A fire department in Southern California said a garage fire may have been caused by an overheated charging system.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
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
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.
Transport for London begins trials of BYD EV buses
Transport for London (TfL) and bus operator Go-Ahead London have begun a trial of the city’s first two battery-electric buses. The 12-meter single deck buses were built by Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto Ltd.
Routes 507 and 521 will trial the new buses as the technology is particularly suitable for busy short commuter services which operate between Victoria, Waterloo and London Bridge stations.
