So you’re one of the elite few that had the $100,000 plus thousand to purchase a Tesla Roadster. While the tiny electric Roadster does turn heads when you drive, it still has plenty of limitation including and not limited to – no cargo room, no backseat and no power steering. Check out more news on [...]
While Tesla Motors is all about going green and pitching the environmental benefits of their vehicles, the company is also about offering exhilarating performance. Some publications that have already gotten their hands on the Model S have reported a 0 to 60 mph time of just 3.9 seconds – so what happens when you take [...]
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is speaking out against speculation that the electric-car maker is in financial trouble. Musk said that the company plans to make an advanced payment on federal loans used to produce the Model S electric sedan. Last week, Tesla said that it has cut its full-year revenue forecast due to slower-than-expected [...]
This don’t always go the way you plan. Tesla Motors warned its investors yesterday that its 2012 sales of the Model S electric sedan will fall about 30 percent below original expectations because it is confronting ‘unique manufacturing challenges.’ Tesla has built 255 units of the Model S from June through last Sunday. It still [...]
Tesla Motors has just surprised the automotive world by unveiling what it calls a ‘Supercharger network.’ The Tesla Superchargers are basically quick charging stations that will be placed along well-traveled routes in North America – so if you’re one of the many that feared taking a long-trip in your electric-car, it’s time to stop worrying. [...]
The guys over at Motor Trend recently got a hold of the new Tesla Model S and reported some very impressive figures: 0-60 mph: 3.9 seconds. 1/4 mile: 12.5 seconds at 110.9 mph. Fuel-economy: 100.7 MPGe during a 200+ mile drive (EPA rates it at 89 MPGe). When compared to its high-performance gas-burning German rivals, Motor [...]
In a recent interview with Automobile Magazine, Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed his counterpart at Fisker Automotive and his Karma plug-in hybrid sedan. Check out more news on the Fisker Karma. “It’s a mediocre product at a high price,” Musk said in an interview. “The car looks very big, and yet it has no trunk [...]
On June 22, Tesla Motors delivered the first Model S electric sedan to a lucky customer. The company is now providing an update – a total of 50 units have been produced with production ramping up from three cars per week to five cars per week to now ten cars per week. Check out more [...]
Now that the Tesla Model S has been launched, many have started speculating that CEO Elon Musk will be stepping down and letting someone else take the controls. In a recent interview with PluginCars, Musk said that he is “committed to staying at Tesla for several more years. It won’t be forever.” Check out more news [...]
Tesla Motors has announced a second-quarter loss saying that the drop comes due to the end of Roadster sales and the start of full production of the Model S electric sedan. Check out more news on the Tesla Model S. Tesla’s net loss hit $105.6 million, or $1 a share, up from $58.9 million a year [...]
