Tesla Will Launch Something In April That Isn't A Car

Elon Musk will take to the stage next month to show off a new offering from Tesla Motors that he says isn't a car. The electric carmaker is apparently branching out, but to what?
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ROFL! Mini-Me Range Rover Clone From China Is Called The Longer Yuelang X1

Land Rover officials are no doubt shaking their heads in frustration right now after seeing the ironically named Longer Yuelang X1, which is a poorly conceived and miniaturized replica of sorts of a Range Rover.
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French Teens, Rejoice! Renault Twizy 45 Now Legal to Drive from the Age of 14

The European Union recently introduced a new directive for the harmonization of driving licenses, which concerns light quadricycles. The changes in legislation have already been applied in France, which means that 14-year-olds with road safety certificates are authorized to drive light motorized quadricycles, which were previously reserved for individuals aged 16 and over.
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Chinese Brand With Nissan & Volvo-Like Logo Creates Five-Door Beetle-Like EV

That's not a Nissan badge with Volvo typography and that's not a real VW Beetle 5d: welcome to wonderful world of Chinese automotive inspiration…
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This Chinese EV BMW i3 Ripoff is Painful to Look At…

The Chinese seem to love their small, electric city runabouts, especially when they’re styled like something much fancier from the West.

This little EV would not have been offensive at all if it didn’t come with a BMW i3 face, i3-esque rear lights and a Mercedes A- and B-Class-reminiscent rising side crease.
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Nissan’s Glowing Leaf Meets World’s First Glow-in-the-Dark Motorway [w/Video]

Nissan’s unique glow-in-the-dark Leaf has been driven on the world’s first glow-in-the-dark motorway, located in Oss, Netherlands.
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Musk: Tesla Model X Due Out This Summer

Amid range anxiety and software update news for the Tesla Model S, Elon Musk slipped some more information about the upcoming Tesla Model X crossover that's due this year.
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Tesla Addresses Range Anxiety With Software Update, Previews Hands-Free Driving System

Everyone wondering what Elon Musk meant in a tweet the other day about eliminating range anxiety now has an answer in the form of software updates to the Tesla Model S.
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Real Tron Light Cycle Going to Auction in May

Around three years ago, several US-based engineers created a perfect life-sized version of the Light Cycle from the movie Tron. The bike not only looked exactly like the one in the film, but it was also very silent and futuristic, as it was powered purely by electricity.
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UK Taxi Company Claims it Saves over €79,000 a Year on Fuel after Switching to EVs

A taxi firm from rural South West England is using a fleet of Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 electric vehicles and claims it saves more than €11,000 annually for each car.
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BMW Talks About its First EV, the 1602e

Long before BMW i, the Bavarian automaker was looking into the potential of electric vehicles. BMW produced its first EV in 1972, when the 1602e was unveiled.
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