Toyota-Tesla Deal: Get Analysis, Commentary and Perspective

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week's surprise announcement that electric-car startup Tesla Motors would acquire Toyota's closed California car plant rocked the automotive world. Accompanied by the news that Toyota would invest in Tesla, the story has set off a huge amount of speculation about the rapidly changing future of electric-drive vehicles worldwide.

John Voelcker, Editor of GreenCarReports.com, can be your guide on this and other Green or Electric stories.

About John Voelcker:

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news and review coverage, John oversees editorial for High Gear's green sites GreenCarReports.com, AllCarsElectric.com, and AllAboutPrius.com. John has covered advanced auto technologies and energy policy for various print, online, and radio outlets, including Wired, Popular Science, Technology Review, IEEE Spectrum, HybridCars.com, and Portfolio.com. He provides regular car commentary for Fox Car Report Live and Sirius Satellite Radio, and his radio segments on auto technology have been syndicated through Public Radio Exchange (PRX).

Voelcker has driven electric and hybrid vehicles from more than a dozen different automakers, as well as numerous clean-diesel, natural-gas, and fuel-cell cars from even more. John has held editorial jobs at many magazines, including This Old House, Metropolis, Psychology Today, Exposure, Mother Earth News, Budget Living, and IEEE Spectrum. He received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and splits his time between the Catskill Mountains and New York City.

About Green Car Reports:

Green Car Reports, the fastest growing green car destination on the Web, is the place car shoppers turn to for help deciphering the world of "green" cars, reporting on which ones benefit the Earth, and which don't do as well. Green Car Reports drives and reviews all green cars, offers advice and tips to consumers on going green, and keeps green-car enthusiasts in touch with the latest news and information they need to make informed buying decisions.

About High Gear Media

High Gear Media is a vertical publishing company publishing more premium automotive content than anyone in the world through websites targeting key buyer and vehicle segments. High Gear Media's owned and operated network of automotive destinations reaches over 2.5 million visitors monthly and includes its anchor site, TheCarConnection.com, its luxury site, MotorAuthority.com, green and electric car sites, GreenCarReports.com and AllCarsElectric.com, and its family-focused sites including FamilyCarGuide.com. High Gear Media's editorial staff and over 200 contributors have written at publications like Car and Driver, AOL Autos, Autoweek, Automobile Magazine, and Wired.  The company's content is syndicated to partners including Yahoo! Autos, Huffington Post, NASCAR.com, AOL Autos, and The San Francisco Chronicle.   Independent automotive writers and people who are passionate about cars can contribute content by visiting HighGearMedia.com.  High Gear Media is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and received its funding from Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and DAG Ventures.

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