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VIDEO: DIY Tesla Model S ad shows you don't need a real car to build hype

How much do you like the Tesla Model S? Probably not as much as Kirk Perry (or someone who goes by that name on Vimeo), who just uploaded a homemade video advertisement for the all-electric sedan using a digital model and plenty of slick effects. He claims he, "Just wanted to test some new techniques out in 3ds max and After Effects and made this quick animation." If it were only that easy for us, we'd be cranking out cool vids week after week. Not much else to say except check it out after the jump. Thanks to TohE for the tip! [Source: ... Read more →

Drive the Model S (or maybe just the Tesla Roadster) in Gran Turismo 5 Sebastian Blanco

Speaking to the video game freaks at IGN, video game designer Kazunori Yamauchi revealed that either the Tesla Roadster or the Model S will be available to drive in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5. We ...

Tesla Model S to spawn other derivatives including van, CUV, minivan Sam Abuelsamid

While fans of electric vehicles were largely ecstatic to see Tesla's application for a low cost loan under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program approved a few months ago, not ...

REPORT: Tesla Model S was designed with battery swaps in mind Sebastian Blanco

Recently-resigned Tesla Motors engineering chief Michael Donoughe revealed an interesting tidbit of information on his way out the door. Speaking to Green Car Advisor, Donoughe said that the ...

Tesla engineering chief Mike Donoughe resigns Sam Abuelsamid

Just over a year after joining Tesla Motors, Mike Donoughe is leaving. Donoughe had served as executive vice president of vehicle engineering and manufacturing for the electric vehicle builder. The ...

REPORT: Tesla Model S could have 95 kWh battery pack 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

Pics Aplenty: Tesla unloads new set of Model S driving shots 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just a day after releasing new images of the Tesla Roadster Sport, the Silicon Valley automaker has gone and unleashed its Model S in a series of actual at-speed driving shots. While we've seen high-res shots of the Model S in the studio from Tesla Motors and we've witnessed the car moving under ...

Tesla achieves profitability in July, but for how long? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Seven years into its existence Tesla Motors has achieved a milestone few Silicon Valley startups ever manage: the company was profitable in July 2009. According to a press release from the company today, its July revenues, approximately $20 million, exceeded its expenses by about $1 million. ...

Breaking News: Electric cars can be fast 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

If there's any one area that Tesla Motors seems to have succeeded above all others with its first electric car, the Roadster, it's changing perceptions about what an EV is all about. After all, electric vehicles have been around for a hundred years or more. Still, tell someone who's not aware of ...

REPORT: Daimler sells 4% of Tesla to Middle East investment fund just two months after acquiring it 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based investment fund. In a way, the stake is still in the family, since Aabar ...

Huh? Detroit News columnist criticizes Tesla loan, but not exactly in a brilliant manner 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Manny Lopez does not appreciate Tesla Motors getting $465 million from the Department of Energy. The Detroit News columnist wrote an article published today that calls the money "an all-out gift to Tesla, the Silicon Valley startup that makes cars for the rich and famous" and said that Tesla ...

Tesla to keep laptop cells until 3rd-gen car, new Roadster sales pace lagging 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following the announcement that Tesla had been approved for $465 million in loans from the Department of Energy, CEO Elon Musk held a conference call. Most of what was said wasn't especially newsworthy and he didn't discuss the legal proceedings that have been going on around him and the ...

Officially, official: Tesla gets $465m in loans from the DOE to build Model S, EV powertrains 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

After many months of anxiously waiting, Tesla Motors officially got the word from the Department of Energy that it would the loan interest loans that it was seeking. Tesla and the DOE announced that the California EV maker will get two loans totaling $465 million from the Advanced Technology ...

Ford gets first DoE loan, Nissan and Tesla expected winners 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. Department of Energy will finally announce the first recipient of low interest loans under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program. The first winner is Ford, and analysts expect the DoE to announce Nissan and Tesla Motors, as well. Ford applied for up to $11 ...

VIDEO: Franz von Holzhausen talks Tesla Model S design 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 (the other two haven't been released yet), not only are we treated to some gorgeous shots of the Model ...

Tesla reports over 1,000 Model S orders 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since it's official unveiling on March 26th, Tesla Motors has reportedly accepted over 1,000 orders for the Model S sedan, a fact that once again proves there are a number of consumers lining up to put electric vehicles in their driveways. Each order requires a refundable deposit of $5,000, ...

Tesla Model S in NYC: Party like it's zero-emissions night 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 everyone's enjoying themselves. The scenes above and in the gallery below are from the Model S party ...

Tesla responds to Model S price questions 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

A quick follow-up to the post yesterday about Business Insider's Tesla Model S cost guessing game. In case you missed it, BI thinks that Tesla's sub-$50,000 price is pretty much impossible. While some of you found faults in BI's methods and logic, Tesla spokeswoman Rachel Konrad gave ...

VIDEO: Dave meet Elon, Elon meet Dave, let's all hate the Volt 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Elon Musk brought out the Tesla Model S for its big New York debut last night and David Letterman got a real "charge" out of it. Musk appeared on the Late Show and it was kind of strange to watch. Letterman had some kind of throat thing going on that left his voice sounding remarkably like Bob ...

Can the Tesla Model S be profitable at $57,400? Not according to these calculations... 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla Motors' charismatic frontman, Elon Musk, will be showing up on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight to dazzle America's TV audience with his gorgeous all-electric sedan. Tesla says that when the Model S goes on sale at an undefined point in the future, the cost for the base model ...

Elon Musk to show the Tesla Model S on Letterman Wednesday night 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The next stop on Elon Musk's road show to drum up pre-orders (and much needed cash) for the Tesla Model S is Manhattan. Musk is bringing the only "drivable" prototype of Tesla's new sport sedan to the Big Apple for a Wednesday night appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Like rival ...

Tesla Motors buying Long Beach Boeing building? 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Might the corporate logo of the world's best known electric car maker one day grace the roof of the former "Home of the Boeing 717"? Despite sealed lips from officials, rumors abound that Tesla Motors has found a spot in Long Beach to build their all-electric Model "S". It seems 79 acres of prime ...

Tesla now reports over 700 orders for Model S in first 2 weeks 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A week after Tesla began accepting orders for its new Model S electric sedan, the company reported that it had accepted over 500 reservations. Another week has passed, and about 200 more order forms have reportedly been collected for a total of 711 deposits. At this point, we're still not sure ...

Ryan and Veronica check out the Tesla Model S in Menlo Park 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Engadget readers and Tekzilla viewers will surely be familiar with the names Ryan Block and Veronica Belmont. The ex-Honcho of the gadget blog with the same corporate overlords as ABG and his companion, the co-host of the tech oriented TZ live in the Bay Area and had the opportunity to swing ...

Elon Musk doesn't love the Chevy Volt 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Right now, the Tesla Model S and Chevy Volt are two of the most talked about alternative cars in the world. Both machines are being designed as relatively mainstream vehicles that could theoretically replace gas-guzzling passenger cars in the driveways of thousands of Americans. Still, the ...

Tesla receives over 500 Model S reservations in first week 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been barely a week since the curtain was lifted on the Tesla Model S, and not only has its design received positive reviews, those sensuous lines have seduced 520 people to fork over some deposit cash for the new all-electric sedan. Tesla won't say, however, how many people chose the ...

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 ...

REPORT: Tesla to get funding from an unnamed automaker? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that we've all gotten a good look at the Tesla Model S (click here if you've been in a coma the last 24 hours), the next big question is whether it will ever get built. To be sure, the Silicon Valley automaker has some investors with deep pockets, including company head Elon Musk, but ...

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 8 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 rumor roundup: HQ move; 440 volt charging in Model S 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

We're waiting not so patiently for the March 26th unveiling of the Tesla Model S (teased above). One thing we can confirm about the new car is that it will have 440V charging capability. CNET notes that there aren't any public 440-volt fast charging stations (although there are some located at ...

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 ...

Rendered speculation: Wired puts together the Tesla Model S 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

It'll be another month before Tesla officially pulls the cover off the Model S, but Wired Had their in-house photoshopper Holl Liou take a crack at rendering the car. Tesla has sent out two teaser shots so far (1, 2) and Liou has used the enhanced version of the most recent shot to provide a ...

New Teaser of Tesla Model S surfaces, our friend Jason orders two! 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over at Jason Calacanis' blog, a new teaser shot of the Tesla Model S has surfaced that shows a bit more detail of the car's greenhouse profile. According to Jason, the photo was emailed to buyers of the Signature 100 cars, of which he is one. We got our first glimpse of the new car last week ...

First official teaser photo of the Tesla Model S appears 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/First_Look_Tesla_Model_S_all_electric_sedan_teaser_image'; When we spoke with Tesla spokeswoman Rachel Konrad yesterday about some of the statements made CEO Elon Musk in the most recent company newsletter, she promised a teaser shot was on its way. That ...

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