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  • A hydraulic tool cuts apart the Tesla Model S

    For decades, accident scene first responders had set protocols for removing victims trapped in the wreckage of an automobile. Whether the car was built by Kia or by Hummer, cutting off the roof was generally a matter of slicing through the A-pillars, followed by the B and C-pillars. We’re over-simplifying things a bit, but each and every gasoline-engined car came apart in roughly the same manner. That’s not necessarily true with today’s hybrid vehicles and battery-electric vehicles, which introduce the added risk of high voltage into the crash scenario. To minimize the risk...

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    Tesla's Elon Musk Puts The Cost Of Bad Press At $100 Million: Video

    The strange and curious case of The New York Times versus Tesla just won’t seem to go away. What was supposed to be a tech piece on Tesla’s new Supercharger fast-charging stations, written by N.Y. Times reporter John Broder, turned into fuel for the range-anxiety bonfire when the...

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    Tesla's Elon Musk Responds To The New York Times

    On Tuesday, we brought you the story of The New York Times, represented by writer John M. Broder, versus electric car maker Tesla. While the entire incident has been documented and replayed across multiple media sites, we can summarize it by saying that the two sides are at odds on the Tesla Model...

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    Elon Musk Refutes New York Times Tesla Model S Review: Video

    The task for The New York Times' contributor John M. Broder sounded simple enough: to highlight Tesla’s newly-installed Supercharger Stations at Interstate 95 rest stops in Newark, Delaware and Milford, Connecticut, Broder was to drive a Tesla Model S with an 85 kilowatt-hour battery from...

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    Tesla Model S Runs The Quarter Mile In 12.371 Seconds: Video

    The flagship of the Tesla Model S range, the Model S Performance, comes with a power rating of 301 kilowatts (416 horsepower) as well as an 85 kWh battery pack that the EPA says is good for about 265 miles of driving range. As we’ll see in this video posted up by Drag Times, a regular Tesla...

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    Tesla's 'Supercharger' Fast-Chargers Spread To East Coast

    Having successfully launched its first ‘Supercharger’ fast-charging stations on the West Coast back in September, electric car startup Tesla has quietly added more of the stations on the East Coast. The new stations make it possible for owners of the Tesla Model S, the only model...

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    Aside from their higher purchase prices, the biggest reason consumers shy away for electric vehicles as primary transportation seems to be their limited range. That begs a very real question of “how much range is enough for most drivers?” Those buying a 2013 Tesla Model S fitted with the 60-kilowatt-hour battery pack can expect to see a range of 208 miles on a full charge, according to Green Car Reports. Based on the rating just published by the EPA, the car also gets a Miles-Per-Gallon-equivalent (MPGe) rating of 95 MPGe, an improvement over the 85-kWh Model S’ 89 MPGe...

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    Tesla Reprices The 2013 Model S Sedan

    Last week we told you that Tesla would be announcing a price increase on its 2013 Model S sedan, for all orders taken on or after January 1, 2013. At the time, the electric car builder also indicated that changes would be coming to the Model S’ list of standard equipment and option packages...

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    Tesla Model S Price Rise On The Horizon

    The Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan has been a runaway success, with the car praised by most that have driven it and order books already registering more than 13,000 sales. To take advantage of the strong demand, Tesla is in prime position to charge a little more for the Model S and that is...

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    Is Tesla Planning More Model S Variants?

    On Monday Tesla [NASDQ:TSLA] came out with its third-quarter financial results, and while the company reported a loss of $110.8 million, this was almost entirely outweighed by the positives it also had to report about. One of those positives was news Tesla is planning more variants of its Model S...

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    Tesla’s Third Quarter Results Mix Bad With Good

    For Tesla Motors fans, owners and investors, this morning’s third-quarter earnings call was a mixture of bad news and good news. First, the bad news: the start-up automaker lost $110.8 million in the third quarter, compared to losses of $65.1 million in the third quarter of 2011. While the...

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    Tesla Model S Heads To Europe, First Stop The Autobahn

    Now that Tesla has successfully launched its Model S sedan in the United States to near-universal praise from buyers and the automotive press, the electric automaker is turning its attention to the other side of the Atlantic. Yesterday, Tesla announced a marketing push for Europe, which began with...

  • Jay Leno drives Tesla's Model S sedan

    Jay Leno may have 10w40 coursing through his veins, but that doesn’t mean the comedian and car guy is averse to embracing new technologies. Leno’s commuter car is a Chevy Volt, which he bought to save enough gas to drive his Hemi ‘Cuda on the weekend (though we seriously doubt Leno worries much about gas prices). In fact, Leno has more than one electric car, including a Baker Electric that dates back to 1909. He’s quick to point out their advantages, too, like near-zero maintenance and abundant torque on demand. It was inevitable, then, that he would run a Jay...

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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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    Tesla To Be Cash Flow Positive By The End Of November

    Just last week, Tesla revised its 2012 revenue projections downward from some $600 million to between $400 and $440 million, blaming production startup problems with the Model S sedan for the decline in revenue. In the same filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tesla stated its...

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    Is Tesla Working On A Better-Handling Model S?

    The Tesla Model S sedan could be a game-changer for electric cars. It’s stylish, more affordable than a Tesla Roadster (or Fisker Karma, for that matter), and can be equipped with enough batteries to provide an impressive range between recharges. It’s got some well-known fans already...

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    Tesla Cuts 2012 Revenue Forecast Due To Slow Model S Roll-Out

    Despite waves of positive reviews for its new Model S electric sedan, Tesla said that teething problems with getting the cars out to customers means it won’t hit its original revenue targets for the year. The Californian startup is now expecting full-year revenue of about $400 million to $440...

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    Tesla 'Supercharger' Fast-Charging System Has Landed

    At the start of this year, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk made the bold promise his company would eventually launch a network of fast-charging systems to allow owners of electric cars to extend their driving range with a level of convenience at least approaching that of conventional combustion...

  • Digital center stack of Audi R8 e-tron prototype - Image courtesy of Plug-In Cars

    UPDATE: It turns out this is the separate F12 e Sport prototype, which Audi researchers have been using to develop a modular electric car platform. It is not the production R8 e-tron. Audi has already told us about the motorsport-inspired digital rear view mirror it plans to install in its upcoming R8 e-tron, but now we have details of two other digital displays that may appear in the electric supercar. A prototype for the R8 e-tron on display at a recent event in Germany shows a fully digital instrument panel located behind the steering wheel, with the normal tachometer being replaced by a...

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    Elon Musk Grows His Tesla Empire With Major Retail Expansion

    By the beginning of December, Tesla Motors will grow it’s retail presence from the current 14 stores in the United States to a total of 24 locations in North America. That’s an impressive amount of expansion in a very short period of time, and all of it is targeted at high-end retail...

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    'Monster' Tajima Expresses His Love For The Tesla Model S: Video

    Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima knows a thing or two about going ridiculously fast in gasoline-powered vehicles. Over a 40-year motorsport career, Tajima has racked up nine wins at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, including six consecutive victories earned from 2006 through 2011. He was also the...

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    Strong Demand May See Tesla Model S Production Rise To 30,000 Units Annually

    Tesla is adamant it will be able to build and deliver 5,000 units of its Model S electric sedan by the end of the year, despite it only planning to build around 500 examples this quarter to ensure all quality issues are addressed. Next year, however, Tesla will be ramping up production to around...

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    Tesla Losses Widen But Model S Roll Out Remains On Track

    It’s been a busy couple of months for Californian startup Tesla, which officially commenced deliveries of its second model, the 2012 Model S electric sedan recently. With any kind of startup, the first couple of years are often the most difficult, something Tesla hasn’t been able to...

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    Tesla Model S First Drive, 2013 Shelby Super Snake, 1,000th Aventador: Today's Car News

    Our corporate cousins at Green Car Reports got behind the wheel of the 2012 Tesla Model S for the first time, bringing us a first drive report and video. The 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake has begun construction. Based on past Super Snakes, the 2013 model is going to be insanely powerful--and...

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