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  • 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.

    The Tesla Model S, is, despite the company's somewhat questionable practices, a brilliant car. It also happens to be electric. It's also quite in demand. So what to do now that your Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Roadster has been superceded as the coolest production EV around? Trade it in! That's right, Tesla Motors will buy back your Roadster, giving you the cash you need to turn around and buy a Model S. How much will you get for your Roadster? That depends on its condition and equipment, of course, but Tesla is seeking to resell the cars for $70,000 to $90,000, so you can likely expect something like...

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    Tesla's Appeal Lawsuit Against The BBC Dismissed

    Tesla, it seems, can’t catch a break in the media in 2013. First, The New York Times published a less-than-stellar review of the Model S, criticizing the car’s range in cold weather. Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO, Elon Musk, was quick to respond with data that contradicted The New...

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    Tesla Accepting Roadster Trade-Ins On New Model S

    Just like its cars, Tesla’s dealership model is very different to what you’ll normally find in the auto industry. Rather than independent showrooms, Tesla has its own retail-style stores, some even located in shopping malls, where potential customers can find out more about...

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    Letter Carrier Wins Tesla Roadster Playing Penny Slots In Vegas

    Let’s be perfectly clear about something: Las Vegas exists to separate you from your money as quickly and efficiently as possible. With the possible exception of games of skill, winning a jackpot is as likely as being simultaneously struck by lightening, attacked by a polar bear and swarmed...

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    Launch Of Second-Gen Tesla Roadster Pushed Back To 2015

    The Tesla Roadster was forced to bow out of the market last year due to Lotus choosing to end production of its own Elise and Exige sports cars, with which the Tesla shared a platform. While this is bad news for electric sports car fans, Tesla is promising to build a successor though it won’t...

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    Tesla Roadster Fans Design Their Own iPhone Monitoring App

    Given the importance of Tesla's Roadster for changing the way the general public thinks about electric cars, it's a little strange that owners have been left in the dark as far as a dedicated smartphone app is concerned. While drivers of the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt or even Smart Electric Drive have...

  • 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5

    With the pioneering Tesla Roadster bowing out of the market place, Californian startup Tesla will be without a model until its Model S electric sedan arrives in the first half of next year. Beyond the Model S, however, Tesla has plans for a whole new array of zero emission electric cars, including a successor to its original Roadster. But before a new Roadster comes along Tesla plans to launch its Model X crossover, due in early 2013, as well as a luxurious convertible model due around the same time. Importantly, all of these models will be based on the flexible and lightweight chassis...

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    Tesla Loses Major Part Of Its "Top Gear" Lawsuit

    Tesla has lost the libel half of its case against Top Gear.

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    Tesla Roadster Wins ReFuel EV Races, We Interview The Driver, Joe Nuxoll

    We talk with Joe Nuxoll about winning the ReFuel EV SportElectric Time Trials in a bone-stock, first-generation Tesla Roadster.

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    Tesla Roadster Hits The Autocross Course: Video

    One of the raps on electric cars is that they are not high-performance vehicles, at least not in the traditional sense.

  • 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.
    Tesla Winding Down The Roadster, Introducing Model X Crossover Concept

    Well, after years of giving electric car hopes and dreams, the Tesla Roadster is winding down toward an end. According to paperwork filed with the SEC, Tesla plans to stop Roadster production in December. Instead of a sexy, Lotus-based convertible, Tesla will be transitioning to more practical...

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    Porsche Reaffirms Performance Electric Car Promise

    Porsche may not be the first name you think of when you think electric cars--Tesla, Nissan, Chevrolet, even Smart are more likely--but that may change, especially if you're into speed and handling. Porsche recently reaffirmed its promise of a year ago to build electric performance cars. A year ago...

  • Delta Motorsport E-4 Electric Coupe

    Over in the UK, a relatively new company by the name of Delta Motorsport and based at the famous Silverstone race circuit, has designed and built from the ground up a sporty coupe with a distinct sportback design and zero-emission electric drivetrain. The company boasts a 0-60 mph time of less than five seconds and driving range of 200 mph, which is comparable with the Tesla Roadster, but unlike the Tesla, which is limited to a top speed of 125 mph, the new Delta E-4 Coupe has a top speed of 150 mph. Note, even the prices of the electric sports cars will be similar, with the Tesla Roadster...

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    Tesla Taking Electric Roadster Across The Country In Drive Change Tour

    Still unsure if the $100,000-plus Tesla Roadster is for you? Well, Tesla is hoping to change all that with its latest promotional effort, the Drive Change Electric Roadster Tour, which will see the company’s iconic Roadster paraded across the country in order to convince buyers that electric...

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk Calls Top Gear “Completely Phony”

    In the ongoing battle between Tesla and Top Gear, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has finally spoken, comparing the BBC’s popular automotive television program to a Milli Vanilli concert. That’s right, the music band whose Grammy award was revoked when the lead performers admitted they didn't...

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    Tesla vs. TopGear: Only Half Of The Story

    Electric car maker Tesla is suing U.K. hit TV show TopGear for libel and malicious falsehood, seeking to right the record about its Roadster electric sports car, which the company thinks was treated unfairly by the sometimes witty, sometimes boorish hosts of the show. Unfortunately, this is no...

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    Breaking: Tesla Sues BBC's Top Gear For Libel And Malicious Falsehood

    Tesla is no stranger to lawsuits, having been on both the receiving end and acting as instigator in several nasty cases in the recent past. The Californian electric car startup is now at it again, this time taking on the formidable forces of the BBC, more specifically the network’s Top Gear...

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    2011 Tesla Roadster Sport Mega Gallery

    Recently our semi-captive hot shoe and photographer Joe Nuxoll got access to Tesla's facilities for some alone time with the 2011 Roadster Sport. His lens presents your wildest EV dreams. The Roadster Sport features the same power output of the standard Roadster at 288 horsepower, but over a wider...

  • Getaround car sharing Tesla Roadster Sport

    One of the coolest features of the Visteon C-Beyond technology demo car at this year's CES is the built-in social ridesharing service. Though that's still a hypothetical service, there's a company doing something very similar in the real world, right now: Getaround. Car sharing isn't a brand-new idea, you're thinking, so why should you care? Because unlike Zipcar and similar services, you're not renting fleet-managed econoboxes, but real cars that belong to real people (or renting your car out to people that need it). It's essentially a social rental system, with some specialized equipment to...

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    Brabus Unveils New Tesla Roadster Sport Green Package

    The German nutters at Brabus were the first to the scene with a tuned EV when they brought out the Brabus Tesla Roadster at the Essen Motor Show in 2008. Now they're following up with a new package for the Roadster Sport, complete with pre-paid electrcity for at home or on-the-go charging. That's...

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    Tesla Follows BMW’s Lead And Rolls Out Roadster Art Car

    If you were thinking this psychedelic paint scheme on this Tesla Roadster looks familiar then you would be thinking straight as the design is very similar to the one on BMW’s own art car revealed back in June. However, the Tesla is the latest creation of artist Laurence Gartel who transformed...

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    Rinspeed BamBoo: A Car Built For Generation Why

    Gratuitous beach bunnies aside, there's not much to the Rinspeed BamBoo concept, and that's the point. A self-described "meta" four-seater with onomatopoeic inclinations, the BamBoo is a car built for people that don't actually like cars. At least that's our take on it. Nestled in the press release...

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    Filipe Albuquerque Beats Sebastian Vettel For 2010 Race Of Champions Title

    Undoubtedly one of the most unique motorsports events out there, the annual Race of Champions (ROC) event sees drivers from usually incompatible forms of motorsport take each other on in a single race format. This year, the uniqueness of the sport continued with all the drivers getting behind the...

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    Tesla Recalling 439 Roadsters For Electrical Fire Risk

    The first of the modern electric sports cars to market has had a rough time of ironing out its mechanical issues, though the current Tesla Roadster 2.5 solves many problems in previous iterations. It's still not 100 percent, however, as Tesla today announced a voluntary recall of 439 of its...

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