Tesla News
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Tesla's new hire from Toyota manufacturing was vice-president at the plant where the Matrix and Corolla are built.
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Tesla Launches Right-Hand Drive RoadsterTesla Motors has announced production of the right-hand drive version of its all-electric Roadster, which is being launched in the UK this month. "The right-hand-drive model is our response to growing demand from high-performance car buyers in the UK who are also interested in their impact on the...
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Tesla Files For IPO, Roadster Production Ending In 2011Tesla has officially filed for an initial public offering of up to $100 million after being in the business of manufacturing electric vehicles for just on six years. The California-based automaker is hoping to cash in on a resurgence in the popular of electric vehicles, and together with its...
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$456 Million In Federal Loans To Infuse TeslaLike Its Rival, Tesla To Will Get Money From the Government
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Tesla Secures $465 Million Federal Loan, Plans Two new FactoriesJust 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...
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High-Performance EVs: What's Coming, What's Not And What To ExpectThis year will see a new surge in high-output EVs.
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It's another winter of discontent in the Motor City, with automakers still reeling from bankruptcies, new fuel and safety rules, and a world that cares roughly half as much about buying new cars and trucks as it did 18 months ago. Still, as we plumb the depths the 2010 Detroit Auto Show this week, the predictions of gloom are at least being cut into bite-sized pieces. General Motors seems to finally be rid of its underperforming brands. Chrysler's sending out greetings in Italian. Ford's electrifying nearly everything it can touch. Toyota is coming to grips with its own problems at home and...
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Tesla Roadster To Take On Winter, 'Range Anxiety' With 2,700-mile Road TripThe Tesla Roadster will be hitting the road to make the run from Los Angeles to Detroit for the 2010 NAIAS.
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Sneer at Ferrari Owners, Win a 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport Drive!Spend an hour or two behind the wheel of a Tesla Roadster, and you may walk away thinking that pistons, gasoline engines, clutches, gearboxes, and the many other mechanical bits of a standard sports car are just so...last century. Now you too can experience the rush of pure electric power from the...
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Tesla To Build Model S Sedan Plant In Downey, CaliforniaA tax break for the company means Tesla will definitely build its new sedan plant in California.
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Report: Tesla Motors Preparing To Go PublicTesla Motors could be preparing an IPO, according to
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Microsoft Taps Tesla Roadster For Video Game Tire ScreechesThe sounds in Forza and Project Gotham Racing will soon reflect Tesla's influence.
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Driving a 2009 Tesla Roadster most effectively requires unlearning some old habits.
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Tesla's Mobile Service Rangers Will Come To Your HouseThe house-call vehicle service is convenient, but it's pricey, too, with a miniumum $100 call-out fee.
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Tesla Headhunting Top Auto Execs In Lead Up To Model S LaunchTesla 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, MinivanThe 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 MillionTesla Motors is on a roll lately, selling cars and securing investors at break-neck pace.
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Tesla Going For Mainstream Market With Sub-$30,000 ModelTesla plans to launch its Model S sedan and a new sub-$30,000 mass-market model by 2016.
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Strangely, the case was allowed to proceed by a judge just days before it was reportedly dropped.
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Tesla Releases New On-Road Shots of 2012 Model SThe new photos give another perspective on the sleek and stylish Model S electric sedan.
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Tesla Releases Fresh Images Of More Powerful Roadster SportThe new Roadster Sport is finally shown off in actual images, rather than computer renderings.
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Tesla Picks Palo Alto For New Powertrain FacilityTesla will use the facility to build powertrains for its own cars as well as several other automakers.
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Tesla reaches profitability, quiets naysayersTales of the financial success of a carmaker are rare enough these days, much less tales of an upstart electric vehicle maker. But according to Tesla's latest news, the company has reached profitability against all odds. Fulfilling a promise made back in June, the company's claims of profitability...
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Abu Dhabi investment firm buys 4% of Tesla stake from DaimlerTie-ups between traditionally European brands and Middle Eastern investment firms are becoming increasingly common. Aston Martin's primary shareholder is the Kuwaiti firm Investment Dar, and Porsche is currently hammering out a deal with Qatar, but now Abu Dhabi investment firm Aabar has purchased...
Alex Kaufmann