Ah, one of those feelgood, feelgood stories. Apparently, back on May 1 or so of 2009, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and auto journalist Dan Neil made a bet about whether or not “the Model S could be built, within the technical specifications Mr. Musk laid out, before the end of … [continued]
Update: Many of these videos have been removed or died of old age, but you can still check out the links on the bottom. Tesla Model S deliveries started to initial customers on Friday. Auto journalists also got their first deliveries on Friday, and apparently they are loving it. Michael … [continued]
Other than our own clean transportation stories, here’s some more clean transportation news from around the interwebs: Clean Transportation EVs Tesla Motors Delivers World’s 1st Premium Electric Sedan to Customers Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered Model S, the world’s first premium electric sedan, to its first customers at an invitation-only event … [continued]
Tesla Motors announced today that it would start customer deliveries of the Model S on June 22. The long-awaited electric sedan for those with more money (and needs) than me will first roll out to certain select customers “at an invitation-only event at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California,” the … [continued]
The average price of batteries used in electric vehicles has dropped 14% in the last year (Q1 2012 compared to Q1 2011) with manufacturing up considerably. The average price of an EV battery is now $689 per kilowatt hour, compared to $800 per kilowatt hour in 2011, according to a new Bloomberg New … [continued]
Tesla apparently isn’t following common practice and giving a bunch of its Model S electric vehicles to auto journalists to drive before they go on sale. Conspiracy theory and paranoia are rampant these days (I’m planning to write a post or series of posts on that on sister site Planetsave) … [continued]
Tesla has been playing the information game with its Model S sedan, showing its potential customers and fans just enough to keep them interested without pouring on too much detail at once.
Yes, the moment many clean car lovers have been waiting for… Tesla has released prices for its new family car. Our car-loving friend Chris DeMorro over on sister site Gas2 has more: With the Tesla Roadster officially out of production, the upstart EV maker is looking towards its next big … [continued]
Tesla is finally looking to turn a profit again, now that it has created a highly popular car NOT for the super, super rich. But the deal isn’t done yet: By Christopher DeMorro on Gas2 America’s newest car maker, Tesla Motors, has yet to turn a profit since its founding waaay back … [continued]
Tesla’s Roadster is one of the sexiest electric cars on the road, and their new sedan looks pretty sweet, too. Not only does it seat up to 7, there’s also a performance model available (0-60 in 4.5 seconds!). Helping keep costs down so more of us can ride in this sweet silent sedan is Panasonic, providing the lithium-ion battery cells.
