Tesla Model S News
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said in the past that more Model S variants were in the pipeline, which led us to speculate that one would likely be an all-wheel-drive version built using the dual-motor setup previewed in the Model X crossover. Since both cars are spun from the same underlying structure, installing the Model X’s all-wheel-drive system in the Model S should be a no-brainer for the Californian electric car startup. Now The Verge, citing an inside source, is reporting that the all-wheel-drive Model S is a sure thing and that the car may be launched as early as next year. Tesla...
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Tesla Model S Scores Five-Star Safety Rating From NHTSA: Video
Anyone who initially wrote off Tesla as not lasting should start officially eating their words. I mean that literally... go write down what you said on a piece of paper, stuff it in your mouth, and start chewing. The upstart automaker recently turned a profit in the first quarter of 2013, and then...
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Tesla Grows Profit In Second Quarter, Delivers Europe’s First Model S
Tesla keeps moving from strength to strength, with sales of the company’s Model S electric sedan steadily increasing, profit levels remaining positive and expansion of the business running smoothly. This week, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] released its financial results for the second quarter of...
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Tesla Ups Prices On Some 2013 Model S Options
Tesla has increased prices on some of its options while making others only available as part of packages.
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Tesla Buys Test Track Next To Fremont Factory
The next round of cars from Tesla will benefit from a larger in-house test track.
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Tesla Model S, Roadster Set New EV Lap Records At Laguna Seca: Video
The Tesla Model S and Roadster continue to impress with their performance.
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Will demand for Tesla's Model S stay high enough for the company to arrive at real-world profitability?
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Tesla Motors Joins NASDAQ 100
The NASDAQ isn't exactly a top topic amongst most gearheads, nor is its NASDAQ-100 Index, used to track the exchange's climate. But as of July 15, Tesla Motors will become one of the 100 companies that compose the index. That will make Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] the only automaker listed in the index, owing...
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Watch Tesla's Battery-Swapping System In Action: Video
Tesla CEO Elon Musk last night provided details on a new battery-swapping service for his company’s Model S electric sedan (and future models) that will allow owners to get a fully charged battery swapped into their cars in around 90 seconds. Musk demonstrated the service using a pair of...
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2013 Tesla Model S Recalled Due To Faulty Seat Installation
A total 1,228 Tesla Model S electric sedans are included in the latest recall.
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Elon Musk Confirms Battery Swapping For Tesla Model S
Will battery swapping make the Model S the killer app in electric cars?
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Tesla Announces Rapid Expansion Of Supercharger Network: Video
Speaking during the recent All Things Digital conference, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that the number of his company’s fast-charging ‘Supercharger’ stations would be expanded considerably over the coming years. He has since confirmed that the coverage would be almost tripled by...
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Watch the Tesla Model S hit its top speed in this owner video.
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NASCAR's Leilani Münter Gets Tesla Model S, Goes Activist
If you don't know who Leilani Münter is, you probably should. Apart from being a NASCAR ARCA-series racer, sister-in-law to the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and very easy on the eyes, her motto is "never underestimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car." And she now drives a Tesla Model S...
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Tesla Model S May Get Battery Swapping Soon: Report
The 2013 Tesla Model S has received rave reviews, including the best score that Consumer Reports has given any car in six years. The stock of Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is on a roll, the company is delivering hundreds of its Model S all-electric luxury sport sedan every week, and it just turned in...
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Handicapping Tesla's Fate: Independent Or Acquired?
It's been a great run for Tesla Motors these last few months. The startup electric-car maker delivered 4,900 Model S luxury sport sedans from January through March, got a rave review from Consumer Reports, and reported its first-ever profitable quarter. CEO Elon Musk even dropped hints that it...
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Tesla Models S Rates 99/100 In Consumer Reports Testing
Not that you'd have much doubt about the Tesla Model S's qualities as a legitimate sports-luxury sedan (that just happens to be electric) if you'd read The Car Connection's full review or noticed Green Car Reports' award of Best Car To Buy 2013, but Consumer Reports has confirmed our own...
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Tesla Model S Performance Plus Gets Supercar-Like Handling
Tesla has quietly announced a new performance option for its Model S electric sedan, which is said to not only boost the car’s driving range but also its handling ability. Late last year we first told you Tesla was working on a handling package for the Model S that was being benchmarked...
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Tesla continues to amend its financing plan.
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Tesla Claims "World's Best Service And Warranty Program"
A new full-service warranty program offers impressive coverage and service.
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Would You Track Your Tesla Model S If Laguna Seca Had A Supercharger?
Just how likely is anyone to track their Tesla Model S?
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Want A Tesla Model S? Recycle Your Roadster
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...
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Tesla Model S For $500 Per Month? No. Just No.
Contrary to Tesla's ambitious claims, you can't really buy a Model S for $500 per month.
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Tesla Cancels Most Affordable 40-kWh Model S Due To 'Lack Of Demand'
The most affordable, lowest-range Model S won't be built.
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