Forget the Porsche 911, the Ford Fusion and the Honda Accord. This year's Motor Trend Car of the Year Award goes for the first time to an automobile without an internal combustion engine. The choice was unanimous — and it's a car made in Silicon Valley — Elon Musk's Tesla Model S four-door sedan. Dan Neil is auto critic for the Wall Street Journal.
Tesla, California's Own, is Motor Trend's 'Car of the Year'
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Credits
Guest:
Dan Neil - Wall Street Journal -
@Danneilwsj
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Christian Bordal,
Caitlin Shamberg,
Katie Cooper