Electric Cars

Tesla Motors released its financial results today for the quarter and the full year ending December 31, 2011. Revenues for the quarter were $39.38 million, up from the $36.29 million during the same period last year, while full year revenues reached $204.24 million, up from $116.74 million from the year before. Net loss for Q4 and the full year were greater than in the previous year with a steep $81.49 million loss in Q4 and a $254.41 million loss for the year. The company sold about 2...Read Full Story

Tesla Motors released its financial results today for the quarter and the full year ending December 31, 2011. Revenues for the quarter were $39.38 million, up from the $36.29 million during the same period last year, while full year revenues reached $204.24 million, up from $116.74 million from the year before. Net loss for Q4 and the full year were greater than in the previous year with a steep $81.49 million loss in Q4 and a $254.41 million loss for the year. The company sold about 2...Read Full Story

Elon Musk explaining falcon wings At a sneak preview in Hawthorne, Calif. on Thursday, electric car maker Tesla unveiled its third car, an all-electric SUV, minivan hybrid called the Model X, for the first time. And yep, true to the rampant speculation on the Interwebs, it’s got so-called “falcon wing” doors, which are a Tesla-designed double-hinged play on gulf wing doors , named after Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Falcon rocket line for his other company Space-X (yeah, Tesla is just one of his...Read Full Story

On the eve of February 9th, 2012, it was in Hawthorne California that the public first saw the Tesla Motors Model X electric crossover vehicle. This lovely vehicle has the look of other premium crossovers such as the Acura ZDX or the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo and is made to fit in with that niche on the outside whilst having massive amounts of space inside for a full family of riders. This vehicle is fully electric and therefor has a different set of needs as far as space for its motor...Read Full Story

We're here at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles, where Elon Musk just unveiled his startup's third vehicle: an SUV it calls the Model X . The 'ute sports some rather unique looking double-hinged "falcon wing" rear doors which it make loading people and things easier as you reach into the car, not over it. According to Musk they'll open in tighter spots than a traditional door, opening high enough to fit even a standing human. Powered by an AWD variant of the Model S drivetrain, despite...Read Full Story

Team members at the public relations group that represents Tesla have certainly got their ducks in a row – or perhaps its just Tesla CEO Elon Musk – as a leaked image showing up early today already has us giggling. This image shows the fabulous looking vehicle in just about as sparse a vision as possible with its falcon doors and smooth angles all around the only apparent features. But as the image is so dark, Tesla knew that we would be bumping up the whites in Photoshop – and what do you...Read Full Story

Last August, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla planned to introduce a concept version of its next car--the Model X crossover-- before the end of the year . Well, guess what? The champagne is drained; the confetti is cleaned and all but the most monumental hangovers have cleared. And we still haven't seen the Model X.  Musk cleared this up in saying that the new concept will make its debut next month. In a statement from Musk published on tech blog GigaOM , Musk confirmed a February 9...Read Full Story

IKEA - USA a leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in four Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its Carson, California store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc ., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. This initiative represents the second such project for IKEA in the United States. Installation also is planned at seven other IKEA stores in the Western U.S. To charge an EV at IKEA Carson, drivers pull into a...Read Full Story

There are electric car conversion kits available from vendors and they can be used for conversion in a do-it-yourself fashion. When making the transition, it is firstly important to check and see what type of car will best be suited for the electric car conversion kit and which one best suits individual needs. Most of the electric cars have a driving range between 30 to 70 miles so, if you will only be commuting in this range then having an electric car conversion kit fitted in your vehicle...Read Full Story

It looks as if the solar and the electric vehicle industry and are on the something. Just last week Sunpower and Chevy Volt paired to provide in home solar solution powering up a Volt. On the storage side of things, NRG Energy , Inc. is partnering with the University of Delaware to take electric vehicles (EVs) to the next level with eV2gsm, a company commercializing new technology that will enable EV owners to sell electric storage services from the batteries of parked EVs to help stabilize...Read Full Story