The total amount calculated by reporter Jerry Hirsch for taxpayer-backed incentives of many different forms, including tax credits and rebates provided to customers was $4.9 billion. The corporate beneficiaries have been Tesla Motors and SpaceX, where Musk is CEO, and SolarCity Corp., where he i
Date: Jun 02, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Electric Vehicles Get Cheaper And Extend Their Range
But John Krafcik,president of TrueCar Inc. and former CEO of Hyundai Motor America, tells the Los Angeles Times Jerry Hirsch and Brian Thevenot that the Bolt could bethe first mass-market EV success.
Date: Jan 13, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
LA Auto Show: Porsche, Dodge Hellcat, Mercedes debut
designed to contain the expense of fielding an IndyCar race team also smother innovation in aerodynamics, suspension and engines, they said. Starting last year, for example, all cars must run on a twin-turbocharged V6. No V8s allowed. Forget about more exotic technology such as turbines. Jerry Hirsch
Date: Nov 20, 2014
Source: Google
LA Auto Show: Audi, Cadillac and a Prius challenger
3 shares architecture with the Mazda2 subcompact sedan and a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine with the larger Mazda3. It will compete in a burgeoning field of small crossovers that includes the Buick Encore and Honda's HR-V. The Honda is also set to debut at this week's L.A. Auto Show.-- Jerry Hirsch
Date: Nov 19, 2014
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Fisker's Departure From Fisker Leaves It 'Without Soul'
The resignation isnt surprising, Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski tells the Los Angeles Times Jerry Hirsch, given the travails at the company.The problem is that this latest announcement is leaving Fisker as a brand without a soul, Koslowski says. Thats the worst that can happen to any brand
Date: Mar 14, 2013
Category: Business
Source: Google
EPA Cites Hyundai, Kia For Inflating Gas Mileage On 900000 Cars
though an EPA-mandated test and submit the data to the government. The result is the number you see when you go out to buy a car. But, says Jerry Hirsch, who covers the automotive industry for the Los Angeles Times, the EPA conducted its own testing after several complaints about the Hyundai Elantra.
Date: Nov 05, 2012
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Clouds Gather Even As Tesla Garners Positive Reviews
To wit: As of this week, Tesla has built 255 Model S cars, andhas reached a weekly production rate of 77 vehicles, Jerry Hirsch reports in theLos Angeles Times. The company wants to produce cars at a rate of 400 a week. It hopes to build 20,000 cars in 2013.
As of March 5 all readers will be required to pay 99 cents for an initial 30-day web pass to latimes.com, according to a report from LA Times writer Jerry Hirsch published Friday. After the first month, readers will be charged $1.99 per week, though that will include a print edition of the newspaper