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

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 company recently. He did however, discuss some issues relating to batteries and the Roadster. On the battery front, Musk was pretty adamant about sticking with the current arrangement of several thousand laptop cells for the Model S. While larger format ... Read more →

VIDEO: Dave meet Elon, Elon meet Dave, let's all hate the Volt Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Can the Tesla Model S be profitable at $57,400? Not according to these calculations... Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Tesla Model S teaser image #3 (is it even a teaser?) Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

New Teaser of Tesla Model S surfaces, our friend Jason orders two! Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Rendered speculation: Road&Track gives their take on Tesla Model S 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The December issue of Road & Track should be turning up on magazine racks and in mailboxes momentarily including a segment on new and future cars. Parts of it have already turned up online including this rendering of what they think the Tesla Model S will look like. Unfortunately, the reality of ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Top 20 green cars we wish we could buy today, Number 3: Tesla WhiteStar 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for photo gallery While we've been hearing about the Tesla WhiteStar sedan for a long, long time, the idea of combining a Tesla Roadster with a BMW 5 Series is too good to pass on. With the kind of backing that Tesla has and the sheer amount of hype surrounding their first product, the ...

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 ...

ZAP releases details and drawings of their impending 644 horsepower ZAP-X electric SUV 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Zap_releases_details_and_sketches_of_their_644hp_ZAP_X_electric_CUV'; Will Tesla soon have competition in the electric supercar market from Zap? They just might, if you believe the almost unbelievable statistics Zap! is claiming in their press release (a ...

Editorial: Tesla = GM, Toyota? Tesla > Phoenix Motorcars? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As my fellow blogger Sam pointed out recently, Darryl Siry, Vice President of Marketing for Tesla Motors, recently wrote on their site's blog that "The Media Need to Toughen Up on the Subject of EVs". This is true on many levels, and it could be argued that the media needs to toughen up when it ...

Editorial: Analyzing President Bush's short speech on electric cars and cellulosic ethanol 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

An earlier post here on ABG brought attention to the fact that President Bush viewed the Phoenix Motorcars SUT and a plug-in hybrid version of the Toyota Prius at request of the White House. We discussed the vehicles and why they were there, which was in an effort to promote alternative fuels and ...

Tesla officially declares Albuquerque to be WhiteStar, USA 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The bidding war is over, and Albuquerque, New Mexico is now officially the location of the new WhiteStar electric sedan factory. This location is not a complete surprise, as we reported two days ago, but I'm sure folks in North Carolina and elsewhere are disappointed. The WhiteStar plant will ...

Tesla close to deciding on a location for new factory 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that the first Silicon Valley based car-maker is close to selecting a location for a factory to build their second model (WhiteStar). By early March they are expected to choose between two sites with one being the East Bay city of Pittsburg. They are looking ...

Next Tesla will definitely be a sedan not a crossover 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The other day I posted a story based on an article from TheCarConnection that speculated that the next Tesla model could be a crossover vehicle. One of the commenters wondered whether such a vehicle might be based on the Lotus APX concept that was shown last year. I took this intriguing idea to the ...

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 ...


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