Tesla Model S Keeps NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Rating for 2014
27 Dec 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Tesla Model S all-electric sedan remains the safest car built in the United States as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reaffirmed the five-star overall safety ratin...
Tesla Model S Getting Software Update Against Unexpected Power Fluctuations
27 Dec 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors has announced a software fix for the Model S all-electric four-door sedan that helps the vehicle’s charging system cope with unexpected power fluctuations caused by faulty wiring ...
Tesla Receives $34.7 Million Tax Break to Increase Production
19 Dec 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors will receive a $34.7 million tax break from the state of California in order to expand production of electric cars and powertrains at its Fremont assembly plant. According to the San...
Tesla Model S Becomes Canada's Best-Selling EV
15 Dec 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Tesla Model S is Canada's best-selling electric car in 2013. The US-built EV has a 43 percent market penetration in Canada this year, compared to 20 percent in 2012, IHS Automotive reports....
Tesla Says Model S Is Remarkable in Cold Weather, Releases Video to Prove it
27 Nov 2013, 09:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With winter right around the corner, Tesla Motors has released a video in which it showcases the Model S electric sedan’s capabilities in cold weather climates. The automaker says the EV is...
Tesla Sales Boss George Blankenship Departs
23 Nov 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / George Blankenship, the man responsible for Tesla Motors' retail operations and showroom expansions around the world, has decided to leave the Palo Alto-based company. Elon Musk's compa...
Musk Talks Recent Tesla Fires, Announces Safety Update
19 Nov 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla CEO Elon Musk published a blog post on the company’s website in which he responds to the negative media coverage the Model S has received as result of the three fires and explains how dr...
Accident at Tesla Plant Leaves Three Workers Injured
14 Nov 2013, 10:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Three workers at Tesla’s manufacturing facility in California were injured yesterday following an accident that occurred after a failure in a low pressure aluminum casting press. “Thr...
Tesla to Take on Ford’s F-Series with Electric Pickup Truck
13 Nov 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk revealed that his company is planning to develop an all-electric pickup truck that will rival Ford’s popular F-150 - also known as the best-selling vehicle in the Un...
Tesla Not Recalling Model S, Says Musk
13 Nov 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors is not planning to issue a voluntary recall over the three Model S four-door sedan that caught fire the past five weeks, Elon Musk said today, hinting that the California-based will wai...
Tesla’s Elon Musk Named Most Influential Man of 2013
13 Nov 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors founder and front man Elon Musk was named the “Most Influential Man” of 2013, topping Askmen’s “Top 49 Men” ahead of athlete Jason Collins, actor Bryan Cra...
Tesla Posts $38 Million Loss, Stock Drops 10 Percent
7 Nov 2013, 13:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motor’ stock has dropped around 10 percent a few hours after the California-based company announced a third-quarter loss of $38 million (€28 million). The electric car manufactur...
Elon Musk Drops Details on Tesla Model X
5 Nov 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has unveiled new details about the company’s upcoming Model X crossover. Speaking at a store opening in London, Musk said the new EV will only be offered as all-whee...
Daimler AG Wants More Out of Tesla Motors
31 Oct 2013, 19:54 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We're guessing everyone knows that Daimler AG infused Tesla Motors with money when they were a bit cash strapped in 2009, and that the Germans now own a 4.3 per cent stake in the electric car c...
Tesla Poaches Apple Vice President Doug Field
25 Oct 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors has hired former Apple vice president Doug Field to be its vice president of Vehicle Programs, the California-based electric car manufacturer revealed earlier this week. Regarded as ...
Tesla Model E Could Arrive in 2015
25 Oct 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla’s new entry-level electric car, reportedly named the Model E, could be launched in 2015, Auto Guide reports, adding that the vehicle is expected to borrow several styling cues from the c...
Tesla to Develop Self-Driving Car Within Three Years
18 Sep 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric car automaker Tesla Motors is planning to develop a semi-autonomous vehicle within the next three years, company CEO Elon Musk revealed earlier this week. Speaking to the Financial Times...
Tesla Motors Market Value Briefly Rises Over $20 Billion
27 Aug 2013, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Now famous electric car maker Tesla Motors, Inc. (market symbol TSLA) yesterday briefly reached a new record market cap of 20 billion dollars during New York trading. Market valuation is determin...
Tesla Buys Test Track in California
23 Jul 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors has bought about 35 acres of land adjacent to its factory in Fremont, California, where it will develop a test track for its current and future electric cars, the Silicon Valley Busines...
Tesla Model S Battery Swap Takes 90 Seconds
21 Jun 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to introduce battery swapping for the Tesla Model S before the end of the year, EV automaker Tesla Motors demonstrated that the car’s battery pack can be changed in just 90 seconds. The...