Tesla Model S News
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Just yesterday we brought you spy shots from what appeared to be a hot-weather testing session, and which has the same setting as this official video released today of three Model S Alpha build cars testing on track. The track is partially banked, enabling easier high-speed testing, but also has traffic and road markings--with speeds laid out in metric--making us think Tesla has borrowed another automaker's testing grounds for the Alpha's shake-down. Other than that, there's not a whole lot going on in the video--except the increasingly less-eerie sound of electric cars whipping along at high...
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2012 Tesla Model S Spy Shots
The Tesla Model S, as new cars go, is the opposite of a secret project. In fact, in the interim between the soon out-of-production Roadster and the Model S's debut next year, Tesla likely hopes we'll all keep talking about the upcoming car--they won't have anything to sell, which is an odd position...
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2012 Tesla Model S Prototype Spy Shots: Exclusive
The Tesla Model S is due in 2012, packing an all-electric drivetrain, a luxurious, high-tech interior, and stunning good exterior looks. These spy shots show you the first near-production example we've seen.
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Tesla Model S ‘Alpha’ Build Mega-Gallery
The Tesla Model S electric sedan is on track for a market debut in the middle of next year, although the production version of the car is scheduled to be revealed at the end of this year. We say production version as we’ve already seen a number of Model S sedans in the past, though all of...
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Tesla Model S Crossover Coming To 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show?
We've known since 2009 that Tesla has plans for a crossover and a minivan based on the Model S platform, but now it looks like the crossover, dubbed the Model X, may soon take shape, with a possible debut, at least in concept form, at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Tesla can do the many-hats thing...
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Renault Wants Consumer Tech Influence In Car Interiors
Designing an effective car interior isn't easy. Car companies need to think about the design, the features, and the ergonomics. After all, you spend more time in there driving your car than you do staring at the exterior. If you've ever driven a car with a particularly poor interior, you begin to...
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It goes without saying that certain things can be pretty distracting when you're driving - talking on a cell phone, kids kicking the back of your seat... What might be less obvious are some of the in-car gadgets found in many modern cars. Satellite navigation systems, touch-screen climate control systems and complicated in-car audio systems can all result in drivers spending a little too much time with their eyes and minds off the road. Automakers have been working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to draft guidelines to reduce these distractions. Members of the...
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2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2013 Tesla Model S ‘Body-In-White’ Live Photos
The last we heard of Tesla’s upcoming Model S all-electric sedan was that the car was in an ‘Alpha’ build stage, where akin to the software industry the Model S is in its first rough draft of the final product. Today at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show we got to see a bit more of the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Tesla Previews Model S 'Alpha' Build
Alpha and beta testing might sound strange to a car guy, but it's common lingo in the computer and software industry to denote pre-production stages of progress. The alpha stage is the first rough draft of the final product, and that's what Tesla is previewing today through its vice president of...
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Foolishness Or Faith?: 3,000 Buyers Pay $5,000 For Model S Reservation
Raising capital to help pay for the development of a future vehicle is not a bad idea, and Tesla appears to be pulling it off well, generating 3,000 reservations for the planned 2012 Model S sedan at $5,000 a pop. That's $15 million. But are those early adopters being foolish? Perhaps they just...
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Toyota To Invest In Tesla, Jointly Develop Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles are popularly perceived as the front-runner of the alternate fuel competition, but successfully developing EVs has proven to be a difficult and expensive task. To help share the burden and the expertise necessary to get an electric car to market, Japanese auto giant Toyota and...
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Tesla Secures $465 Million Federal Loan, Plans Two new Factories
Just like rival Californian electric car company Fisker, which recently secured a $528.7 million loan from the Department of Energy, Tesla has also secured a $465 million low interest loan from the federal government that will be used to fund the construction of two new factories. The factories...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
A tax break for the company means Tesla will definitely build its new sedan plant in California.
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Driven: 2009 Tesla Roadster Will Make You An Electric-Car Believer
Driving a 2009 Tesla Roadster most effectively requires unlearning some old habits.
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Tesla Headhunting Top Auto Execs In Lead Up To Model S Launch
Tesla currently has more than 150 job openings and is interviewing candidates at all levels.
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Tesla Reaffirms Plans for Model S-Based Crossover, Minivan
The company's plans for more vehicles sharing the Model S platform have been known for more than a year.
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Tesla Delivers 700th Roadster, Secures Another $82.5 Million
Tesla Motors is on a roll lately, selling cars and securing investors at break-neck pace.
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Tesla Releases New On-Road Shots of 2012 Model S
The new photos give another perspective on the sleek and stylish Model S electric sedan.
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Despite its small size, Tesla Motor Company, builder of the famed Roadster electric sports car, is as embattled as any major manufacturer these days. Between a lawsuit from a former CEO and materials costs far beyond the asking price of the Roadster, things haven't been going well lately. Things are starting to look up, however. Last month Tesla and German auto giant Daimler formed a strategic alliance and this week the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant the electric car company an approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans to help accelerate the production of affordable...
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Tesla unveils the Model S electric sedan
Tesla's first all-original car, the upcoming Model S plug-in electric sedan, has just been unveiled. The surprisingly attractive vehicle also offers very good performance and, when technological features are taken into consideration, almost impossible value. The prototype was unveiled today at...
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Tesla reveals pricing for Model S, announces sale of 250th Roadster
Tesla's first all-original car, the upcoming Model S plug-in hybrid sedan, is due to be unveiled to the public in just a week’s time but the company has already released a couple of teaser shots - one showing the undercarriage and another showing the new glasshouse. In the lead up to the...
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Tesla teases new Model S sedan
Despite receiving more than a thousand orders for its $100,000 all-electric Roadster, Tesla has been bit by the financial crisis bug and was recently forced to make several major cost cutting measures. Last week the company announced a new CEO and confirmed plans to layoff up to half its staff as...
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Tesla Planning Electric SUV And Coupe-Sedan Based On Upcoming Model S
Tesla has confirmed that it’s working with several major carmakers to develop a new range of affordable all-electric vehicles that are set to go on sale early next decade, but execs have also revealed that Tesla is planning to expand its own lineup with a new sedan and possibly a SUV and...
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Update: Tesla Confirms New Electric Sedan To Be Built In California
Tesla announced today plans for its second model, a new electric sedan to be called the Model S. It will be manufactured at a new plant in California, though Tesla did not disclose its location. Neither did the company state a start date for production, but rumors suggest it will begin around 2010...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran