Elon Musk Smacks Down Eberhard, Predicts Tesla Profitability Next Month

Tesla-cofounder Martin Eberhard's lawsuits and smack-talking of the electric automaker's got current CEO Elon Musk deciding to set the record straight in a ginormous blog post. Bottom line: He expects the company to be profitable next month. Also, Eberhard sucks. More »

Tesla Co-Founder Eberhard Sues Elon Musk, Tesla

Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard, ousted from the company in November 2007 by then-chairman Elon Musk, has now filed suit in Califonria Superior Court against both Musk and Tesla Motors alleging slander, libel and breach of contract. More »

Tesla Motors Founder Martin Eberhard Out As CEO, Electric Roadster Possibly Delayed?

Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard's just been "sacked." Well, sorta anyway — in as much as it's possible to "sack" the founder and CEO of your company. Also in as much as it's possible to do it in a way that has your CEO actively trying to not be in the position anymore. In a move that feels very Bill Ford-ian, the guy who provided the founding ideas for the company that's built the 'lectric Lotus has made a switch in positions from the Chief Executive Officer to Chief Technology Officer and replaced himself with an interim boss — the current CEO of manufacturer outsourcer, Flextronics — Michael Marks. Our thought is that as long as we're able to get ourselves some electric plug-in roadsters, we could care less what folks titles are. The problem is there may be some issues with that, because although as of this morning the Eberhard news isn't so much that anymore — you make have read it somewhere else — what is news is what we've found in an exclusive copy of the e-mail the man who used to be in charge of Tesla sent out to his would-be buyers. That e-mail, below the jump, reveals manufacturing of the hot 'lectric sled beginning next month and distribution by this fall, "is not yet fully within [Tesla's] grasp." More »