electric cars

Tesla's wild ride continues

By Michael V. Copeland

Maybe Tesla chairman Elon Musk flipped through the "R.I.P. Good Times"  slide deck that Sequoia Capital showed its startup CEOs last week about the tough road ahead. Whether he did or didn't, Musk pulled a few pages from it, as he announced Wednesday on the Tesla blog that not only would there be layoffs at the electric car  startup, he would be taking over as CEO from  MORE

Solar industry sees ray of hope

By Scott Moritz

Solar tech stocks got a small jolt Wednesday after the U.S. Senate included an extension of renewable energy tax credits in its $700 billion financial bailout package.

A vote by the Senate on the financial rescue plan is expected Wednesday. If passed it will head to the House of Representatives, which could vote as early as Thursday. In a surprise move, the Senate version of the proposed package salvages MORE

GM chief introduces greener, safer cars at CES debut

By Yi-Wyn Yen

LAS VEGAS - GM CEO Rick Wagoner announced his arrival at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday night by rolling up in a silver Chevy Volt. But it was another concept car that Wagoner introduced during his keynote speech that wowed the crowd -- the electric-fuel cell hybrid Cadillac Provoq.

In hopes of changing negative perceptions about big American car makers, Wagoner -- the first automotive chief executive to speak MORE