More than 10 million real-world miles without using a single drop of gasoline is a significant achievement – and that’s exactly what Tesla Motors is celebrating today. The Palo Alto, Calif. based electric-car maker announced today that its electric Roadsters in over 30 countries have now covered over 10 million real-world miles, “Roadsters have collectively [...]
Tesla Motors announced today that it is offering leasing options on its Roadster and Roadster Sport electric-vehicles. “We are committed to continuously improving and enhancing the Roadster, offering a leasing option means even more people can drive this exciting and groundbreaking car,” said John Walker, Tesla Vice President of Sales. Leasing a Tesla Roadster doesn’t [...]
To prove that its Tesla Roadster Sport is tough and can handle any road conditions or road trips, 16 Tesla employees will set out on a 2,700+ mile journey from Los Angeles to Detroit. The group will embark on their long road-trip on Dec. 17. “We”re driving Roadster #750 from Los Angeles to Detroit for [...]
The 248-hp Tesla Roadster is an already expensive vehicle with pricing starting at $101,500. However, it allows you to go from 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds, is 100 percent electric and allows you to travel 244 miles before you need to plug it in. What’s better than a Tesla Roadster? A Tesla Roadster Sport. [...]
Tesla Motors has confirmed that they will be launching a right-hand-drive version of the electric Roadster in Europe in 2010. CEO Elon Musk said that the re-engineered right-hand drive version would arrive early next year. He said that the cost of re-engineering to a right-hand drive was “not prohibitive.” Musk said that the right-hand drive Roadster would [...]
In Tesla Motors’ blog, CEO Elon Musk took some time to set the record straight over the much talked about lawsuit filed by co-founder Martin Eberhard. As “twisted and wrong” as it may be, Musk felt he needed to set the record straight. However, the whole blog post wasn’t about Eberhard’s allegations in the lawsuit; [...]
Tesla announced yesterday that it will open a total of seven regional sales and service centers this summer. In the United States, Tesla plans on opening a store in New York, Seattle and Chicago in June. Following those three stores Tesla will open up shop in Miami. Later this month, Tesla will open a store [...]
Tesla announced today that it has started taking orders for the Roadster Sport, a high-performance version of the all-electric Tesla Roadster. What does the ‘Sport’ badge signify? The Roadster Sport comes with an hand-wound stator and increased winding density for lower resistance and higher peak torque. Performance upgrades include an improved suspension, adjustable dampers, anti-roll [...]
