tesla funding

Electric automaker Tesla Motors is looking to raise up to $214 million through a secondary public offering of its shares and a private placement to fund development of the Model X – the battery-powered CUV due in late 2013ish. Tesla hopes to raise $158.5 million through a public offering ...

It's no secret that Tesla Motors is working on an electric SUV/CUV called the Model X. In fact, back in October, Tesla chief executive officer, Elon Musk, told Green Tech Media that the automaker aims to unveil a prototype of the SUV/CUV by the end of 2011, with production tentatively scheduled ...

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 ...

We've never actually conducted a scientific poll on the subject, but we'd be willing to bet that nobody likes being called a douchebag. Such is the case with an otherwise respected journalist for The New York Times named Randy Stross, who you might ...

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 ...

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 ...