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Tesla Patents Next-Gen Electric Car Battery that Gets 400 Miles on a Single Charge
Tesla Motors has filed a patent for an innovative new type of hybrid car battery that can travel long distances without massively raising the cost.
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Tesla shares fall after mysterious car fire and analyst downgrade
Shares of Wall Street darling Tesla Motors fell 6% Wednesday after the high-flying stock was downgraded by an investment house and pictures and video of a mysterious Tesla Model S fire circulated on the Internet.
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Owner Of Battery Fire Tesla Model S Says Car 'Performed Very Well,' Will Buy Again
The Tesla Model S fire that we asked everyone not to get all worked up about because it's just like any other car fire is still not a big deal (in fact, it may be less of a deal than an ordinary car fire)--but it's interesting to see that the owner of the car that burned understands that, too...
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Norwegians are now paying more for a second-hand Tesla Model S than a new one
The first Tesla Model S to be delivered in Norway rolled onto its streets on August 7. By the end of September, it had become the best-selling car in the country—not just among electric vehicles but conventional ones too.
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Elon Musk to make James Bond submarine car a reality
When the car-turned-submarine from the 007 classic "The Spy Who Loved Me" was sold at auction in September for nearly a million dollars, the identity of the buyer was kept secret, as it usually is in collector car auctions. Thursday night, a Tesla Motors spokeswoman confirmed that the submarine, modeled after a Lotus sports car, had been bought by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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Tesla Cars To Use AT&T Wireless Internet Service
Tesla Motors picked AT&T as its in-car Internet service provider, the Washington Post reports. The deal puts AT&T in charge of the many functions on the Model S electric car that are already controlled via wireless network. It was formally announced at an event in San Francisco yesterday.
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Tesla cars go Android
The company is often seen as the Apple of car makers so Elon Musk's decision to update the current flagship Model S with a Google Chrome web browser and Android emulating operating system (OS) could surprise some.
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Tesla Retreats After Sales Miss Some Analysts’ Estimates
Tesla Motors Inc., the top seller of premium all-electric autos, slid 12 percent after reporting quarterly vehicle sales that missed some estimates and lower revenue from regulatory credits while projecting little changed fourth-quarter results.
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German Tesla owner proves the Model S really does go 130 mph with video
We had a great time driving our 415 hp Tesla Motors Model S P85+ around for three days, but one thing we didn't get a chance to do was push the car to its top speed. Fortunately, Martin Messer Thompsen of EV Network.dk was able to do just that on the Autobahn on an unrestricted stretch outside of Berlin. Thompsen's video captures the instrument cluster of his P85+ Model S as he zips from 106 kph (about 65 mph) up to 212 kph (about 131 mph)
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Tesla: Third Model S fire in past two months
Tesla's Model S, which the company's Web site touts as "the safest car in America," has sustained its third fire in six weeks. Pictures of the smoking electric vehicle appeared on the Tesla Motors Club Web site. The accident took place in Smyrna, Tenn. The fire resulted from an accident when the car hit what was believed to be a trailer hitch, according to company spokesman Patrick Jones.
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California police considering Tesla Model S cop cars
There is a town in California so wealthy that even the cops are getting Teslas. The town of Atherton is the bedroom community for Silicon Valley. The average home price is $6.7 million and 15 percent of drivers have a Tesla Model S. But that’s not enough for this high-tech Pleasantville. City Manager George Rodericks told the San Jose Mercury News that he would like to see Atherton cops in Teslas, too.
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Tesla Is Planning To Make A Pickup Truck
Electric car company Tesla is planning to make a pickup truck, CEO Elon Musk said. The truck will likely be the same type of vehicle as Ford's F-Series.
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In the wake of fires, Tesla releases suspension software, while watchdog starts probe
Tesla says it’s taking a few actions, following the three accident-related fires for its cars, including increasing clearance on highways through air suspension and tweaking car warranties. Meanwhile the government watchdog has opened an investigation.
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Tesla Motors to launch autonomous cars within 3 years
Elon Musk believes that Tesla Motors will be able to produce autonomous cars within 3 years. “We should be able to do 90 per cent of miles driven within three years,” he said. Mr. Musk didn’t reveal further details of Tesla’s autonomy project. Though he did say that it was “internal development”. “It’s not speculation,” he said.
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Tesla's Model S Receives 'The Highest Owner-Satisfaction Score Consumer Reports Has Seen In Years'
Tesla Motors Inc won a near-perfect score for its Model S electric car in an annual owner-satisfaction survey conducted by influential magazine ...
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Tesla stock flips U-turn after Model S fires cleared in German investigation
After suffering under the weight of two car fires that sparked a federal investigation, Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock rebounded in a big way Tuesday after the electric-car maker announced that a German safety inquiry had ended with no concerns and a big-name auto analyst suggested shares were now "undervalued."
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Anti-Tesla Amendment To Ohio Senate Bill 137 Fails: EV Fans Rejoice
In the past half hour an amendment to Ohio Senate Bill 137 -- which would have made it impossible for Tesla Motors to sell its cars direct to customers without using a third-party independent dealer -- was defeated, allowing the original bill to pass 12-0 without negatively curtailing Tesla's ability to sell its Model…
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Tesla Motors plans to debut cheaper car in early 2015
Tesla Motors plans to unveil an electric car in early 2015 that could sell in the $40,000 range, a mainstream offering that could be key to the automaker's future growth.
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Tesla Gears Up For Another 35,000 Cars With Factory Upgrades
With help from the state of California, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is looking to significantly expand its production capacity. Tax breaks will allow the company to save up to $34.7 million on $415 million of new manufacturing equipment, which will allow Tesla to add capacity for 35,000 more electric...
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California grants Tesla $34.7 million tax break to boost production
Tesla is receiving a hefty tax break from the state of California as part of its planned expansion at its Fremont factory.
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