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REPORT: Tesla Model S could have 95 kWh battery pack

Let's compare: the battery pack in a Tesla Roadster today is 53 kWh. The pack in the Chevy Volt? 16 kWh. The Nissan LEAF? 24 kWh. The Hymotion/A123 kit to make your Prius a plug in car uses a 5 kWh battery. Now, how big might the battery in the highest-range Tesla Model S be? When Tesla revealed the Model S back in March, they said that the car would be available in three flavors: versions that had ranges of 160, 230 and 300 miles. The standard pack, it was revealed, would be 42 kWh, with "70 kWh and greater battery storage systems ... Read more →

REPORT: Daimler sells 4% of Tesla to Middle East investment fund just two months after acquiring it Sam Abuelsamid

Just two months after buying 9% of Tesla Motors, Daimler has reportedly sold nearly half of that stake. According to Reuters, a 4% percent of the electric car startup is now owned by Aabar ...

Elon Musk: Daimler's "golden handcuffs" mean I'll stay with Tesla through Model S launch Sebastian Blanco

For a guy who allegedly wants a lot of the credit for creating Tesla Motors, Elon Musk certainly doesn't seem to like the job of being its CEO. As part of Daimler's investment deal with Tesla, Musk ...

VIDEO: Franz von Holzhausen talks Tesla Model S design Domenick Yoney

The guys over at On Cars recently had a chance to spend some quality time with the Tesla Model S and some of the key people bringing this sweet sedan to fruition. In the first of three videos ...

Tesla Model S in NYC: Party like it's zero-emissions night Sebastian Blanco

If there's one thing that goes incredibly well with expensive prototype vehicles, it's scratches from high heels. You also get this when some waif-y models (or could-be models) snag a drink and ...

VIDEO: First Tesla Model S buyer takes first ride 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the Tesla Model S was revealed the other day, the car on hand was not a clay styling buck or some car show concept with glued-on buttons (actually, it has no buttons) but an actual pre-production prototype. Therefore, after the presentation was made, rides were given. Paying customers got ...

Tesla Model S: $50,000 EV sedan seats seven, 300-mile range, 0-60 in 5.5s 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been a long and difficult road, but Tesla Motors has made it to unveiling No. 2. After a lot of hype and delivery of 250 Tesla Roadsters, the company's Model S was unveiled today in Hawthorne, California. Tesla was incredibly careful about not leaking a lot of information before today ...

Leak! Tesla Model S pics surface on web ahead of today's debut 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla has a big media event planned today at 12PM PST to unveil the new Model S sedan. That plan has been blow out of the water a bit thanks to social media mogul Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg.com, who has uploaded what appear to be a few official images of the all-electric sedan on his ...

Tesla Model S will cost under $50,000 after tax breaks 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Tesla formally announced the Model S Sedan last June, the MSRP bandied was about $60,000 for the all-electric sedan. In its newsletter today, Tesla has confirmed that the "anticipated base price" for the Model S will be $57,400. With a federal tax credit of $7,500 available, however, the ...

Tesla Model S teaser image #3 (is it even a teaser?) 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Well, we just wouldn't be AutoblogGreen if we didn't obsess over every little detail over at Tesla Motors, right? From the good to the bad and the in between, we like to know what's going on with the company that brought electric car lust to the masses. Today we got our invite to the March 26 ...

Tesla Model S not making a surprise appearance at Detroit Auto Show 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla has been saying that without a $350 million loan from the government, the Model S Sedan will be delayed. Heck, they've been saying since October that the delay will happen. Also in October, Tesla made it clear that the Model S won't be shown to the public until spring 2009, maybe at the ...

Tesla not considering SUV, $20,000 Bluestar 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The head of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, was in the house at the Always On Going Green conference giving a talk yesterday and had lots to say about possible upcoming products from his company. First off, in contradiction to what we heard earlier from Tesla marketing guy, Daryl Siry, there may very well ...

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 ...

Tax breaks for Tesla, Model S sedan to get 225 miles, cost $60k 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took to the podium today at Tesla's San Carlos, California facility to formally announce a new set of incentives for EV manufacturers to call Cali home. The crux of the address centered on the new CAEATFA program, approved last Wednesday, that exempts ...


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