Saleen Foursixteen Tesla Model S Debuts this Sunday
14 Aug 2014, 08:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When you hear someone talk about Saleen it's hard not to automatically correlate that name with those heavily customized pony cars that were once bearing the Blue Oval's Mustang badge up f...
Tesla Inaugurates New Supercharger Stations in London and Birmingham
13 Aug 2014, 12:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the addition of the two new stations, Tesla Motors' Supercharger network now numbers 168 locations worldwide, making it the largest and fastest-growing grid of fast-charging stations. The ...
Tesla Gigafactory to Be Built in California?
13 Aug 2014, 10:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although the upcoming Gigafactory has been rumored to be built in either Nevada, Arizona, Texas or New Mexico, a recently published report hints that California might win Tesla Motors over with an o...
Pennsylvania Allows Tesla Direct Sales
12 Aug 2014, 13:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the Palo Alto-based manufacturer played chicken and won against New York dealership associations in June, Tesla is now allowed to sell the Model S in the 6th most populous state in the U.S. ...
Tesla Model S Has "Its Share of Problems" According to Consumer Reports
12 Aug 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Less than two weeks ago, an American automotive publication published a long-term test, exposing the good and the bad sides of owning a Tesla Model S. As with any other hi-tech gizmo, the Model S is...
New Book Tells the Story of Tesla Motors and How Elon Musk Made Electric Cars Cool
11 Aug 2014, 12:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it comes to Tesla Motors, most fans of the company know how it all started and how the electric vehicle manufacturer is doing these days. The unrivaled Model S, the upcoming Model X crossover a...
Tesla Model X Praised by Morgan Stanley
11 Aug 2014, 10:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When one of the biggest investment banks around claims that the upcoming Model X will outsell the Model S luxury sedan and take the biggest pie of the premium SUV market, you know that something big...
Tesla Model S Updated for Summer 2014
10 Aug 2014, 18:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ever since the Tesla Model S started production in 2012, the pure electric drive luxury liftback sedan has grown to be a favorite among eco-friendly drivers. Although the options list is already pre...
Mexican Singer Ximena Sarinana Is Pairing With Toyota Again
7 Aug 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Grammy-nominated Mexican singer-songwriter Ximena Sarinana once again paired with the Japanese auto maker to bring music fans a real-time social media experience from two of the summer’s bigge...
Tesla Trademark Dispute in China Settled Out of Court
6 Aug 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Like many other trademark disputes, the one that made Tesla's China expansion difficult has been solved recently. What was the threat that might've made the automaker's offensive prob...
Zooey Deschanel Makes Tesla Model S Look Hot
3 Aug 2014, 03:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / New Girl star Zooey Deschanel is one of the many celebrities in Hollywood that drive Elon Musk’s already popular EV, the Tesla Model S. While some of these folks bought it just to show their s...
Tesla Model S Long-Term Test Exposes the Good and the Bad Sides of Owning the EV
1 Aug 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back in February 2013, the guys over at Edmunds decided to spend $105,005 on a Tesla Model S of their own and see how the electric luxury sedan fares on the long run. 17 months or so after the momen...
Tesla Posts $62 Million Net Loss, Revenue Almost Doubles in Q2 2014
1 Aug 2014, 08:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors may be on a roll lately with the Model S sales success and the expansion of the Supercharger network, but its net loss has reached $61.9 million in the second quarter of 2014 because of...
Tesla Delivered Almost 1,000 Model S Vehicles in China Since April
1 Aug 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the second quarter alone, Tesla Motors has managed to deliver 7,579 examples of the Model S and built 8,763 units of the EV. Based on the way things are going from very good to even better, the c...
Icon Helios to Use Tesla Model X Chassis and AWD Drivetrain
31 Jul 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Originally known for its tricked out Land Rover Defenders and Chevy Thriftmaster pickup trucks, Icon is now planning to do an outlandish car that seems to be penned by Brunel and Jules Verne. Baptiz...
Tesla and Panasonic Partnered For the Gigafactory Battery Plant
31 Jul 2014, 11:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a report was published by a large media corporation from Japan two days ago, Tesla Motors has officially confirmed that Panasonic joined the Gigafactory bandwagon. According to the agreement, ...
The Simpsons to Feature Tesla's CEO in "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" Episode
30 Jul 2014, 08:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Al Jean, the executive producer of The Simpsons, has announced that an episode of the hit animated sitcom that depicts the middle class American lifestyle in a unique satirical way will feature a co...
Tesla Gigafactory Nearing Green Light, Panasonic Joins In With Money & Tech
29 Jul 2014, 18:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's still a mystery where Tesla will build its Gigafactory, we know that it will be somewhere in the United States and that Panasonic will chip in $1 billion worth of battery manufact...
Watch a Tesla Model S Controlled With an Android Wear Smartwatch
28 Jul 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Earlier this month, a team of hackers managed to take over the electronic brain of the Tesla Model S, gaining control over the luxury electric sedan's door locks, horn, wipers, headlights and s...
Tesla Model S Receives 22-inch ADV.1 Wheels
28 Jul 2014, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Until somebody, who might just be Saleen, decides to come up with a serious aftermarket job for Tesla’s Model S, various developers keep fitting the electric performance sedan with attention-g...