PALO ALTO — Electric car enthusiasts as well as skeptics will be watching Tesla Motors (TSLA) on Wednesday as the Palo Alto-based automaker holds its quarterly earnings call, the first since its high-profile feud with The New York Times over an unflattering review of a Model S road trip.
The main thing they’ll be looking for is how [...]
The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced this week that gasoline prices would likely rise faster than forecasters had predicted for 2013. Rising crude oil prices and key refinery slowdowns are the suspected culprits, as short-term pump prices are set to make their way to $3.55 per gallon. In 2012, the average annual pump price in [...]
Tesla Motors will announce the exact release date for its fourth-quarter 2012 earnings statement this week. Having already booked 13,000 customer orders for the Model S electric sedan, Tesla will likely sell every car it manufactures in 2013. Tesla Motors is also in the process of fitting the U.S. highway system with a network of [...]
Green transportation entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors, is considered one of the world’s leading innovators. The Tesla Roadster, Model S, and Model X have the potential to completely transform the look of passenger travel in this century. Musk is also the founder of PayPal, an online payment firm, and Space X, which works [...]
In an attempt to highlight the interior of its newest electric crossover, Tesla Motors has brought its Model X to the Detroit Auto Show so the media and the public can view the intricacies of the electric car’s updated styling. The three rows of seating on the display model are a mix of white and [...]
Electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S are brisk sellers in Norway. As a result of the government’s generous treatment of the EVs, there is little price difference between electric and conventional cars. With no import duty, no parking fees, and no congestion tax, the EV is gaining sales traction. In [...]
A recent major court victory will clear the way for Tesla Motors to offer its cars directly to consumers, without going through a traditional dealership network. Tesla made headlines last year when it began selling its Model S all-electric sedan from company-owned showrooms in strategically chosen shopping malls. Worried that auto dealers might be cut [...]
Tesla Motors, maker of Model S electric cars, has now opened its Supercharger stations in the eastern U.S. corridor. The cars, which have a 265-mile range with the 85-kWh battery, can now take a driver from Washington to Boston without any range anxiety. The 443-mile trip cuts right through New York City and is one [...]
Tesla Motors formally announced this week that the company would start operations in its new Tilburg, Netherlands, distribution center. For the European geographic market, this facility will be Tesla’s parts and service headquarters. All Model S sedans purchased in Europe will get their endpoint assembly at the 62,000-square-foot Tilburg plant. In addition, Tesla’s Netherlands branch [...]
Hollywood heavyweights Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have recently been spotted in their new Tesla Model S electric car. A whole host of tinsel-town celebs has been making the move to green driving lately, with Ben and Jen now officially the newest members of the eco-elite. Tesla Motors made headlines this week in a non-celebrity [...]
The Tesla Model S is already a legend, and when it comes to one of the more traditional rites of passage for muscle cars, it certainly holds its own. Boasting 413 horsepower in its rear-mounted motor, plus a powerful 443 foot-pounds of torque, the Signature version of the Model S is no shrinking violet in [...]
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, sent out a short but momentous message this week to his 100,000-plus Twitter followers. It said, “Am happy to report that Tesla was narrowly cash flow positive last week. Continued improvement expected through year end.” The cutting-edge EV manufacturer uses its own website and Twitter to update the [...]
