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Martin sues Elon

In an unfortunate turn of events, Martin Eberhard , founder of Tesla Motors and initial force behind the company has chosen to sue current CEO Elon Musk accusing him of slander whilst calling for unspecified damages. Sighting events around Martin’s...

Published 06-11-2009 11:19 by MPT

Filed under: Tesla

OnCars.com features the Model S

OnCars.com Rick Graves features the Model S and interviews with designer Franz Von Holzhausen and CEO Elon Musk in a three part look at the Model S. A puff piece? Totally! But well worth the watch for some Model S road show.

Published 06-10-2009 15:34 by MPT

Filed under: Tesla, Model S

Tesla delivers 500th Roadster

Marty Tuchman bagged the 500th Roadster; Full story at the Green Car Connection . NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - A New Jersey philanthropist was the 500th person to take ownership of a Tesla Roadster, an important milestone for the world’s leading...

Published 06-03-2009 10:24 by MPT

Filed under: Tesla

ClipperCreek to Supply Power Control Stations for Tesla Motors

BusinessWire: ClipperCreek announced today that it is supplying Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSEs) to support the Tesla Motors Roadster. ClipperCreek will be supplying its newly designed and UL listed TS-70, which will enable the Roadster to charge...

Published 05-26-2009 17:58 by MPT

Filed under: Charging, Tesla

Daimler takes 10% stake in Tesla

At a press conference in Stuttgart, Germany Elon Musk and Dr. Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Daimler AG announced the strategic alliance to accelerate the commercialization of electric drives globally. "Daimler has set the benchmark for engineering...

Published 05-19-2009 9:35 by MPT

Filed under: Elon Musk interview, Industry, Tesla

Obama calls for more M’s per G.

Ahead of an official announcement expected next Tuesday and under condition of anonymity, administration officials spoke of a 30% improvement mandate starting in 2011 and reaching a deadline in 2016. Full story at MSNBC

Published 05-18-2009 16:24 by MPT

Filed under: Industry, Government

How far can I go?

Mystery man ‘AbstractLogic’ has created a ‘ Drivable radius map ’ that produces images like this: Instead of simply drawing a circle around a point it looks at the roads to evaluate the true distance. Not a bad reach for the Tesla Roadster shown in the...

Published 05-15-2009 16:45 by MPT

Filed under: Hobbiest, Charging

Model S - 1000 orders

Rachel Konrad, Communications Manager, Tesla Motors has announce that they have now taken more than 1000 orders for the Model S. Add your order to the list > here < MPT

Published 05-14-2009 9:14 by MPT

Filed under: Tesla

Who killed the hydrogen fuel cell car?

It gives me great delight to paraphrase Chris Payne’s movie “ Who killed the electric car? ” and now “ Revenge of the Electric Car ” because the answer is {drum roll please…} Nobel Prize winning Physicist and 12th...

Published 05-09-2009 22:34 by MPT

Filed under: Government

Do I have to pay premium rate to charge my car?

Today I received a letter from Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) in support of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities regarding Governor Corzine’s Energy Master Plan to place a premium on Basic Generation Services (BGS)… lost yet...

Published 05-09-2009 11:42 by MPT

Filed under: EV Facts, Charging

Corn as a fuel? Sure, just burn it to power your BEV; forget converting it to Ethanol.

Science magazine has just published an article (Vol. 324 no. 5928, p. 818) and podcast comparing bioelectricity versus bio-ethanol; basically; take biomass such as corn or switch grass and simply burn it to create electricity rather than converting it...

Published 05-08-2009 8:14 by MPT

Filed under: EV Facts

Our turn in the Model S

A party atmosphere greeted us at the IAC Building in New York last night for the East Coast launch event of the Tesla Model S Prototype. On show was the Roadster, the showroom model of the S and the Smart-E. Plenty of attention was lavished on the roadster...

Published 04-30-2009 11:36 by MPT

Filed under: Video, Reviews, Tesla

Volt Beta coming to a close, expect RC1 in June

Wired Autopia had an opportunity to drive one of the test mules that GM have built out of Volt parts. The mules are based on a hollowed out Chevy Cruze that's re-filled with Volt bits to test out the technology. The good news is that it works, the...

Published 04-29-2009 16:51 by MPT

Filed under: Volt

LA Times, Dan Neil on the Model S

Always a good read, Dan Neil has a round-up of what we know about the Model S; full story Dan Neil - LA Times .

Published 04-29-2009 7:37 by MPT

Filed under: Tesla

It's like discovering I've got my own private oil well at the bottom of the garden

Evo Magazines Harry Metcalfe describes powering the Tesla Roadster (he’s been playing with) from his own wind turbine as “… like discovering I've got my own private oil well at the bottom of the garden. ” He erected a GBP12,000 wind turbine that is...

Published 04-26-2009 21:46 by MPT

Filed under: Reviews, Tesla

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Martin sues Elon

OnCars.com features the Model S

Tesla delivers 500th Roadster

ClipperCreek to Supply Power Control Stations for Tesla Motors

Daimler takes 10% stake in Tesla

Obama calls for more M’s per G.

How far can I go?

Model S - 1000 orders

Who killed the hydrogen fuel cell car?

Do I have to pay premium rate to charge my car?

Corn as a fuel? Sure, just burn it to power your BEV; forget converting it to Ethanol.

Our turn in the Model S

Volt Beta coming to a close, expect RC1 in June

LA Times, Dan Neil on the Model S

It's like discovering I've got my own private oil well at the bottom of the garden