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Update: IHS Offers Hard Number On U.S. Tesla Model S Registrations In The First Quarter
The Tesla Model S is the leading EV in the U.S. Market researcher IHS has revealed an exact number for Tesla Model S registrations in the first quarter of this year. This comes on the heels of a vague statement made about Tesla sales last week. Last week IHS issued its quarterly Automotive Plug-in [...]
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Live blog: Tesla conference call expected to focus on Model S
We are live-blogging the Tesla conference call set for 11 a.m. Pacific (2 p.m. Eastern) Friday. Tesla did not give any hints about what it will discuss on the call, but on Twitter earlier Friday Chief Executive Elon Musk said the call would be about a Model S product.
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How the Tesla Model S is Made
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Charger prototype finding its way to Model S
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Tesla likely to supply cars to Uber in the nearterm and Uber would buy 500,000 cars if Tesla can make them fully self driving
According to Charged EVs, that accounts for every model Tesla would be able to create in the auto’s first year. Jurvetson also discussed the benefits of embracing the driving technology Tesla is developing, saying that the cars are an ideal way to eliminate traffic gridlock, get people moving more efficiently, and provide an exceptionally safe commute to travelers. “I believe they are already safer than my parents,” Jurvetson said of the “robocars”, “and I would trust my kids with them.”
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Tesla raised a whopping $738 million in its stock sale
Tesla’s underwriters bought up all possible extra shares in the deal, boosting the amount of money the electric carmaker raised. Tesla raised $738 million from a stock sale, which closed on Wednesday, according to a regulatory filing, far exceeding the electric carmaker’s original estimates. The company originally was looking to raise closer to $500 million last week, and then boosted that number to about $650 million a day later by agreeing to sell more shares.
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The Tesla Model S P85D is so good it 'defies the laws of physics'
The Tesla Model S P85D performed well on Consumer Reports' road tests — so well that the 80-year-old publication is calling the Tesla the best car it has ever tested.
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Tesla strikes deal to buy lithium hydroxide mined in northern Mexico
The mine will potentially supply Tesla's Gigafactory outside of Reno, Nevada.
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Tesla has a new $29,000 battery upgrade for its old Roadsters
In August 2014, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about "a fairly exciting upgrade" (i.e., an improved battery pack) to the company's first car, the Lotus-based Roadster. Today, we can finally put a price tag on what it'll cost you to give your aging all-electric sports car around 35-percent more energy capacity and around 40-percent more range. In short, getting the new, roughly 70-kWh pack will set you back $29,000. Be warned: The new pack is heavier than the older one.
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Want to make Mars hospitable? Drop nuclear bombs, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk is clearly in the 2016 race for Supervillain of the Universe, because on the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," he suggested there were two ways to make Mars hospitable for humans and one option is to drop thermonuclear bombs on it.
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Russia's Massive Tesla Tower Revealed in Drone Footage
click to enlarge Activist Post Western energy sanctions levied against Russia are already threatening to trickle down and compromise the energy security of the entire...
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Everyone is going after Tesla now
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.
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Elon Musk: VW Shows We've 'Reached the Limit of What's Possible With Gasoline'
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and green technology wizard, thinks gasoline and diesel fuel are dead. Musk was addressing a room full of Flemish and Belgian reporters when one asked him to weigh in on the recent Volkswagen scandal, in which the company rigged its cars to fraudulently pass emissions tests. The reporter asked if he was worried it would cause people to “lose their faith” in green technology. “I think it’s the opposite,” Musk replied.
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Tesla will introduce the most important car of the year next week
Tesla is scheduled to deliver the first of its Model X crossover SUVs to customers next week. The startup carmaker will hold an event at its factory in Fremont, California, September 29, as the first "Signature Series" Model X vehicles roll off the assembly line. CEO Elon Musk will be there, as well as Business Insider, so check back for coverage. In the meantime, consider this: The Model X isn't just the most important car Tesla has ever built...
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Tesla Will Have A 600-Mile Range Vehicle In Two Years
By 2017, Tesla is going to have a vehicle with a 600-mile range on the market. One of the primary issues with the Tesla Model S is that it can only go a couple hundred miles before requiring a charge. This new model will address that problem. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced the company would soon be able to equip cars with the battery and powertrain technology required for 620 miles per charge.
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Tesla’s Batteries Will Power Office Buildings In California
As it has been announced at Tesla, known for making electric cars, it is expanding its line of products and one of the first is the device called the Powerwall. The Powerwall is an enormous battery capable of storing energy both solar and from the grid, thus making it available for later usage. Apparently, Tesla’s technology will be employed to ‘enlighten’ homes, offices and streets of California.Real estate developer The Irvine Company and Advanced Microgrid work together to use...
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Tesla shares plunge after Consumer Reports drops Model S recommendation
Tesla shares plunged more than 15% after Consumer Reports announced it was withdrawing its recommendation of the company's flagship Model S P85D electric sedan. The price of Tesla shares had climbed by the closing bell, but it still ended the day down 6.6%. The consumer products ratings publication gave the $104,000 electric car a "worse-than-average" rating in its latest report about the predicted reliability of new vehicles.
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Why Tesla’s Autopilot and Google’s car are entirely different animals
In the buzz over the Tesla autopilot update, a lot of commentary has appeared comparing this Autopilot with Google’s car effort and other efforts and what I would call a “real” robocar — one that can operate unmanned or with a passenger who is not paying attention to the road. We’ve seen claims that “Tesla has beaten Google to the punch,” but while the Tesla release is a worthwhile step forward, the two should not be confused as all that similar.
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The Autopilot is learning fast: Model S owners are already reporting that Tesla's Autopilot is self-improving
During the press conference for the release of the Autopilot, Tesla CEO Elon Musk referred to each Model S owners as an “expert trainer” – meaning that each driver will train the autonomous features of the system to feed the collective network intelligence of the fleet by simply driving the electric vehicle on Autopilot. He said that the system should improve every day, but that improvements might only become noticeable every week...
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Tesla Gigafactory ahead of schedule, already producing Tesla Energy products
Tesla has already begun production at their $5 billion battery factory, according to the company’s third quarter 2015 shareholder letter. In October, production of Tesla’s Powerpacks and Powerwalls moved from Fremont to an automated assembly line at the Gigafactory. The early move, which appears to have occurred months before originally planned, was due to growing demand for Tesla Energy products. The move will delay many deliveries of energy products from late 2015 to early 2016...
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