The Tesla will be able to travel 300 miles on a single charge. (Tesla)
Tesla to release electric car with 300-mile range
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. plans to offer a limited-edition version of its Model S sedan next year that will have a battery mighty enough to keep the car going for 300 miles on a single charge. Tesla will sell versions of the all-electric Model S with 230-mile and 160-mile batteries later in 2012, priced at $67,400 and $57,400 respectively. The 300-mile option will sell for $77,400. All versions qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit.
--The Associated Press
Smooth lines add to the luxury look of the Nissan Leaf. (Nissan)
Nissan trying to bring illusion of luxury on board
Nissan is studying sensations such as smoothness and warmth for making handles, seating and other interior parts to differentiate its cars from rivals. Nissan's innovations focus on tiny, almost quirky details, like minuscule bumps on fake-leather plastics, designed to give the feeling of luxury to the touch. Japan's No. 2 automaker called such efforts, which began in 2009, "Life on Board." "Life on Board is about turning the study of how people work into a science," says Nissan Senior Manager Naoya Fujimoto. He stressed the efforts were not about cost-cutting, but more about raising the perceived quality of lower-cost models.
--The Associated Press
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