for its Fremont factory.

Prep list for natural gas vehicle maintenance

Natural gas stations are ramping up and projections are that more than one million natural gas vehicles will be sold by 2019.

Forecasts predict truck sales at 14 percent and bus sales at 19 percent, with key sectors driving this growth to include refuse trucks, utilities, transit and construction.