Advanced nanotech batteries are becoming a driving force in making electric cars go farther and faster between charges, up to five times farther than today’s conventional batteries, according to ZAP and Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. With this in mind, the two companies recently announced the...

Tesla Motors, a manufacturer of high-performance electric cars, says it has passed a significant milestone by passing the 500 mark in 2008 model-year Roadster reservations. “We are currently planning to produce 800 of the first model-year Roadsters," said Darryl Siry, vice president of sales...

SEMA members and SEMA Show exhibitors are entitled to a free listing in the 2007–2008 SEMA International Buyers Guide, an annual buyer's guide distributed to every international buyer at the SEMA Show. The guide is also shipped to every U.S. Embassy and distributed at automotive trade shows...

Below is this week’s list of SEMA Show 2007 exhibitors offering products to project-vehicle builders for free or at a discounted rate. To see previous submissions, click here.

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Block out the times on your calendar now for this week's webcast double-header, kicking off with tips on how to best "do the Show," followed by Barbara Sicalides' look at the implications of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on minimum resale price agreements. "Don't Say 'Next Year I'll Do The Show...

More than 600 members of the industry joined the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser in Irvine, California, July 27, to honor 2007 inductees Russ Deane, Ron Funfar and Nate Shelton, and to raise nearly $200,000 for children's charities Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp. They also came...

The deadline for SEMA members to submit nominations for the 2007 SEMA Person of the Year is this Friday, August 3. To nominate an individual, e-mail Christine Papavero at christinep@sema.org.

The 2007 SEMA Show will feature live, in-booth master classes on welding, fabrication, painting, mobile electronics and more, courtesy of West Coast Customs (WCC), the shop best known for producing the cars seen on MTV's "Pimp My Ride."

SEMA recently announced the launch of its ProPledge warranty assurance initiative to increase sales of specialty-auto products through new-car dealers. ProPledge is a cooperative venture comprised of SEMA-member accessory manufacturers and professional installers.