Tesla White Star

by Ben Holland When Tesla Motors opened its new showroom in Boulder, it did so in style. Hosting an invitation-only party, the automaker brought out a lively group of local politicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs for a night of martinis, music and test-drives of the Tesla Roadster.A Tesla Roadster on display at the electric vehicle maker’s new store in Boulder, Colorado.Eric Magnuson via FlickrThe much talked about, all-electric...  

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tesla Motors is embarking on a 2,700-mile road trip in the all-electric Tesla Roadster – a historic journey to raise awareness about alternative-fuel cars and greet customers nationwide. Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla customers and employees will gather at Tesla’s Los Angeles store at 10 a.m. Thursday, leaving an hour later in an “Arctic white” 2010 Roadster Sport. They’ll be joined by Roadster...  

DANIA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to revisions in the second graph. The corrected release reads: TESLA MOTORS OPENS SOUTH FLORIDA STORE Test Drives Available of the World’s Only Electric Car Starting December 18th at Tesla’s Store in Dania Beach Tesla Motors, the only automaker producing highway-capable EVs will open its doors in Dania Beach on Thursday and offer test drives...  

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- High Gear Media, (www.highgearmedia.com), a next generation media company that publishes more automotive content than anyone in the world through websites targeting key buyer and vehicle segments, and Tesla Motors (www.teslamotors.com) are launching a writing contest to win a tour and test drive of the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport in California's Silicon Valley.  

KOPENHAGEN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tesla Motors führt während der Klimarahmenkonvention der Vereinten Nationen in Dänemark in dieser Woche Testfahrten und Informationsveranstaltungen zu Elektrofahrzeugen durch. Die 15. Klimakonferenz bietet einen geeigneten Rahmen für Tesla, den einzigen Automobilhersteller der Welt, der straßentaugliche Elektrofahrzeuge produziert und verkauft. Die Veranstalter der 15. Klimakonferenz haben sich sehr darum bemüht...  

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tesla Motors has hired senior Google staffing strategist Arnnon Geshuri to lead the automaker’s rapid recruitment of engineers and other key employees. Tesla employs about 500 people and is aggressively hiring electrical and mechanical engineers, software developers, industrial designers and other technology professionals from around the world. Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Tesla is a dynamic, fast...  

COPENHAGEN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tesla Motors offrirà delle prove di guida e terrà delle sessioni informative sui veicoli elettrici in occasione della Convenzione quadro delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici che avrà luogo questa settimana in Danimarca. La conferenza, denominata in breve COP15, rappresenta un’ottima opportunità promozionale per Tesla, che è l’unica casa automobilistica al mondo impegnata nella produzione e nella vendita di...  

COPENHAGEN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tesla Motors will host test-drives and lead informational sessions about electric vehicles during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change this week in Denmark. The conference, dubbed COP15, is an appropriate showcase for Tesla, the only automaker in the world producing and selling highway-capable electric vehicles. COP15 organizers have gone to great lengths to reduce the carbon footprint of an...  

Zap Inc. is no Tesla Motors. It doesn't get the media attention, nor the oodles of government and private money being poured into the burgeoning electric vehicle market. But the Santa Rosa company, with its far less sexy and much cheaper urban-oriented... Tesla Motors - Electric car - Automotive industry - Business - Electronics and Electrical  

Shortly after the Long Beach City Council’s unanimous Tuesday night approval of Mayor Bob Foster’s request for $28.6 million in incentives intended to lure Tesla Motors to town, Downey Mayor Mario Guerra issued a statement suggesting that it’s too late. “The City of Downey is prepared to move forward with the Tesla Motors’ project which will [...]  

Photo of Elon Musk by jdlasica / CC BY-NC 2.0 Photo of Tesla car by jurvetson / CC BY 2.0 We are delighted to announce the generous support of Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and CEO/CTO of SpaceX, who has given $10,000 to this year’s annual fundraising campaign. We are honored to receive this gift, which [...]  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery Last week, Panasonic launched production of new, more powerful lithium ion cells at a factory in Japan. The new cells are of the same 18650 format used for laptop batteries and the Tesla Roadster. The new cells have an output of 3.1 Ah at 3.6 volts and energy capacity of 11.2 Wh compared to the previous generation cell's 10.4 Wh. If these cells were...  

During his keynote speech at the Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, GM Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, Bob Lutz, thanked California startup Tesla Motors for proving electric cars are viable. He also spoke about his enthusiasm for the unfolding EV movement. Lutz told the Motor Press Guild audience he has [...]  

Dr. Higgs makes great sense on the Afghanistan discussion. 6-7 years ago I supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the last 2 years I have changed my views quite a bit on the issue of war in general, and these two, in particular.Former Tesla Executive Questions “Green” Corporate Welfare - The Beacon: "In a December 1 article in Wired, “In Role as Kingmaker, the Energy Department Stifles Innovation,” former Tesla Motors Chief Marketing...  

The California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day and the Raging Granny Action Committee will be having a press conference/musical presentation at the Menlo Park dealership of Tesla Motors Inc. It is held in conjunction with the Detroit Auto show where Tesla is presenting a Roadster electric car. Workers and environmentalists are asking why Tesla is planning to build a "green" electric auto plant on a toxic dump site.