Watch out Tesla! Aston Martin is building a 1,000-horsepower electric sedan

By Benjamin Zhang. Aston Martin is getting into the all-electric luxury sedan game — big time. According to Car and Driver, Aston Martin CEO Dr. Andy Palmer said that the company’s future electric super-sedan will: 1) Be based on the Rapide S 2) Arrive in about 2 years 3) Have as much as 1,000 horsepower […]

Tesla just announced a new entry-level car – and some cool new colours!

By Matthew Debord. Tesla is replacing its lowest-priced Model S sedan with a new version, called the 70D. In a statement, the car maker said that the new car will start “at $US67,500 after Federal Tax Credit, Model S 70D includes dual motor all-wheel drive technology, an EPA-rated 240 miles of range, and a 0-60 […]

NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions soar

By Brian Fallow. Rise raises doubts about Govt target of 5% reduction from 1990 levels by 2020. New Zealand’s net emissions of greenhouse gases climbed 42 per cent between 1990 and 2013. Gross emissions, which exclude carbon flows relating to forestry and land use change, rose 21 per cent between 1990 (year zero for carbon […]