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Tesla's own Rachel Konrad wrote a very interesting response about the show on John C. Dvorak's Blog: "For the record: Thanks to The Stig’s impressive turn behind the wheel, the Tesla Roadster gets a higher ranking in Top Gear’s performance board than a Porsche 911 GT3. Jeremy...
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As hinted at by Michael van der Sande in his opening blog to the Tesla Owners, the 100th car has been delivered at the Menlo park store. Autoblog Green got the scoop at http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/12/09/tesla-delivering-the-100th-roadster-today/ Apparently Elon Musk was there to hand over the keys;...
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Michael joins Tesla Motors as Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing and Service. From his opening post at http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=67 it seems as though he's a bit of PetrolHead claiming to have owned a few Italian cars... question is, "Has he ever owned an Alfa?"...
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Tesla confirmed the $40m 're-funding' from exiting investors as per Elon's email. Full story at New York Times http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/tesla-promised-another-40-million/
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Reassuring words from Mr. Musk this evening on the plight of our favourite car company. Read more at http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-autos/idUSTRE49U1E620081031?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10339
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In recent news, Elon wants to see Tesla viewed as the 'Apple' of the auto industry... I guess that means tire, wheel, iphone accessory, etc. manufacturers will have sell their wares through the Tesla web site only... as long as Tesla likes them. Might have to get mine jailbroken. ...
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Extraordinary times require focus by Elon Musk Chairman of the Board, Product Architect and CEO published Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 These are extraordinary times. The global financial system has gone through the worst crisis since the Great Depression, and the effects are only beginning to wind their...
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Filed under: Transportation It's no surprise to see Tesla Motors giving even more attention to California -- after all, Los Angeles is home to its very first dealership -- and as soon as the requisite approvals go through, San Jose will become the site of its new headquarters and factory. Both facilities...
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Deliveries of 27 Roadsters Completed to Date, Production and Delivery of Roadsters To Accelerate with Final Powertrain Solution SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sep 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tesla Motors Inc. has selected BorgWarner Inc. for the production of a single-speed gearbox for the Tesla Roadster and is...
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http://www.lotusevora.com/ The new Lotus Evora is a 2+2 hitting the streets in spring 2009. Now, I understand that Tesla Motors wants to build its own product and create its own car but this does seem like a very sensible short-circuit. Looking at the Evora, I really hope so! MPT Update 11/23/2008.....
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Reproduced from the Tesla Motors blog at: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=63 CARB Must Maintain Pressure to Deliver Pure ZEV’s in California by Ze'ev Drori President and CEO published Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering changes to the Zero...
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Tesla has been on a serious hiring spree, here's a run down on the latest hires: Mike Donoughe from Chrysler: Executive Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Deepak Ahuja from Ford: Chief Financial Officer Franz von Holzhausen from Mazda: Design Director Rachel Konrad...
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http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/technology/copeland_tesla.fortune/index.htm An worthwhile read, it covers the history and challenges facing the new company. MPT.
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I suppose that it has to be done... MPT
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http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/10038 And manages to get a Terminator gag in... MPT