Posts Tagged ‘tesla motors’

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    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
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    Tesla Signed $100 Million Supply Deal With Toyota for Electric RAV4
    Tesla Motors has reached an agreement with Toyota Motor Corp. to supply powertrain equipment for an all-electric RAV4 SUV worth about $100 million. Tesla will supply battery, charging system, motor and gearbox for the electric RAV4. The supply agreement for the all-electric RAV4 runs from 2012 through 2014, the Palo Alto company reported Wednesday in a government filing. Tesla...
    by at July 21st, 2011 at 09:07 am
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    Tesla Roadsters Exceeds 10 Million Miles
    The Palo Alto, California based Tesla Motors announced today that electric Roadsters worldwide have now covered over 10 million real-world miles, the greatest collective distance covered by any electric vehicle maker to date. The fleet of more than 1500 electric Roadsters spans more than 30 countries. The most northerly Roadsters are in Narvik, Norway, 140 miles (220...
    by at March 30th, 2011 at 04:03 am
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    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
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    Tesla Launches Battery Recycling Program Throughout Europe
    Tesla Motors has launched a comprehensive strategy to recycle its industry-leading battery packs throughout Europe. At the end of their long life, Tesla will recycle its battery packs at Umicore’s UHT facility in Belgium. The Brussels-based materials technology company will use the expended pack material to produce an alloy that will be further refined into cobalt,...
    by at January 27th, 2011 at 04:01 am
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    Tesla Exceeds 1,500 Roadster Deliveries Worldwide
    Tesla Motors has delivered more than 1,500 Roadsters worldwide, a significant milestone as the automaker’s momentum builds in North America, Europe and Asia. The fleet of Roadsters spans more than 30 countries. They have accumulated more than 8.5 million miles (14 million kms) in real-world driving, saving 415,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of gasoline and more than...
    by at January 11th, 2011 at 12:01 am
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    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
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    Tesla Delivers 100th German Roadster During Race of Champions
    Tesla Motors has delivered its 100th German Roadster, a significant milestone in Tesla’s largest market after the United States. The “lightning green” Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5 – raced and signed by Sebastian Vettel and other racing superstars – was delivered last weekend to Lennart Hennig, 25, an entrepreneur who founded an advertising company in Bonn, Germany....
    by at December 6th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
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    Panasonic Invests $30m in Tesla Motors
    Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it had invested $30 million for a two percent equity stake in the American maker of electric sports cars Tesla Motors. Panasonic made the investment through a private placement of common stock priced at $21.15 per share, the companies said on Thursday. Tesla has selected Panasonic as its preferred lithium-ion battery cell supplier for its...
    by at November 4th, 2010 at 06:11 am
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    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
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