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 [...]
Living in Europe and looking for an electric sports car? Lucky for you Tesla has announced production of the right-hand-drive version of its iconic electric, Lotus based Roadster. “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 environment.” said [...]
Come 2011, Tesla Motors will stop building its Tesla Roadster electric-car. Hidden deep within its Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed ahead of its IPO announcement, Tesla said that production of the Roadster and the Roadster Sport will stop next year – however, a replacement is due out in 2013. What’s the reason? Well, apparently [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you live in California and drive a Tesla Roadster, than you’re in luck. SolarCity has announced that it has installed four charging stations along highway 101 between San Francisco and Los Angeles that will charge your Tesla to a full capacity in 3.5 hours. Taking it a step further, one of the four charging [...]
