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Report: Tesla Motors to offer IPO any day now
Two people familiar with the situation told Reuters today that electric-vehicle automaker Tesla Motors is planning to go public soon. The sources said that Tesla is outlining plans to offer an IPO and cash in on investors who are interested in the future of electric-vehicles.
A source said that an IPO filing from Tesla is expected any [...]
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Microsoft uses silent Tesla Roadster to capture tire screeching sounds
When most of us play video games, we never really think about how much work goes into producing one that is as close to reality as possible. Take car racing games for example – capturing sounds of tire screeches and engine noise seems like a tedious task since its difficult to isolate one from the [...]
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California locks in Tesla Model S plant with tax deal incentive
In an effort to ensure that Tesla builds its Model S electric-sedan in California, the state has struck a tax incentive agreement with the San Carlos company. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office said that a state agency will temporarily hold a title worth of $320 million equipment to be purchased by Tesla and will not pay [...]
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Tesla Roadster goes 313 miles at Global Green Challenge in Australia
If you’re one of the 900 Tesla Roadster owners out there you have to live with a very hard choice – you can either drive efficiently and show off how many miles you traveled on a single charge or you can throw the efficiency part out of the window and show off how you can [...]
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Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg involved in horrible collision
An Autopia reader spotted this accident involving a Tesla Roadster, Volkswagen Touareg and the Toyota Prius. The accident took place earlier this week and as the story goes the Tesla was stopped behind the Touareg at a red light when a Prius rear-ended it and pushed it under the SUV.
According Tesla’s spokeswoman Rachel Konrad:
This was [...]
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Get $42,083 off a Tesla Roadster… in Colorado
If you’re looking to purchase a sporty electric-car and live in the state Colorado, you’re in luck. With a special state tax credit, those looking to purchase a 2009 Tesla Roadster will receive a $42,083 tax credit bringing the base price of $109,900 to $67,800.
The tax credit ends on December 31 and offers Colorado residents [...]
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Tesla launches Mobile Service Rangers to service your Tesla at your house
Tesla has announced a new mobile service program featuring house calls for customers in the United States and Canada. Known as the Tesla Mobile Service Rangers, mobile service squad will visit a Tesla owners’ homes, offices or parking garages to perform an range of procedures, including annual inspections and firmware upgrades.
“Customers pay $1 per roundtrip mile [...]
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Aston Martin hires ex Tesla executive to help with “global presence”
Aston Martin has hired former Tesla Motors’ vice president of marketing, Michael van der Sande, to run the newly created position of chief commercial officer. Van der Sande, 44, will be based at the company’s headquarters in Gaydon, England, and will report directly to Ulrich Bez. He will be tasked with “strengthening all commercial areas at the [...]
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Fox News attacks U.S. Department of Energy loans to Fisker and Tesla
In the past, egmCarTech has reported on loans and funding that Tesla Motors has received from the government to establish facilities in Michigan and California, and now, Fox News has also reported the on the same. Well, kind of.
Hybridcars.com is reporting that, “According to Fox News, the US Department of Energy threw away nearly [...]
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Tesla Model S platform to spawn electric crossover, minivan and van
In a new article on Tesla’s blog, Diarmuid OConnell, Tesla’s Vice President of Business Development, is “clearing the air” on the company’s Department of Energy loan. The electric-vehicle company received a total of $465 million in low-interest loans from the DOE, $365 million of which it will use for the production and assembly for the Model [...]
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