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more about #teslamotors more comments → brc is never late, because of his v8: What is with the Tesla hate around here? Is it just because they are electric, or is it something deeper? They may have done some off things and got... more » skierpage: The petrol fumes sure blind the haters around here. The USA is way out front with a $109,000 all-electric all-carbon fiber sports car. It's faster and... more » Captain Liverspots: I guess Musk really was pining for the Fjords. more » Elhigh: So, Fjord has a better idea? Or maybe not. Why does Tesla smell like the dotcom meltdown of the new century? I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop... more » Alfisted: The pictured showroom is very stylish. Are those vapor lights? more » lilwillie: As much as no one cares about the MTV Awards. Kayne West thinks Fisker should have gotten those dealerships. more » aSoundofSleep-less nights: We're missing the point here. They have sold 700 cars, not 7,000 or 70,000. What are the chances the the profit from 700 would even be able to build o... more » PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.: Toronto gets a dealership, which means that the center of the universe just got their first Tesla dealer. I sit here across the country meaning that... more » TimTim: Headline makes it sound like they had a bake sale or car wash or can drive... At least they aren't begging for federal money. Oh, that's right, they'... more » Ash78, cube farmer: Yes, this is clearly an impulse purchase that will benefit from more physical locations. Clealy the lack of casual consumer awarness was a hindrance t... more » Number_Six: Can anyone predict what the EV equivalent of a fart can will be? So far it's been Elon Musk speaking, but I digress... more » Motor_Yakuza: Enjoy your success while it lasts Tesla, Daimler will stab you in the back soner then you think. more » Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: Monaco? Toronto? How about focusing on building cars? If some Monocan really wants a Tesla, I'm sure they can afford to ship it there. more » Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder: ...so did they start trafficking cocaine? more » Flathead Smith: Looks like a lawsuit about to happen to me. more » -
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Tesla Raises $82.5 Million, Will Build More Dealerships
Right after shipping their 700th car, Tesla has announced an infusion of $82.5 million from Daimler, Fjord Capital, Aabar, and undisclosed others, which will be used in constructing new dealerships in Monaco, South Florida, Toronto, and Washington, DC. [TechCrunch] -
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Tesla Tea Party: Cups Hold Up Heaping Helping Of Tesla
Remember the William Ashley china shop? They put a Lamborghini Superleggera up on tea cups outside their shop in Toronto. Before that, a plain-Jane Lamborghini Gallardo. Now, a Tesla roadster. Apparently, their china is going smug and green. Gallery below. More » -
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Martin Eberhard randomly drops his lawsuit against Tesla. By "randomly" we mean "no-shot-in-hell-of-winning." [Autoblog]
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Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
Tesla's Elon Musk, pictured with his children for a New Yorker photo shoot in front of a clay model of the not-anywhere-close-to-production Tesla Model S sedan. [New Yorker] -
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Tesla Roadster Sport: First Drive
The Tesla Roadster Sport's steering column doesn't move, I can barely sit in it even with the top open and it makes me look silly when I get in and out. Who cares? It's got a 3.7-second 0-to-60 time. More » -
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Tesla Roadster Sport: First Photos!
At an event today in New York City dedicating Tesla Motors' first store on the East Coast, we had the opportunity to see the $128,500 Tesla Roadster Sport up-close and take the very first shots of the speedier Tesla. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Daimler Sells 4% Of Tesla Stake
Months after Daimler bought a 10% stake in electric carmaker Tesla Motors, they've turned around and sold 4% to Aabar, an Abu Dhabi wealth fund, the same fund that recently bought 9.1% of Daimler itself. It's a vicious circle. [AP] -
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Tesla Gets Full $465 Million In Federal Loans
The Department of Energy just announced electric automaker Tesla will get the full $465 million in Federal loans it asked for. Ford will receive $5.9 billion and Nissan will get $1.6 billion. America will get three I.O.U.'s. [AP]
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Wants $10 Gas, To Build A Kabillion Cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is speaking right now at Wired Live. What's he saying? For starters, he wants to buy a car factory from a Detroit automaker so he can produce 100,000 cars per year. More craziness below. More » -
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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 » -
#electriccars
No Chevys For Old Men: Lutz Vs. Letterman
After Tesla fan-boy Dave Letterman brought Tesla's Elon Musk on the Late Show and both of them ripped into GM, CBS called Letterman, saying, "Hey, jackass, don't you know GM advertises with us?" The result: outgoing product czar Bob Lutz brought the Chevy Volt to last night's show. Blow-by-blow below. More » -
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Tesla Now Worth Less Than Twitter
Daimler's 10% stake in Tesla for "double digit millions" pegs Tesla's value at less than a billion dollars and probably closer to $100 million. That means Tesla's likely worth less than Twitter! -
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Daimler Takes 10% Stake In Tesla
Daimler and Tesla Motors announced today they'll partner to manufacture electric cars. As part of the agreement, the German automaker says it's acquired an equity stake of nearly 10% in the electric car maker.
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Tesla's Elon Musk Continues War Of Aggression Against Volt, REVs
We thought Tesla's Elon Musk decided to give up anti-Detroit not-so-Big-Three rhetoric, but he's gone on the attack again against GM's Chevy Volt and Range-Extended Vehicles. Oh, that rapscallion! More » -
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Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: $49,900 Seven-Seater Electric To Hit Streets In 2011
Here are all the details. The Tesla Model S Sedan will have a 300-mile range, 45-minute fast charge capability, a 0-to-60 time of 5.5-seconds and seat seven. Production supposedly starts 3rd quarter of 2011. More » -
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Obama Drives Past Tesla Showroom, Doesn't Crack Automaker Special Olympics Joke
Yes, that is "Cadillac One" driving past Tesla's West Los Angeles showroom yesterday and no, President Obama did not stop in for a test drive. [Green Car Advisor] -
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Tesla Model S Revealed... By Wired?
The fancy-pants magazine attached to cords has whipped up a rendering of the Tesla Model S sedan based on the teaser shots of the four-door concept Tesla reveals next month. What do you think? [Wired]
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#teslamodels
Tesla Model S Electric Sedan Mostly Revealed
Tesla once again teased the Tesla Model S, an electric sports sedan with a 225-mile range and a $60,000 price, which we heard yesterday will debut March 26 and get built — maybe, eventually.
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Tesla Model S Coming March 26, But Where's The DOE Funding?
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk sent an announcement-filled email to customers today, including a March 26th date for the Tesla Model S reveal, a profitability promise, new stores and a curious statement about government funding. More »
