Automotive Technology

"Revenge of the Electric Car": Sleek Doc Celebrates Meeting of Profits with Greater Good

A Rare Second Act

UCSF Shuttle Crash: Vehicle Had No Seat Belts

UCSFDr. Kevin Mack​UPDATE: Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield tells SF Weekly that witnesses said the shuttle driver ran a red light. Yesterday, we delivered the sad news about Kevin Mack, a UCSF psychiatrist who was killed in a major car crash. Mack was on his way to work when a big rig collided with th ... More >>

EnvironMANtal Movement

UCSFDr. Kevin Mack​UPDATE: Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield tells SF Weekly that witnesses said the shuttle driver ran a red light. Yesterday, we delivered the sad news about Kevin Mack, a UCSF psychiatrist who was killed in a major car crash. Mack was on his way to work when a big rig collided with th ... More >>

Neil Young's Electric Car Started the Fire at His Warehouse

​This probably isn't exactly what Neil Young had in mind with "repowering the American dream": it turns out one of Young's pet projects, the 1959 Lincoln Continental he's turning into an electric car, started that fire in his Peninsula warehouse last week.The white landshark Continental somehow ca ... More >>

To Infinity and Beyond

​This probably isn't exactly what Neil Young had in mind with "repowering the American dream": it turns out one of Young's pet projects, the 1959 Lincoln Continental he's turning into an electric car, started that fire in his Peninsula warehouse last week.The white landshark Continental somehow ca ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

​This probably isn't exactly what Neil Young had in mind with "repowering the American dream": it turns out one of Young's pet projects, the 1959 Lincoln Continental he's turning into an electric car, started that fire in his Peninsula warehouse last week.The white landshark Continental somehow ca ... More >>

San Francisco Green Party Opposes Biodiesel, Arguing It's Not Eco-Friendly

Will the remains of cows like this soon be powering your Land Rover?​A proposal to make large quantities of biodiesel fuel in San Francisco has sparked opposition from the city's Green Party. The Greens assert the fuel -- which is in vogue as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuels ... More >>

Is Allowing Low-Emissions Vehicles in Carpool Lanes A Good Idea?

Get ready for some company, lads...​If you're on the fence about whether your next car will be gas-guzzling Chevy Tahoe or gas-free Tesla Model S Sedan (only $49,900 -- such a bargain!)  this might help you make a decision.

Tesla Motors IPO (TSLA) Trading Above Expectations at $18.13

​Tesla Motors Inc.'s initial public offering of shares was trading at Tuesday at $18.13, above market expectations  of $14 to $16 each, according to NASDAQ.The Bay Area-based electric automaker had hoped to earn $209.7 million if shares sold at $15, with every extra dollar per share worth $11 ... More >>

Just a Game. Just a Game.

​Tesla Motors Inc.'s initial public offering of shares was trading at Tuesday at $18.13, above market expectations  of $14 to $16 each, according to NASDAQ.The Bay Area-based electric automaker had hoped to earn $209.7 million if shares sold at $15, with every extra dollar per share worth $11 ... More >>

With S.F. Critical Mass Mojo in Tow, Tesla Motors To Open Store in Biketown USA

Tesla's next endeavor? ​Fresh off the revelation that the company's top publicist is an avid fan and participant in San Francisco's Critical Mass monthly bicycle parade, Tesla Motors announced  it will be opening an electric car store in America's top bicycling city, Boulder, Colorado.Last mo ... More >>

Eco-Curious: Open Source Carmaker to Build Electric Car Inspired By S.F.

Unlike the vehicles in this classic Quinn Martin production, the S.F.-inspired car LocalMotors hopes to build won't be a giant gas-guzzler that gets great air on the hills​Carmaker LocalMotors is planning to build a vehicle based on San Francisco. But here's the catch. You have to design it.The co ... More >>

Neighborhood Group Sues City over Bayview Hunters Point Biodiesel Plant

If a neighborhood group has its way, it may be a while before you see a scene such as this in San FranciscoA Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood group last week filed suit against the city planning department alleging San Francisco trampled environmental laws when it exempted a proposed biodiesel pla ... More >>

Blow-Up Stroll

If a neighborhood group has its way, it may be a while before you see a scene such as this in San FranciscoA Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood group last week filed suit against the city planning department alleging San Francisco trampled environmental laws when it exempted a proposed biodiesel pla ... More >>

"19th Avenue: I Know, I Know, I Know." - Gavin Newsom's Message on Transit

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

The Nade

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

Plug-In Car is Latest Milestone In Google's Quest to Not Be Evil

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

Cooking with Gas

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

SF's Hybrid Fleet: Is the Extra Outlay Worth It?

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

The Pro-Bacon Lobby

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

Hemp and Housing

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

Women on the Water

Take a cruise with a real Rosie

Da Da

Down at Da Corner, Bouncer gets her crunk on, coins term "muff muffle."

Best Glimpse of San Francisco's Past, Present, and Future

Down at Da Corner, Bouncer gets her crunk on, coins term "muff muffle."

Moonwalk With Me

Chronicling the breaking of the world record for distance moonwalking, for reasons unknown

Best Reason to Like the Warriors

Adonal Foyle

The Crumple Zone

A tired comedy of three gay roommates in a crisis at Christmas

Letters to the Editor

Pulling the Plug on Electric Cars; Hypocrisy, Pro and Con; God, More Letters

Running on Empty

Detroit automakers have spent millions attempting to unplug California's effort to put electric cars on the road. And so far, Detroit's succeeding.

House Of Tudor

16 Horsepower; Le Tigre; Wammies

Reviews

16 Horsepower; Le Tigre; Wammies

Suspicious Minds

16 Horsepower; Le Tigre; Wammies