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Video: Tesla sets World Record for Quickest Production Electric Car with Model S Performance

Tesla walked away with a major accomplishment last week as the electric-car maker has just set the World Record for the Quickest Production Electric Car with the Model S Performance. According to DragTimes.com, the run took place this past weekend at the Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida. The final result: the Tesla Model S [...]

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Tesla intern takes a shot at what a compact EV from the company would look like

Tesla Motors, the maker of the Model S electric sedan, has confirmed that it will offer an electric SUV by the name of the Model X, another affordable electric sedan that will compete with the 3 Series and an urban commuter model that is also under consideration. Hyonwoo Jason Kim, a transportation design student at [...]

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Tesla Model S software update introduces ‘Vehicle Sleep’ feature to help increase range

Tesla Motors announced that it will be released a new software update in the coming days, launching a bunch of updates and new features in the Model S electric-sedan. Check out more news on the Tesla Model S. New features include Vehicle Sleep, App Launcher, Release Notes and Voice Commands. With the Vehicle Sleep function, the [...]

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Elon Musk: Tesla was cash flow positive last week

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter Monday that the electric-car maker was cash flow positive last week. Check out more news on the Tesla Model S. “Am happy to report that Tesla was narrowly cash flow positive last week,” Musk tweeted. “Continued improvement expected through year end.” The message was retweeted 500 times by [...]

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Tesla Model S price jumps $2,500

As announced earlier, Tesla Motors has revealed the updated pricing for Model S electric sedan, wihch hit markets in March 2009 with a base price of $57,400 ($49,900 after federal tax credits). Check out more news on the Tesla Model S. The Tesla Model S will now see a price bump of $2,500 with a new [...]

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Tesla Model S will get a price increase soon

Tesla has confirmed that it will be increasing the price on the Model S electric-sedan in the near future. The price increase will not apply to anyone with an existing reservation prior to the effective date of the increase. Check out more news on the Tesla Model S. “There will be a few ‘options package’ changes [...]

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Elon Musk: Apple may lose out to Google in smartphone battle

Now what you’re about to read here may not be considered car news, but it has to do with an automotive icon that is making serious strides in the zero-emissions electric-car traveling. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, recently took a shot at Apple during a government-sponsored roundtable in London held last week. Musk said that Apple [...]

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Video: Consumer Reports takes the Tesla Model S for a spin

Following Motor Trend’s award of the 2013 Car of the Year to Tesla Model S, Consumer Reports has released their take on the electric sedan. Check out more news on the Tesla Model S. “We’ve been impressed with our initial drives of the Model S, as highlighted in the video below. But when you’re out to change [...]

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Report: Elon Musk says Tesla working on mass-market EV, supercar, pickups

After winning the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award, the publication decided to sit down with co-founder Elon Musk to find out what else the company has in store for us in the future. Besides the upcoming Tesla Model X crossover, Musk said that the company is working on a third-generation car, which [...]

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Tesla Model S awarded Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year

The new Tesla Model S has been named Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year. To take the award, the Model S had to receive a unanimous vote from the panel of Motor Trend judges and guest judges. It also had to beat out the 11 finalists including the Porsche Boxster, BMW 3-series, Lexus GS, [...]

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