TAG Heuer and Tesla Motors team up for a special Roadster
The TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster commemorates Swiss brand’s 150th anniversary and is currently on display at the Geneva Motor Show.
This one-of-a-kind collector’s car includes a unique interior by Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen, incorporating TAG Heuer avant-garde design elements and a specially designed center console due to host TAG Heuer’s cutting edge concept watch, to be revealed in Basel on March 18.
Tesla launches right-hand-drive Roadster
So far Tesla’s all electric Roadster has been available only with left-hand-drive, now Tesla Motors has announced production of the right-hand-drive version of its iconic Roadster sports car.
First cars are on display at Tesla’s showroom in London where prospective customers and media may test-drive it. The 2010 right-hand-drive Roadster includes a suite of unique noise-reduction materials, an upgraded sound system and other enhancements that make it ideal for daily commuting or weekend drives.
Tesla opens shop in Monaco
Small Tesla Motors is expanding fast, on Tuesday they opened doors in Monaco. Opening event was quite glamorous. The symbolic ribbon was cut by Prince Albert II and CEO Elon Musk.
Musk thanked his Highness for his commitment to sustainability and for his unwavering support of Tesla Motors. Other guests adding glamour to the event included Prince Bernhard of Holland, former Formula 1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and noted television host, Margaux Lafitte.
Government loans for Ford, Nissan and Tesla
President Obama is going all out to give a boost to the auto industry particularly where energy efficient vehicles are concerned. The Obama administration said onTuesday that it would lend $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and about $2.1 billion to Nissan Motor Co. and Tesla Motors Inc. in a government-industry partnership to build green cars.
520 Tesla Model S electric sedans reserved in first week
Last week Tesla unveiled the all electric Model S. This electric sedan seats five adults and has a range of 300 miles (482 km).
Now according to Tesla they received 520 orders in the first week for this $49,900(after $7,500 tax credit) electric sedan.
Tesla Model S unveiled, priced at $49,900 after $7,500 tax break
Tesla Motors has definitely had a rough start, but finally their production of the sporty Roadster is picking up and they will be delivering over 100 cars a month. So far they have delivered a total of 300 cars.
Despite all the problems Tesla has successfully finished production version of their second electric car Model S.
Tesla Motors releases Model S teaser, hopes to be profitable by mid year
Early morning today Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk sent out a newsletter with some very interesting news.
According to Elon they will unveil the Model S on March 26th and as a teaser have released a partly covered side view of the Model S. Production is expected to start in 2011.
Tesla’s Model S will be priced at $57,499! Government help needed to launch it
Times are tough. Tesla still has problems getting its Roadster production going. Just recently they delivered their 100th Roadster. It’s not that they are having hard time finding customers.
In fact they have received over 1,200 orders. Good news is that they did get another $40 million in financing back in October which helps speed up the production.
Continue to read: Tesla’s Model S will be priced at $57,499! Government help needed….
Tesla Roadster runs a quarter mile in 12.76 @ 104.7 mph
Tesla engineers have been keenly focused for some time on the new 1.5 powertrain, which has been tested extensively both on roads and at closed facilities.
Tesla’s engineer Iain Morrison took the all-electric Roadster to a Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California, which features a Compulink timing system to see how fast the car is on the drag strip.
Continue to read: Tesla Roadster runs a quarter mile in 12.76 @ 104.7 mph
Tesla Roadster crashes at 100 kph!
Back in July Tesla Roadster #6 got into an accident right after the owner had taken the delivery. The car had minor damages and was very likely repaired soon after.
Only 60 Tesla Roadsters have been delivered to their owners so far. What we have here is another Tesla Roadster, that got into an accident in southern France on October 29th, when the sales director took the car into a turn at 100 kilometers per hour. The road was wet with a very bad visibility.
Tesla Motors secures $40 million in financing
Last month Tesla Motors had to cut 25% of its work force as it was unable to secure a $100 million investment round. Failure to raise more money has also slowed down work on their second all-electric car “Model S”, which is a four door sedan.
Just last week company reported that it needed the money to become cash flow positive, and that it was going to get $20 million as early as this week. Yesterday they got $40 million in the form of convertible debt from current investors. The company’s investors include Larry Page, Sergey Brin, CEO Elon Musk, and a few VC firms.
Continue to read Tesla Motors secures $40 million in financing
Tesla Roadster gets a new Gearbox
So far Tesla has delivered 27 electric Roadsters. Now Tesla Motors Inc. has selected BorgWarner Inc. for the production of a single-speed gearbox for the Tesla Roadster and is initiating a ramped-up production rate.
New gearbox won’t be called version 2.0 but instead Powertrain 1.5. Sounds ike a software update, but actually is a powertrain update in a Silicon Valley way.
Video: Tesla Roadster owner steps on it
Tesla Owner Mark Templeton has taken delivery of his Roadster, and made a video of his experience unboxed.
Mark also takes the Roadster out for a run to stretch its legs. Looking at the video it seems he is a very happy owner. For the record this is Tesla #16.
Tesla #6 crashed
A brand new black Tesla Roadster got into an accident right after its owner had taken delivery of that electric supercar. Looking at the pictures we see that the Tesla has got a hit from 90s Toyota Camry to the rear and its front ended up beneath Mercedes C-Class.
According to Wired the scene was sedate with only one police car blocking the traffic. “No action, no drama — everyone was very mellow,”
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