<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Tesla Model S]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Tesla Model S]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/tesla model s http://jalopnik.com/tag/tesla model s <![CDATA[Livesketching the 2012 Detroit Auto Show: Tesla Engine Non-Porn]]> Our latest Car-Toon straight from the 2012 Detroit Auto Show: It's pretty hard to get engine-aroused by the Tesla Model S's two big metal cylinders. If I was into that, I could just open up my washing machine and have at it. Progress my ass. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874782&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Tesla's Model S has jump seats from a '60s wagon]]> Elon Musk's Tesla Motors threw a swanky party this weekend to show off the upcoming Model S electric sedan, promising to build a version that could beat a Porsche 911 to 60 mph. But the Model S also brings this — the return of rear-facing jump seats. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5846167&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Model S "Alpha" shows off a sleeker electric ass]]> Tesla Motors has dropped a crop of photos of what it's calling the Tesla Model S "Alpha," which appears to be a more production-intent version of the until-now-more-likely-vaporware-than-not electric sedan concept. It also appears to be stolen straight from either the new Jaguar XF or the Kia Optima. I guess if you can't beat 'em, derive from 'em! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5808714&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Shows It Can Build At Least One Model S]]> After bringing the aluminum skeleton of its Model S sedan to the Detroit Auto Show, Tesla has released this short video of its first homegrown model rolling through the countryside, with not a power outlet in sight. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5737804&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Model S Raptured To New Home]]> The still-imaginary Tesla Model S elevates itself on the sheer force of its ingenuity and beauty into the San Francisco offices of software firm AutoDesk for a one-year exhibition. The crane was only there for backup. [AutoDesk] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5647243&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Ways Tesla Could Lose Its Juice]]> Tesla Motors "founder" Elon Musk has a propensity for boasting about his electric car business, but the company's latest SEC filing shares the risks he doesn't like to talk about, including having the Roadster's advertised range cut 30%. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5613906&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What, Me Worry?]]> Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk responds to a reporter's question following the company's IPO on Tuesday. Maybe now he'll be able to afford a fashion consultant — mixing plaids and check is always a bad idea. Photo Credit: Mark Lennihan/AP More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5577446&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Inside the Secret $178 Million Tesla IPO Presentation]]> Tesla's broke. Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, is broke. Now Musk is traveling the country, hat in hand, begging for cash in a series of secret, closed-door meetings. One unimpressed insider shared this exclusive, behind-the-scenes look with us. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5569882&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla IPO Shows Bread Van, Convertible, Other Sexy Vaporware]]> Elon Musk's shopping around Tesla's future products in the lead-up to the company's IPO. Included in his presentation is a Model S Convertible, a bread van, and a crossover SUV. Here's to playing with other people's money. [RRS via Autoblog] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5569144&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla, Toyota Partner To Build Electric Cars]]> Tesla will announce a deal with Toyota to build electric cars at a press conference later this afternoon. Although it's not yet clear what the specifics of the deal will entail, we can speculate all sorts of fun things. UPDATE More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5543922&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How A Web Nerd Scammed Twitter With An Imaginary Tesla Sedan]]> On January 1st, Autoblog/Engadget/Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis announced he'd give away one still-imaginary Tesla sedan if his newly-created Twitter account got more followers than Ashton Kutcher. He failed miserably. Also, he probably never planned to give the car away. Update! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5493817&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Web Nerd Promotes Self, Offers Not-Yet-Real Car Prize For Impossible Goal]]> Some guy who sold some minor blogs to AOL's giving away a Tesla Model S if his new Twitter account gets more followers than Ashton Kutcher. Since he won't, he'll at least have a bunch of new rubes following him. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5438516&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5338951&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5301109&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5300053&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5291277&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Live From SpaceX, It's The Tesla Model S Sedan Concept... Under A Sheet]]> Yup, the same Tesla Model S Sedan concept we've just seen leaked shots of is now right in front of the press... under a sheet. We'll have more coming shortly live from the event. [posterous] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5185824&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Model S To Start At $57,400, Undercut Fisker]]> The all-electric Tesla Model S sedan will start at only $57,400, or $49,900 after a federal tax credit. This is half the Roadster's $109,000 price and lower than the Fisker Karma Hybrid. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5175152&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5159777&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is The Tesla S A Prettied-Up Mercedes CLS?]]> The Dutch boys at Autoblog.nl think the Tesla Model S could be based on the Mercedes CLS. One of their commenters put together this overlay image of the two. What do you think? [Autoblog.nl] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5153129&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5152209&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5151712&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Tesla Model S Sedan: What Could Have Been]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068604&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Automaker Lays Off Detroit Office With Blog Post]]> UPDATE: Tesla notifies Detroit workers already-in-the-know they were laid off two days ago...today! In a sign of what this new Financiapocalypse might bring, employees in the Metro Detroit branch of electric car maker Tesla Motors were laid off via a blog post. Yesterday, we reported that Tesla would be cutting back and reorganizing, which included shutting down the office in Rochester Hills, near Detroit. Unfortunately, no one told the employees in Rochester Hills. Some of them logged on to find that they were now, according to their own website, obsolete. But it gets worse. We're hearing that approximately 90 Tesla employees, or 90% of the Detroit office, was simply let go, and the remaining employees have to make their way to the San Carlos headquarters with no moving costs covered, no increase in salary and no help getting rid of their old homes. Fortunately, the real estate market in Detroit is red-hot, and the cost of living is about the same in San Carlos.... right? The relevant section from the Tesla pink slip blog-post-of-death below:
There will also be some headcount reduction due to consolidation of operations. In anticipation of moving vehicle engineering to our new HQ in San Carlos, we are ramping down and will close our Rochester Hills office near Detroit. Good communication, tightly knit engineering and a common company culture are of paramount importance as Tesla grows.
That's right folks, "good communication" is key. [Photo: James Nielsen/Getty Images] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5064700&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Motors Plans To Slow Down Production Plans For Model S Sedan]]> Tesla has announced the company will be slowing down production plans for the Tesla Model S sedan project until the government forks over some dough. This is just part of the news coming out of Tesla Motors, which also announced that they've demoted their CEO (and replaced him with main benefactor Elon Musk) and will be making serious cutbacks to their staff. In a blog post Musk said: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5064073&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2011 Tesla Model S Electric Sedan To Be Produced In Silicon Valley]]> Priced around $60,000, capable of 240 miles on a single charge and producing no emissions, the Tesla Model S sedan will begin rolling off its new assembly line in California in late 2010. That’s only shortly after Chevy Volt’s scheduled mid 2010 production start date. Unlike the plug in Volt, the Model S will be fully electric. Tesla’s new factory will be located in San Jose and employ approximately 1,000 workers. Construction is expected to begin next summer. The Tesla Roadster will continue to be produced in England by Lotus, making the Model S Tesla’s first American-made vehicle. Full details follow the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5051679&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Report: Tesla To Build SUV Off "Model S" Platform]]> We've told you about the planned Tesla Model S , an aluminum-intensive four-door electric sedan. Now Autocar reports the Model S isn't just a single vehicle, but actually a platform expected to yield a variety of different cars and even an SUV. Aside from the use of aluminum instead of the Tesla Roadster's carbon fiber, a new, flatter battery pack mounted at the base of the chassis is said to provide the flexibility needed for a comprehensive vehicle family. Now the question becomes, "when are we going to see these new vehicles?" More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5038746&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Whitestar Sedan Powertrain Mule Caught Lurking About, Wearing Dodge Magnum Skin]]> This seemingly normal-looking Dodge Magnum caught by the forum fan-boys at Tesla's future Menlo Park store hides something more electric under its skin. We're told it's a powertrain mule for the Tesla Whitestar (or Tesla Model S) sedan just announced this past week. The tell-tales are the different rear wheels and lack of any rear license plate, but look closely, and you'll see there's also no visible tailpipe. Also, Tesla PR claims it is, in fact, a Model S mule. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397967&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tesla Announces Model S All-Electric Sedan With 225-Mile Range, $60K Price Tag]]> UPDATE In addition to announcing the Model S, Telsa boss Elon Musk has stated they hope to develop their technology to the point where future cars may be priced at $30,000 and below, but that won't be the case when the first models roll out in four years. So, no car, no price, no launch date. Nothing to see here, folks. Tesla, makers of the Tesla Roadster that hasn't yet seemed able to make it to market, have just announced plans for the Model S, a five passenger, all-electric "sports" sedan capable of 225 miles in a charge and a starting price in the range of $60,000. We have yet to see images of the car or details on the date, but the Governator himself was on hand to announce the Model S will be built in a new manufacturing facility somewhere in California. This was rolled out amidst new plans created by the California Air Resources Board to encourage zero emissions vehicle adoption. We'll pass on additional news as we get it, but for now the full press release is after the jump. More »
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