In tonight’s Presidential Debate, Romney pulls out the ‘Solyndra’ card and names off a list of supposed failures, including Tesla Motors, a company nearly any observer would call a success. In tonight’s Presidential debate it wasn’t surprising that Romney, the Republican candidate, would drag that Solyndra story out of the…
Last week misconceptions floated in the press stemming from SEC financial filings, and this week Elon Musk takes to the blog to explain the truth, and predict the company will be cash flow positive next month. Last week, overshadowing the Supercharger network announcement, some SEC filings by Tesla Motors created…
The long-hinted Tesla SuperCharger for the Model S and Model X, will be unveiled on Sept 24 according to an Elon Musk tweet promising it will be like “alien spaceships landed at highway rest stops.” Back in June, at the Tesla Motors shareholders meeting, Elon Musk gave the expected business…
Tesla Motors is doing things differently from other automakers, and the company’s sales and service model don’t always agree with local laws. Tesla Motors is a disruptor, a company that is disrupting the “normal” pattern of automobile manufacturers and car dealerships. Tesla does pretty much everything differently from all the…
The Tesla Model S is already an amazing electric car, but it became extremely more valuable with today’s unveiling of the Supercharger network which will allow coast-to-coast trips with an electric car, powered for free from sunlight. Calling it a historic moment, Elon Musk, Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors,…
Tesla Motors is continuing to rack up steep losses, so a prediction of profitability by next year may strike one as lunacy, until you look at the orders on hand and the projection of sales volume required to break even. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is again repeating his claim…
At a ceremony attended by Gov. Jerry Brown and other dignitaries, Tesla Motors made first customer deliveries of the Model S electric car, calling it the best car, period. Before a packed crowd that included Gov. Jerry Brown, NHTSA Administrator Strickland, and other dignitaries, Tesla Motors made the first deliveries,…
Because of its large battery, the Tesla Model S requires higher speed charging than other electric cars, and it turns out to have the most flexible charging interface of any electric car. Tesla Motors’ newest all electric car, the Tesla Model S, has a most interesting charging port that sets…
The Tesla Model S/X will have a proprietary charging connector with capabilities well beyond the standard charging connectors used today, but by going it alone could create problems down the road. At Wednesday’s annual shareholders meeting for Tesla Motors, amid talk of Tesla’s business roadmap, Elon Musk dropped some strong…
Speaking at the Tesla shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Elon Musk showed Tesla’s progress and business roadmap for the next few years, talking about the Model S, Model X, and the high volume production vehicles to follow. At Wednesday’s annual shareholder for Tesla Motors, CEO Elon Musk gave a business roadmap…
Following the controversy over whether a Tesla Roadster battery pack can be destroyed, Tesla Motors speaks saying the fears are “irrational”, based on limited information, and oh by the way it’s nigh-on impossible to brick a Model S. Two days ago news broke from a single blogger, Michael DeGusta, claiming…
Reports are circulating claiming a Tesla Roadster design flaw can destroy the battery pack, at a large cost to the owner. Tesla dismisses the problem, saying they’ve designed in safeguards to prevent it from happening. Last night a blog post by blogger Michael DeGusta (reposted by Jalopnik) went into great…
The 2013 Tesla Model X unveiled tonight is an all-electric full size SUV/minivan, capable of holding 7 full size adults and all their luggage, and with the right options is capable of out accelerating a Porsche 911. This evening Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk revealed the long-awaited Model X Electric SUV before a huge crowd…
