Tesla is busy as ever, as it continues to gain further share of the global EV market while moving past the New York Times controversy from this winter. In its most recent blog post, Tesla noted that within the past three weeks it has pushed out an average of more than 500 … [continued]
Here’s Elon Musk at a February 2013 TED Talk discussing electric vehicles, the groundbreaking Tesla Model S, electric vehicle charging stations, solar power, SolarCity, SpaceX, reusable rockets, “the physics approach,” and negative feedback: I’m actually not adding commentary because I think it’s a great talk that really just deserves a … [continued]
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, hit the ground running this past week in Switzerland, laying out some very ambitious plans to get a slice of the European electric vehicle car market. While attending the Geneva Auto Show, Musk said Europeans will see the Model S, which won the 2013 … [continued]
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Reposted from Lenz Blog (image added): By Karl-Friedrich Lenz This blog post at the Tesla Motors site is from 2006, but it was at the top spot in the “Energy” section of Reddit.com yesterday, so I found it that way. In it, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk describes his “secret master plan” to get electrical cars on the street … [continued]
Ovidiu Sandru of The Green Optimistic recently conducted an email interview with Tesla Motors Founder and CEO Elon Musk regarding the Tesla Model S and how it performs in cold weather. Reposted from The Green Optimistic, here’s a compiled summary of the interview: Ovidiu: How does the Model S manage … [continued]
Unfortunately, the biggest cleantech surprise of the month was probably a New York Times review of the East Coast Tesla Supercharger Network set up for the convenience of Model S owners. Despite many others (from CNN to Consumer Reports to Model S owners themselves) making the drive without a hitch, even … [continued]
National Geographic recently produced a 45-minute video on the Tesla Motors “megafactory” in Fremont, California. Of course, it’s also a video on Tesla as a whole, the Model S, Elon Musk, and a potential electric vehicle revolution. It’s worth a watch. In fact, as Chris Demorro of Gas2 writes, “this … [continued]
Tesla Motors expects to make a small profit in the first quarter of 2013, with the critically acclaimed Model S especially helping to move EV company slowly into profitable territory. Green Car Congress notes that Tesla’s 2012 fourth quarter revenues were $306 million, a whopping 500% increase from the third … [continued]
Elon Musk — Tesla’s Chairman, Product Architect, & CEO — yesterday published his final take on the NYTimes/Broder story. I’m reposting it in full below. This may also be our last post on the story. However, I do have a few more in line that I’d like to write up if … [continued]
