Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors Munich Store Opening Event Featured Organic Beer And Cars

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As reported California based electric car pioneer Tesla Motors opened its first continental Europe Dealership yesterday evening in Munich, Germany. I was at the fun opening and was able to at least sit in a Tesla Roadster Sport. It feels perfect. Tesla offered test drives in the passenger seat, but there were too many people that wanted to experience the silent super fast "zip, zip" acceleration.

Many guests were just having fun watching the test Tesla cars charging silently into traffic - including me. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:10:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tesla Motors gets new Investor with German Daimler

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The coolest electric car maker Tesla Motors gets a new investor with German car maker Daimler. Daimler takes 10% of Tesla Motors.
Daimler paid a double digit million dollar sum for the 10% in Tesla.
The companies plan to work together on the Smart electric car and future electric cars. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2009 07:54:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tesla Motors Opens EU Sales and Service in London

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Tesla Motors is arguably the most well known maker of electric vehicles around with its Roadster and the recently announced Model S sedan. Tesla has announced that it will be opening its first EU regional sales and service center in London.

Tesla says that the London location is the first of three European stores it plans to open this year. The London facility will be located at 49-51 Cheval Place, formerly occupied by the Segrave Supercar Club. The Tesla showroom will be in the popular Knightsbridge district within walking distance to Harrods department store. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:09:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tesla Motors replaces CEO with former Flextronics CEO

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In a message from Elon Musk, Chairman of Tesla Motors, Inc. a change of the company's leadership is announced.

Michael Marks, former CEO of Flextronics and an early investor in Tesla Motors, will become interims CEO. He takes over from Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard who will take the role as President of Technology. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tesla Motors WhiteStar

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Tesla Motors revealed some details about their future electric sedan codename WhiteStar.

Tesla Motors raised the coolness factor for electrical cars by 1,000% when the company introduced the Tesla Roadster. The electrical car is so hot that Tesla can afford to raise the price from $92,000 to $98,000 starting June 15th. If you still want a Tesla Roadster for $92k you need to reserve one now.

Tesla Motors works on a new electric car for the family. The WhiteStar is supposed to come in two versions. One will sell for $50,000 and the premium model sells for $65,000.
The production of the Tesla Sedan will start in 2009. Read more

Posted on Sun, 20 May 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tesla Motors Electric Car Range Adjusted

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Tesla Motors had to revise the range of their $100,000 electric car from 250 miles down to about 200 miles.

Tesla sent out a media brief and informed the first customers of the change. The new lower range was the result of the latest testing of a validation prototype. Read more