by Fast Machines | Oct 27, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
Tesla has finally introduced a proper lease program that cuts monthly and down payments on its Model S to somewhat more reasonable levels. By “proper,” we mean Tesla is using an outside bank (in this case, U.S. Bank) instead of setting aside some of its own cash, as...
by Fast Machines | Oct 27, 2014 | Formula One Blog
It leaves F1 reflecting on a business model which seems unsustainable for the non-manufacturer teams who lack a billionaire owner. In Marussia’s case, the Russian billionaire Andrey Cheglakov, the money behind their venture, lost interest. It is thought he gave just...
by Fast Machines | Oct 27, 2014 | Spares
General Motors autoworkers will likely get smaller bonuses this year because of the automaker’s huge recall problem. GM (GM) made nearly no profit in the first six months of the year because of recall costs, which totaled about $2.5 billion. It is also funding...
by Fast Machines | Oct 27, 2014 | Exterior
Instrumented Testarrow VIEW PHOTOS (40) | COMMENTS Even the basic model is a world-beater. It’s odd for us to call out the manual transmission as our primary issue with a car—we are the Save the Manuals people, after all—but that’s the case here. To be clear, our...
by Fast Machines | Oct 27, 2014 | Auto News
Motorcycle lane-splitting is gaining acceptable according to a recent study. Conducted each year since 2012, the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at the University of California, Berkeley has released its most recent findings, which reports 80.6...
