Tag: Tesla Motors
Tesla’s transformation of automobile service stumbles in Massachusetts

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…
Tesla Motors revolutionizes the electric car with the Supercharger network

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 CEO Elon Musk predicting Tesla Motors profitability in 2013
Tesla delivers first Model S to customers, ushering in more to come

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,…
Tesla unveils details of Model S high power and flexible charging system
Tesla hints solar powered electric car charging, through proprietary charging connector

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…
Despite Tesla short sellers, Musk promises cash flow positive in 2013

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…
Tesla Motors says you cannot brick a Model S

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…
Tesla Motors downplays risk of bricking a Roadster

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…
Tesla reveals the Model X, an all-electric SUV that’s faster than a Porsche 911

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…