Posts Tagged ‘tesla model s’

  • Athlon Car Lease Preorders 150 Tesla Model S
    Tesla Motors and Athlon Car Lease, a division of the Dutch-based Rabobank, have reached an agreement to introduce Model S, Tesla’s premium electric sedan, into corporate fleets across Europe. Athlon Car Lease has also reserved 150 Model S sedans to ensure early availability of Model S for its customers. This is the first Model S fleet reservation made worldwide by...
    by at March 7th, 2012 at 02:03 pm
  • Tesla Model X Electric Crossover Revealed
    Palo Alto based EV manufacturer Tesla Motors, has today unveiled its Model X electric crossover at its own design studio in Los Angeles. Based on the same vehicle platform as the Tesla Model S electric sedan, the TVP (Tesla Vehicle Platform), the Model X shares about 60 percent of its content with the Model S and weighs about 10 percent more. As a result, Elon Musk,...
    by at February 10th, 2012 at 07:02 am
  • Tesla Model S to Use Panasonic’s Lithium-Ion Battery Cells
    Tesla Motors and Panasonic finalized a supply agreement for automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells that will be used in Tesla’s premium electric sedan, Model S. The agreement supplies Tesla with Panasonic’s lithium-ion battery cells to build more than 80,000 vehicles over the next four years. It guarantees the availability of enough cells in 2012 to meet...
    by at October 11th, 2011 at 06:10 am
  • Tesla Model S Priced at $57,400USD
    Tesla Motors said Tuesday that the prices for the Tesla Model S electric sedan will start at $57,400 before the tax credit for the base model which will have a driving range of 160 miles. Tesla plans to produce 5,000 Model S electric cars in 2012 with U.S. deliveries beginning in mid-year. The Palo Alto-based electric car maker hopes to expand production capacity to 20,000...
    by at March 8th, 2011 at 01:03 pm
  • Tesla’s Vehicle Engineering on Display in Detroit
    Tesla Motors unveils an inside look at the Model S, showcasing Tesla’s revolutionary approach to vehicle engineering. The Model S, engineered from the ground up as an EV, is meticulously designed for superior aerodynamics, stability and handling, crash safety, performance and range. The Model S expanded view on display details how Tesla engineers have created Model S...
    by at January 11th, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • Tesla Receives Over 3,000 Model S Pre-Orders
    More than 3,000 people have put down $5,000 reservation fees to get in line for the Model S electric sedan. The first Tesla Model S electric sedans will be built next year, crash tested and deliveries will start in 2012, the company says in a corporate filing. The Model S electric sedan will have a range of 160, 230, or 300 miles on a single charge depending on which Model...
    by at December 19th, 2010 at 06:12 am
  • Tesla Officially Reopen NUMMI – Home of the Model S
    Tesla Motors unveiled the production facility in California where it will build the Tesla Model S and its future electric vehicles. The Fremont plant was formerly a New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) facility that had been opened in 1984, as a joint venture between GM and Toyota Motor Corp. The former NUMMI factory closed in April 2010. Tesla purchased the factory...
    by at October 28th, 2010 at 10:10 am
  • Tesla Motors Reports Q2 Loss of $38.5 million
    In its first quarterly earnings report since going public in late June, Tesla Motors posted late Wednesday a second-quarter loss of $38.5 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $10.9 million. Shares of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based electric car maker fell as much as 3% to $20.60 in after hours-trade. The stock debuted at $17 a share on June 29. CEO Elon Musk says losses...
    by at August 8th, 2010 at 02:08 am
  • Tesla to Make Electric Cars with Toyota in California
    Toyota and Tesla Motors are partnering to make future electric cars at a the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI) plant in California. Part of the deal will involve Toyota purchasing $50 million of Tesla’s common stock, the companies said in a joint statement. Tesla will acquire the recently shuttered auto-assembly plant for production of its Model S sedan, the...
    by at May 21st, 2010 at 05:05 am