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Official: World’s smallest car headed back into production

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Filed under: Coupe , Budget , Plants/Manufacturing , Toys/Games , UK , Electric We have a hard time imagining anyone would find the Smart ForTwo uncomfortably large or the Scion iQ too big for their needs, but a group of businessmen in the UK believe there’s a market for even smaller transportation. The group has resurrected the Peel brand, and the manufacturer is now accepting orders for both the P50 and the Trident. Both models will launch with a 49 cc two-stroke gasoline engine making just 3.35 horsepower, but buyers will also be able to choose one of two electric motors as well. A brushless electric motor producing 1.6 horsepower and 2.5 pound-feet of torque can propel either vehicle to a golf-cart rivaling 15 mph.

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Report: Fisker hikes Karma price… again… now above $100k

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Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Fisker , Luxury When you’re starting up a new luxury automaker – especially a high-end one – it’s easy for prices to quickly escalate beyond their anticipated targets. And that’s just what’s happened with the Fisker Karma . Way back when (in 2008), the upstart automaker was talking about selling the Karma for $80,000 . Then, the initial base MSRP was set at $87,900 until Fisker raised prices again – and began taking orders – for its hybrid luxury at $95,900.

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Breaking: Aptera pulls the plug

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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Electric Just over a month ago, Aptera was promising rebirth with Aptera 2.0 . The promise will not be kept. Today, the company announced it is closing its doors, effective immediately. In an email to supporters, president and CEO Paul Wilbur wrote, “We are out of resources.” His letter (available in full after the jump ) reveals many details about the behind-the-scenes at the EV start-up, including DOE discussions about development of a plug-in Camry -like sedan.

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First Ride: 2012 Tesla Model S Beta

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Filed under: Hatchback , Tesla , Electric Tesla had a big weekend. Some 1,500 Model S hand-raisers and their +1s descended on the company’s recently acquired NUMMI plant in Fremont, CA to see where their $5,000 deposits have gone. The event, which served as both a product extravaganza and a subtle reassurance, sought to prove that the Model S is well on its way to production.

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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster [w/videos]

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Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , First Drives , Luxury How This Supercar Fares Without Its Signature Doors There are several ways to get to Monte Carlo once you’ve landed in Nice. There’s the train, a 23-minute meandering trek over and through the wooded undulations of the intervening cities that deposits you at Monte Carlo’s downtown station. There’s a taxi, more than 30 times the cost of a train, and it takes twice as long, but it does offer service porte

First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster [w/videos]

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Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , First Drives , Luxury How This Supercar Fares Without Its Signature Doors There are several ways to get to Monte Carlo once you’ve landed in Nice. There’s the train, a 23-minute meandering trek over and through the wooded undulations of the intervening cities that deposits you at Monte Carlo’s downtown station. There’s a taxi, more than 30 times the cost of a train, and it takes twice as long, but it does offer service porte