Tesla News

Earlier this week we brought you video of a Tesla Model S giving a 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray a run for its money on the straight strip. Today, there's no doubt the Model S will win--because it's racing another Model S. It's the quietest drag race ever. Leaving the line with little more than the...

Much has been made of the Tesla Model S's performance chops, particularly in the 85-kWh Performance version. But even more has been made of the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray's undeniable athletic abilities. So what happens when the two face off on the drag strip? The answer may surprise you, but...

If you're an automaker selling cars in China, doing so from outside the country is made much more difficult due to high import tariffs imposed at the border. But do so from within--as Tesla Motors is considering with its Model S electric sedan--and you skip those tariffs, allowing customers to buy...

Tesla Motors can count itself among the more advanced automakers on the road, its Model S sedan gaining plaudits from around the globe and a loyal fanbase the envy of many a manufacturer. Its future vehicles will become even more advanced thanks to a new partnership between Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]...

The progress of Tesla Motors, electric car startup co-founded by PayPal billionaire Elon Musk, has been eye-opening for many in 2013. While the company hasn't been immune to the pressures of building a new car, and accident-related fires caused the firm's lofty stock price to dip towards the end of...

Tax exemptions will help Tesla save money on the purchase of equipment to upgrade its factory.

If you're not familiar with Bitcoin, you might want to change that. The electronic cryptocurrency is rapidly gaining acceptance around the globe, with many businesses--and even one university--accepting Bitcoins as readily as dollars. Now, a Tesla Model S has been purchased directly with Bitcoin...

While some see a recent string of three battery fires involving Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S electric sedan as nothing more than unfortunate happenstance, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is delving deeper into the matter, seeking detailed records from the two fires...

Tesla Motors has asked the NHTSA to investigate the recent Model S fires, to remove doubt about the cars' safety.

There can be few vehicles further removed from the Tesla Model S than a full-size pickup truck. From pretty much any angle you approach it, they're cut from a different cloth. Despite this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says a pickup might be in the company's future--deeming the clear popularity of such...

The city manager of tony Atherton, California, thinks he'd like some new police cruisers. In fact, George Rodericks suggested to the San Jose Mercury News, "I'd love to see the [Tesla] Model S be used for Atherton's police cars." There are hundreds, if not thousands, of millionaires living in the...

There are very few places you can safely test the top speed of modern vehicles, and even fewer where it's legal to do so--but some sections of Germany's autobahn network tick both boxes. Following the news that Tesla would be offering a special autobahn tuning package to improve its Model S'...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk cemented his image as a cross between Tony Stark, Steve Jobs and Hank Scorpio when he revealed his plans for Hyperloop back in August. The high-speed, pod-based transportation system is designed to take passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in just half an...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is a company that is primed to do big things. It needs the appropriate leadership in place to accomplish that, of course, and so it's going out to get the personnel it requires. This means reaching out to areas of other industries to find new folks for the right positions...

Here in the U.S., Tesla Model S owners are likely to rarely reach the car’s 130 mph top speed, but in Germany, where the electric sedan has just been launched, this isn’t the case, thanks to the country’s unrestricted stretches of autobahn. The CEO of Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]...

The Tesla Model S fire that we asked everyone not to get all worked up about because it's just like any other car fire is still not a big deal (in fact, it may be less of a deal than an ordinary car fire)--but it's interesting to see that the owner of the car that burned understands that, too...

If you're at all into cars and have an Internet connection, you've seen the news about a Tesla Model S catching fire after hitting a metal object in the road the other day. Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] stock prices have fallen sharply, with many crediting that fall as a result of the fire. People are...

At this early stage, it's too early to know if this unintended acceleration complaint is an isolated incident, or even due to a fault with the Tesla Model S.

The Tesla Model S battery-electric luxury sedan is a remarkable car, and it's elevated the public perception of electric cars to a new level. It's won awards, thrilled thousands of buyers, and demolished a lot of stereotypes. But among the things you may not know about Tesla is this: The Model S...

Tesla's effort to build an autonomous car could reach fruition by 2016 according to a new Reuters report today. The question isn't so much whether the technology is feasible, but whether the legal and economic market is ready. Tesla's competition with Google on autonomous car technology has...