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Tesla engineering chief Mike Donoughe resigns

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 former Chrysler executive was brought in to help get the engineering and manufacturing processes sorted out at a time when Tesla was trying to get production of the Roadster increased while at the same time trying to validate an upgraded powertrain with a new transmission. Since that time, Tesla has gotten to the stage where they are now steadily ... Read more →

Tesla Motors co-founder Marc Tarpenning explains why Roadster wasn't a hydrogen car Sebastian Blanco

One of the Tesla Motors co-founders, Martin Eberhard, has been in the news a lot this summer thanks to a lawsuit with current CEO Elon Musk. The other co-founder, Marc Tarpenning, hasn't said all ...

Pics Aplenty: Al & Ed's Autosound upgrades Tesla Roadster interior, audio system [UPDATE: w/VIDEO] Sebastian Blanco

Like your Tesla Roadster but don't think the car has enough pizazz on the inside? Just talk to Al & Ed's Autosound of West Hollywood, California. Based on the interior and audio upgrades ...

Breaking News: Electric cars can be fast Jeremy Korzeniewski

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, ...

Tesla to keep laptop cells until 3rd-gen car, new Roadster sales pace lagging Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

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 ...

Tesla Roadster races 387 km (240 miles) on a single charge in France, Monaco 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Not long ago, the guys at Top Gear had the chance to enjoy a Tesla Roadster (sadly, the video of that much-discussed event is no longer available). Two things Jeremy Clarkston and crew criticized were the Tesla's range and brakes. The Roadster has now made a strong counter-claim about its range. ...

Using eBay and a Tesla Roadster to beat the recession 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month, an undriven Tesla Roadster sold for $160,000 in Atlanta. The transaction took place on eBay, and the seller said that he was letting go of his orange Roadster, number 191, after waiting two years to get it because, "Times have changed in the last two years though and now I ...

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 Roadster on sale in Canada as of... today, deliveries start in Q4 '09 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Canada has not always been the friendliest territory for electric cars, but that's changing. After the Tesla empire officially expanded to Chicago yesterday, the company has announced it will join the northern rush and is now ready to take orders in Canada. Canadian buyers will have to wait ...

New Teaser of Tesla Model S surfaces, our friend Jason orders two! 8 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 ...

An all-Tesla racing series? Nothing factory-sanctioned for now 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Lotus Elise and Exige are extremely popular among owners as track cars, thanks to their light weight and phenomenal handling. Given its chassis DNA from the Elise, the idea of using the Tesla Roadster in a similar manner has come up repeatedly over the last two years. We first raised the idea ...

Prospective Tesla owners not happy about price increases on locked in cars 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Along with the news that Tesla Motors is offering an array of new high-margin optional extras for the Roadster comes news that the company is looking at other means of increasing revenues. All of this comes with an eye toward reaching a cash flow positive position by the middle of 2009 as ...

Tesla offers laundry list of new options, $12k prepaid battery replacement 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the long-time keys to profitability in the car business is the up-sell. The extended warranties, under-coating, improved audio systems, wheels, pin-stripes and so on. It looks like Tesla Motors is no exception. The company has just sent out an update to owners and those on the waiting ...

Tesla still alive and kickin' 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla Motors and it's man in charge, Elon Musk, have had to make some tough decisions these past few weeks. The announcements made by Musk indicate that cash is getting tight, leading some to speculate that the company won't be in business much longer. Not so, says Tesla. Musk has reportedly ...

VIDEO: While Top Gear waits, Fifth Gear runs Tesla at Goodwood 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A couple of weeks ago we told you that Tesla was talking to the producers of Top Gear about having Jeremy Clarkson try out the Roadster. At the time Darryl Siry told us nothing had been finalized yet and we don't know if that has changed. What we do know is that the "other British car show," Fifth ...

Tesla finishes development of new drivetrain, ready to start building real cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like the wait might soon be over for aspiring Tesla Roadster owners as the company has just announced that it has completed validation of the upgraded drivetrain 1.5. Tesla has so far delivered 27 cars to customers with the interim drivetrain and another 23 cars are in progress. According ...

Tesla Roadsters reportedly experience glitches during Euro test drives 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since Tesla Motors started letting outsiders actually drive the Roadster late last year the reviews of the over-the-road experience have been largely favorable. In recent months, Tesla has been taking the Roadster on a European tour trying to drum up sales on the continent. One of the people ...

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 ...

Ze'ev Drori offers up another Tesla production update 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Over on the Tesla blog, company CEO Ze'ev Drori has posted another production update for all you fans of the Roadster. Some time back, Tesla made the decision that the Roadsters would be shipped from the Lotus factory in England as gliders -- complete cars without a drivetrain. The first couple of ...

Charging a Tesla roadster from household outlet could take 30 hours! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The gang from Tesla left their Silicon Valley home base to pay a visit to the vicinity of the Big Apple this week. Part of the purpose of the trip was to spend some time with some of the people in the area who've plunked down cash toward a Roadster but haven't yet taken delivery (which would be ...

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 ...

While Elon takes credit, Tesla Roadster heads to Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Tesla Chairman Elon Musk is taking credit for other people's work, the sales team is off continuing its European tour with a visit to Le Mans. While the diesel Audis and Peugeots were out tearing up the track and shattering track records, Tesla's Aaron Platshon was spotted tooling around the ...

VIDEO: Elon Musk talks to Fox Business News; who needs accuracy? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday we told about news from Tesla Chairman Elon Musk that the Silicon Valley EV startup had struck some sort of deal with Daimler. We speculated that it might be an engine supply deal for the range-extended version of the WhiteStar. Tesla Marketing VP and primary spokesman Darryl Siry ...

Tesla sends out a new production update to customers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Just as TTAC has finally put down their Tesla Birthwatch series and the first actual customer car has been delivered, the EV manufacturer has seen fit to update their customers on plans for the rest of the year. Although the car with serial number 2 destined for company founder Martin Eberhard ...

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 ...

Rumormill: Fisker designed Tesla's upcoming Whitestar sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res live gallery of the Fisker Karma For more than year, fans of Tesla Motors hoping for a more practical and affordable (relatively speaking) electric vehicle have been waiting for details on project WhiteStar. Rumors have run the gamut from something based on a Ford Fusion ...

Tesla shifts battery pack assembly from Thailand to the U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a report on how the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar against almost all other currencies is prompting car makers to take a new look at exporting vehicles built here. Almost as an aside deep within the article it was mentioned that Tesla has decided to ...

What worries me about Tesla Motors' Elon Musk talking about space 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One of the worries I have about Tesla Motors and the tremendous hype surrounding the upcoming Tesla Roadster – a legitimately tremendous vehicle – is that the realities of the company's offerings won't be as cool or as dramatic as the visions we've all read about and salivated over for ...

Details on the upcoming Tesla all-electric sedan and updated Roadster 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When Tesla Motors unveiled their all-electric Roadster in July, they announced that a more affordable family EV sedan would be coming in the near future. The English website Autocar recently heard more details on the sedan from Tesla VP Mike Harrigan. While still pricy at ...

World Changing visits Tesla Motors 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ever wanted to step inside Tesla Motors HQ and peek around? Jeremy Faludi of World Changing got to do just that when he spent some time with his friends (who are engineers at Tesla) at Tesla's San Carlos building. He asks them about the Roadster's aerodynamic drag coefficient, the way the company ...

Tesla Motors "sells out" of Signature 100 Roadsters 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I feel bad I missed this note on the Tesla Motors website last week, but the Signature 100 Tesla Roadsters (i.e., the first 100 that will be produced) have "sold out". The Signature models include upgraded features (a hard top, leather interiors, navigation system, etc.) and all the standard ...

Tesla Roadster unveiled in Santa Monica 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

VIDEO, PICS and SPECS of the revolutionary Tesla Roadster click on any image to enlarge Tesla Motors unveiled their uber-chic Roadster, a powerful electric vehicle that looks, feels and drives like many other high-end sports cars Wednesday night. The main difference is the noise. Powered by a ...

Tesla Roadster unveiling tonight 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We last mentioned the Tesla Roadster a little over a month ago. Since then, there hasn't been much new information about this souped-up electric vehicle except for rumors and hopes. Today there's reason to go back and revisit this powerful EV because tonight is when we actually get to see what all ...


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