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Martin Eberhard and Elon Musk reach settlement in lawsuit

About a month ago we heard that Martin Eberhard had decided to drop his defamation and breach of contract lawsuit against Elon Musk and Tesla Motors. Now comes word that Eberhard and the defendants have actually reached a settlement. Given the ruling of the judge in the case that the suit could proceed, apart from the claim that Musk was falsely claiming a role as co-founder, the settlement should not come as a surprise. With Tesla having some good news in recent months thanks to DOE loans and an investment from Daimler, the company ... Read more →

REPORT: Eberhard drops lawsuit against Tesla Domenick Yoney

The civil lawsuit filed by Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard against Tesla Motors and its CEO Elon Musk has been suddenly dropped. It was just a few short weeks ago that Eberhard had won something ...

Eberhard's Tesla Roadster rapid charger, the RFMC, now available for order Jeremy Korzeniewski

Remember Martin Eberhard's custom rapid charger for the Tesla Roadster? It's now being manufactured and is available for order from EV Components. Want one? First, you need a Tesla Roadster, ...

Martin Eberhard "demonstrated a probability that he will prevail" in lawsuit against Tesla Sam Abuelsamid

Following up on yesterday's decision in a San Mateo, California court, ex-Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard's legal team has issued a statement of its own regarding the lawsuit against Tesla Motors ...

Tesla lawsuit update: Eberhard not declared one of two founders, case not dismissed Sebastian Blanco

There aren't yet any news reports posted about the events in court today surrounding the Tesla Motors lawsuit filed by ex-CEO Martin Eberhard, but we know from a new statement put out by Tesla ...

Tesla Motors' lawsuit update: Martin Eberhard, Elon Musk have a court date tomorrow 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The legal battle between Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and ex-CEO Martin Eberhard continues tomorrow in San Mateo County Superior Court when Musk and Tesla's lawyers will ask a judge to toss out Eberhard's original lawsuit. Earlier this year, Eberhard filed a lawsuit that alleges that Musk, among ...

Tesla files motion for dismissal of Eberhard lawsuit 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

And the battle goes on. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and his company are fighting back in court against ex-CEO Martin Eberhard. Tesla spokeswoman Rachel Konrad sent us copies of two motions filed on June 29 in California Superior Court in San Mateo. In short, the defendants are claiming that ...

David Vespremi on Tesla's relevance in bringing EVs to the masses 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

While things have been quiet on the official legal front in the battle for recognition between Martin Eberhard and Elon Musk, some of the bystanders in the saga are continuing to come forward with their takes of the story. Earlier this week we heard from Tesla's former SVP for marketing Darryl Siry ...

Ex-Tesla CMO weighs in on founder controversy: They're both wrong! 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

As the legal battle between Elon Musk and Martin Eberhard continues to percolate, a new/old voice has chimed in publicly on the controversy for the first time. Current Peppercom clean-tech analyst and ex-Tesla SVP of Marketing Darryl Siry has penned a piece for Wired that gives a different spin on ...

Elon fires back at Eberhard in Tesla lawsuit's latest twist 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Shortly after Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard filed a lawsuit against Tesla Motors and its Chairman, Product Architect and CEO Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley automaker had this to say: This lawsuit is a fictionalized, inaccurate account of Tesla's early years -- it's twisted and wrong, and ...

Elon Musk: "What, Me Worry?" 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

One thing we can now say about Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, is that he's not taking the lawsuit from Martin Eberhard as a sign to tone down his language. The man who called the NYT writer a "douchebag" appeared at WIRED's business conference, Disruptive by Design, in Manhattan yesterday ...

Martin Eberhard: Blogs built the Tesla Roadster 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Martin Eberhard has obviously been busy these last few weeks. With a lawsuit currently pending in court against Tesla Motors and its CEO Elon Musk, Eberhard has apparently still had enough time to write an interesting article on the effects of blogging and how it helped build the Tesla Roadster. ...

FOLLOWUP: Tesla Motors says Eberhard's lawsuit "will not have any effect on Tesla's considerable momentum" 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

If you are sick of hearing about the lawsuit filed by Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard against the company and current CEO Elon Musk, we're sorry. There's a lot to know about the case (like what's in the complaint), and we're going to dig as deep as is reasonable as things move forward. ...

BREAKING: Martin Eberhard sues Elon Musk and Tesla for libel, slander and breach of contract 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The only thing surprising about Martin Eberhard's latest move is that it took so long to happen. Eberhard was co-founder of Tesla Motors along with Mark Tarpenning, and he was ousted from the company in November 2007 by then-chairman Elon Musk. Musk has never been one to hide his feelings about ...

Martin Eberhard building mobile charging units for Tesla Roadster 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Could we be watching the birth of the Tesla equivalent of Mopar? Inside Line thinks so, what with the news that one of the founders of Tesla Motors, Martin Eberhard, is one of many who are interested in creating aftermarket products for the iconic roadster. Specifically, Eberhard is working in ...

Detroit Electric to launch Tesla-beater in June? 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since that Malaysian press melée in September there haven't been any perceptible noises emanating from the resurrected Detroit Electric. Perhaps former Lotus CEO Albert Lam and friends have their noses to the grindstone getting product ready their announced end-of-2009 production run. ...

Eberhard's Tesla wastes some electrons when it's parked 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Martin Eberhard was along for the Tesla Motors ride for quite some time before unceremoniously leaving the company and starting his own blog. As one of the chief architects behind the current Tesla Roadster, he knows more than a thing or two about how it works, but even he is caught off-guard ...

Three of the fastest EVs meet for lunch 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image above to enlarge digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/World_s_fastest_electric_cars_have_lunch_together'; What do the Tango, Tesla Roadster and Wrightspeed X1 all have in common? Easy, they are all ridiculously quick and sporty electric cars. And now, they've all gotten together ...

Martin Eberhard lends his new keys to a fan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of TEG's Tesla drive There's a new Tesla Roadster review making its rounds on the interweb. So, what makes this particular review special? After all, it's not like we haven't read numerous reports from those lucky enough to find themselves in the drivers seat of the ...

Founders Series Tesla delivered to founder, Martin Eberhard 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click the photo of Eberhard and his car for a high res gallery We are now happy to officially confirm what yesterday seemed a likely fait accompli. Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors, has now happily received his very own "Founders' Series" Tesla Roadster. The car,shiny gray with double ...

Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster repaired and ready for delivery? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Well, after at least one false alarm last week, it now appears that Martin's Roadster has been repaired. Of course, it is still impossible to say for sure, at least until we get an official update from either Tesla Motors or Martin himself, but a picture of what certainly appears to be Martin's ...

Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster spotted 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The moment Tesla founder, Martin Eberhard, has worked and waited for should be arriving very soon, now that his Roadster appears to be looking like new again. Of course, the car should have been delivered already. but in a now-famous stroke of bad luck, a technician used it to kiss the back end of a ...

Fortune mag profiles Tesla Motors, leaks a Model S sedan hint 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In case you haven't been paying close attention, things at Tesla Motors have been in a bit of an upheaval of sorts as of late. We've been following the story of the Silicon Valley startup since its inception and have seen the roller coaster ride make its various ups and downs along the way. From ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk - Epilogue 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the course of our discussion (presented in three parts: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3).Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk described how he came to be a part of Tesla Motors and how he, as "Product Architect," influenced the development of the Roadster as and what will become the WhiteStar sedan. ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk Pt. 3 - Lessons and WhiteStar hints 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the first two parts of our discussion, Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk described how he came to be a part of Tesla Motors and how he influenced the development of the Roadster. It's important to note that he never described himself as the designer or creator of the Roadster. Rather he considers ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk Part 2 - Transmission shifts 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As we continue the tale of Elon and Martin, we pick up from the initial involvement of Elon Musk in Tesla Motors. Musk has put in the single largest chunk of money that has allowed Tesla to develop and now start building an electric car. Here we delve into the subject of his role in design ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk Pt. 1 - In the beginning 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Among the readers of this site, one of the cars that elicits a lot of passion is the Tesla Roadster. The battery-powered Roadster and its provenance have elicited a great deal of discussion over the past nine months, in particular since the demotion and ultimately the departure of co-founder Martin ...

So, where is Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster anyway? Here's the story so far 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For the last couple of months there has been an ongoing discussion on various sites (including our own) about the status of Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster. For those just now tuning in to this little saga, Eberhard was the co-Founder of Tesla Motors, and was supposed to get production car #2 but ...

Tesla Saga continues: When is production car #2 not? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Creating big things is generally the province of visionaries. All too often, big visions go hand in hand with big egos. Big egos are generally like electrons. Anyone who has studied sub-atomic particles knows that similarly charged particles repel each other. You can force them into the same space ...

Aptera series hybrid will have 1,000-mile range 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a presentation at Gadgetoff 2007, Howard Morgan, co-founder of Idealab, says the Aptera (an Idealab company) will have a range of 1,000 miles in series hybrid mode. You can watch a video of Howard's presentation below the fold. Howard also says the Aptera will be a quarter to a third the price ...

Tesla's co-founder says all other electric car companies are wrong, make "crap" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Tesla_Motors_cofounder_discusses_electric_car_pitfalls'; Recently, I wrote that Tesla's co-founder Martin Eberhard made a joke about the lack of quality in other electric car companies. Does Martin really feel that other electric car companies suck? YES! In ...

Smashing Roadsters at a thousand frames per second (Video of Tesla crash tests) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Smashing_Roadsters_at_a_thousand_frames_per_second'; Recently, we wrote that Tesla's director of communications enjoyed crashing the company car in Project Gotham Racing 4. How about a taste of the real thing? Below the fold is a video from Gadgetoff 2007 of ...

Tesla asks: How big a charging circuit can you put in your house? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In his latest post on the Tesla blog, Martin Eberhard poses the question how big a charging circuit can you install in your house? To help readers determine the answer to this question, Martin sat down with a copy of the National Electrical Code to try and determine what the rules say. If you've ...

VIDEO: Tesla's ex-CEO Martin Eberhard in his own words 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Now that the news about Martin Eberhard's new role at Tesla has been out for a few days, the man himself has finally spoken up about the change. Martin has published his side of the story on the company blog and there are no real surprises relative to what ABG was told by VP Darryl Siry on Sunday ...

More on Tesla replacing Martin Eberhard as CEO 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I spoke to Tesla Motors Vice President of Marketing Darryl Siry a short time ago and among other things he provided further clarification of the situation with Martin Eberhard. What he told me was that this change had been planned for some time. It's normal practice at start-up companies like Tesla ...

Tesla Roadster (oh, and Martin Eberhard) on display next week 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're an EV fan in the Los Angeles area next week there will be an opportunity to check out the Tesla Roadster first hand at a meeting of the Motor Press guild. The car will be on display while Tesla CEO Martin Eberhard speaks at a luncheon of the Motor Press Guild. Eberhard will talking about ...

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