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| Tesla Roadster to appear on Top Gear? | | 2008-08-25 08:32:00 | | Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson has had nothing but bad luck when it comes to testing electric cars. Maybe the problem is that he's never gotten his hands on the right one. Reports are coming in from across the pond that the popular television series has recently procured a Tesla Roadster for Mr. Clarkson to wedge his rather large and surly self into. We have a feeling that Jeremy will like this car -- its performance, after all, rivals that of many gas-powered cars we consider super. Plus, it has British roots, and anybody who has ever watched the show knows that this fact earns brownie points from the three-man crew.When will the test take place? That's a good question. Our compatriots over at AutoblogGreen have contacted Daryl Siry, head PR man at the Silicon Valley EV company, who told us that no specific date has been set. He did assure us, however, that a test will definitely take place. When it does, we sure hope that it goes better than the last electric vehicle test. Seriously, it ... | | By: Car News | | |
| | Soluciones gráficas de nVidia: GeForce, Quadro y Tesla | | 2008-08-21 19:53:50 | | Después de lanzar la pregunta al aire con la entrada anterior sobre gráficos de edición y gráficos de juego, he decidido indagar un poco sobre las distintas soluciones gráficas que ofrece la empresa nVidia, y me he llevado algunas sorpresas, por lo general buenas. He resumido un poco las tres grandes gamas de procesado gráfico [...]... | | By: GeeKtacora | | |
| | Tesla not planning SUV based on Model S platform | | 2008-08-20 16:02:00 | | Two big British car magazines are reporting on some of Tesla's future product plans today following the latest promotional tour by SVP Marketing Darryl Siry. There isn't a whole lot new in the articles that hasn't already been reported here and on AutoblogGreen over the past year, but there were a couple of interesting items and errors. First of all AutoCar is reporting that Tesla is planning to use the platform of the Model S sedan (formerly known as WhiteStar) for future vehicles, which makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, they are also reporting that Tesla is planning an electric SUV off that platform, so we contacted Siry to check on this. Siry told ABG that there are in fact no plans to build an SUV. An SUV body style was just used as an example to demonstrate the flexibility of the platform.Helping to achieve that flexibility is a reconfigured battery pack that lays under the floor rather than upright behind the seats as in the Roadster. This will allow for a modular configuration... | | By: Car News | | |
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| Tesla Model S sem participação da Lotus | | 2008-08-20 12:36:00 | | O presidente da Tesla confirmou que o projecto do próximo veículo eléctrico, com o nome temporário de Model S, está 90% completo. Será um sedan de 4 portas e 5 lugares, com um preço bastante inferior ao Roadster. Este modelo será totalmente desenvolvido pela Tesla, dispensando assim a Lotus como fornecedor do chassis... nunca vi como boa ideia dizer não a um chassis da Lotus, mas pode ser que a Tesla tenha aprendido um truque ou dois. A sua venda está prevista para 2010, e será produzido pela Tesla na Califórnia.Notícia em Autocar.co.uk... | | By: Quatro rodas e um volante! | | |
| | Tesla hires ex-Ford exec as new CFO | | 2008-08-06 05:57:00 | | Tesla Motors continues its hiring spree by bringing on Deepak Ahuja to serve as the company's CFO. Ahuja comes by way of the Ford Motor Company, where he was heading up the project to bring small European Ford's to America. Prior to that, Ahuja carried various other important financial roles with Ford and Mazda. Tesla's goal of becoming "the next great American automobile company" is a brash one, but much more likely to pan out with the proper people at the helm. Considering the rate at which Tesla Motors has been bringing on talent, including the recent addition of Franz von Holzhausen as Design Director, it is clear that the budding automaker takes its goal rather seriously. See the full press release after the break.PRESS RELEASEDeepak Ahuja, Seasoned Auto Industry Finance Executive, Joins Tesla Motors as CFOSAN CARLOS, CA – Deepak Ahuja, a seasoned auto industry finance executive with 15 years experience at Ford Motor Company, has joined Tesla Motors as Chief Financial Officer.De... | | By: Car News | | |
| | Former employee slaps Tesla with class action suit | | 2008-07-17 05:48:00 | | Their plate may be filled with churning out Tesla Roadsters and developing the Model S sedan, but Tesla Motors can't seem to get a break from the lawsuits. First there was the tiff with transmission supplier Magna, followed by potential development partner Fisker, and now Tesla is facing a class action (it's not a class action lawsuit until a judge deems it so) lawsuit from former Director of Public Relations, David Vespremi. Vespremi ended up on the cutting room floor during the tornado that swept through the company ranks at the end of 2007 was let go prior to the layoffs in January of this year. Vespremi is trying to connect his firing to the layoffs, but according to Tesla's Darryl Siry, that's not the case -- his termination was a separate matter. The details of the lawsuit allege that Tesla Motors did not practice good faith or fair dealing, violated labor codes with unpaid wages and waiting periods, and utilized unfair business practices. The document also listed libel and slan... | | By: Car News | | |
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| Tesla Electric Roadster Launched By Automotive PR | | 2008-07-01 08:04:00 | | A California-based electric car pioneer has drafted in agency support to launch the world's first all-electric sports car in Europe.Automotive PR has been brought on board by Tesla Motors for the launch project this summer. The 125mph Tesla Roadster was launched in the US earlier this year. The car will enter the UK, German and other European markets in the second half of 2008.Automotive PR will work alongside its US counterpart, which is handling the German comms activity. The car will be showcased in the UK at the British International Motor Show in London and at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester. Both events will be held next month.Automotive PR is charged with handling the media relations activity for the launch. It will be targeting consumer, automotive, business and lifestyle titles as part of the brief.The Roadster is 100 per cent electric and can travel from zero to 60 mph in 3.9seconds. It is run on lithium ion batteries, which take 3.5 hours to recharge. The car ca... | | By: Autos Space | | |
| | Fisker's request for arbitration granted in Tesla lawsuit | | 2008-06-14 03:58:00 | | A few months back, Tesla Motors sued Fisker Automotive for allegedly stealing information related to the production of its upcoming plug-in electric sedan named Whitestar and using it to develop its series-hybird, the Karma. Yesterday, a judge ruled in favor of Fisker Automotive by allowing the case to go into arbitration outside the courtroom, which was apparently part of the original agreement between Tesla and Henrik Fisker in the first place. It appears that Tesla went outside that original agreement by bringing forth its lawsuit in the first place, though Tesla may have considered that contract void as the original lawsuit alleged that it was signed merely to gain access to confidential information.Although the arbitration is to be handled outside of court, the judge has scheduled a management conference this August, perhaps to be sure that negotiations are moving along. This is good news for Fisker, which is currently working to get its Karma PHEV sedan to market by the fourth-qu... | | By: Autoshows | | |
| | Tesla Roadster Electric Sports Car | | 2008-06-01 14:28:32 | | The first electric car manufactured by Tesla Motors, the high-performance, zero-emissions Tesla Roadster sports car, was unveiled before a crowd of car buffs and potential customers. The electric Tesla Roadster has the equivalent of 135 mpg and a range of 250 miles on a single charge, a combination unseen until now in a mass-produced electric car. Its extended range is due to its state-of-the-art lithium-ion Energy Storage System. The Tesla Roadster is capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in four seconds.Using a unique two-speed electrically activated manual transmission, the Tesla Roadster's power comes from a 3-phase, 4-pole AC induction motor. The motor is controlled by the Power Electronics Module (PEM) which also controls the inverting direct current to 3-phase alternating current, charging and braking systems.Tesla Motors's engineers have gone to great lengths to ensure that not only is the Tesla Roadster safe to drive, but also is safe when charging, at home or on the roadThe e... | | By: cars & bikes | | |
| | Magna files lawsuit against Tesla Motors | | 2008-04-16 23:44:23 | | Magna files lawsuit against Tesla Motors
Just yesterday we reported that Tesla Motors has filed a lawsuit against Fisker Coachbuild, but now comes word that Tesla could be in some legal trouble of its own. Magna — a transmission maker — has filed a suit against Tesla for money it says the electric carmaker still owes it. During the development of the electric Roadster, Tesla ran into some development problems with the car's transmission. The car was originally slated to get a two-speed unit supplied by X-Trac, but that unit had durability issues so Tesla turned to Magna. Tesla subsequently decided not to use the Magna unit and developed its own before eventually deciding on a single speed unit (ultimately the car's electric motor had to be altered). According to AutoblogGreen, Magna isn't upset that Tesla decided not to go with its design, but rather that Tesla never paid them fully for its work — $5.6 million in all. ... | | By: Auto News: Car Reviews, Car News, Car Shows | | |
| | Tesla Motors Files Suit Against Competitor Over Design Ideas | | 2008-04-15 21:19:29 | | By JOHN MARKOFF
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Motors, the Silicon Valley maker of electric sports cars, filed suit in San Mateo Superior Court on Monday against a competing company and two of its employees, saying they stole some of Tesla’s design ideas and trade secrets.
Tesla, which has generated much interest among fans of cars and technology, [...]... | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
| | KobetaSonik 2008, nuevos grupos: Saxon, Tesla y Death Angel | | 2008-03-04 08:28:00 | | El Kobetasonik confirma nuevas bandas a su cartel. Se le suman ahora tres grupos consolidados como los británicos Saxon y los estadounidenses Tesla y Death Angel, y una banda emergente como los australianos Airbourne.
El cartel confirmado hasta el momento es el siguiente:
KISS
JUDAS PRIEST
HELLOWEEN
SAXON
BLIND GUARDIAN
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY
GAMMA RAY
TESLA
APOCALYPTICA
GOTTHARD
DEATH ANGEL
AIRBOURNE
LATZEN
Recordar que el Kobetasonik tendrá lugar en Kobetamendi (Bilbao) los días 20, 21 de junio.
La oferta de bonos para los 2 días del festival de Kobetasonik a 100 € se mantiene hasta el 10 de marzo. A partir del día 10 de marzo el precio de los bonos se verá incrementado y se pondrán a la venta las entradas de día.
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Venta en el resto del estado: Red Tick Tack Ticket, www.ticktackticket.com, 902 15 00 25, FNAC y Carrefour
www.kobetasonik.com
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| | Electric Cars - Tesla Roadster Electric Car - 2008 Electric Cars | | 2008-03-02 01:36:17 | | Electric Cars - Tesla Roadster Electric Car - 2008 Electric Carshttp://classiccustomandsportscarvideos.blogspot.com/Electric Cars are still relatively new and the Tesla Roadster electric car is one of the true electric cars that don't rely on hybrid technology to make them a viable means of transportation.The Tesla has really-impressive numbers for an electric car and boasts impressive horsepower and torque ratings that make the Tesla Roadster a sports car among electric cars.The Custom Car Cruiser: videos of the the cool, fast, exotic, muscle and sports cars you want to watch.... | | By: Custom Car Cruiser | | |
| | Tesla Whitestar Electric Sedan To Debut This Year | | 2008-02-18 07:11:00 | | With its soon to be produced Roadster, Tesla is planning to extend its lineup. In a recent interview with CNET, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk revealed that the company will have the design for the Whitestar electric sedan finalized within this year's second quarter, and have a functional prototype ready before the end of the year. Musk also confirmed that the electric sedan will be priced in the $50-60k range, and be produced in annual runs of 10,000-20,000 units.
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| | Tesla Motors may go public this year | | 2008-02-07 15:02:02 | | Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Earnings/Financials
click above for more high-res pics of our first drive of the Tesla Roadster
In the near future, you may be able to jump on the Tesla Motors bandwagon without coughing up $100k in spare change to finance a Roadster. Just a few days after receiving the first production vehicle to carry the [...]... | | By: Car O Focus | | |
| | Elon Musk takes delivery of first production Tesla Roadster | | 2008-02-06 05:02:04 | | Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Green
Last Friday, Tesla chairman Elon Musk took delivery of the first production Roadster, which carries the name P1 (Production vehicle 1). The black coupe was flown in from Hethel, England, where all Teslas are being built alongside the Roadster’s cousin, the Lotus Elise. When the Roadster arrived at the start-up’s [...]... | | By: Car O Focus | | |
| | Tesla Roadster off the hook for advanced air bag requirements | | 2008-01-29 14:01:12 | | Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Government/Legal
click above for more pics of the Tesla Roadster being crash tested
Yesterday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved a waiver for Tesla Motors so that its all-electric Roadster could be sold in the U.S. despite not meeting advanced federal air bag requirements. Of note, however, are some comments made by the [...]... | | By: Car O Focus | | |
| | Revisiting the Tesla Roadster as a track car: it could happen | | 2008-01-28 22:55:17 | | click the Roadster for a high res galleryA few weeks back we addressed the question of using the Tesla Roadster as a track car. Discussing the topic with Tesla VP Darryl Siry during my first ride-along in the car, he made it clear that the Roadster in its current form wouldn't be very suitable for track use. The sustained loads on the electric motor in that kind of situation would cause the air-cooled unit to get too hot. When the temperature rises, the power electronics module (PEM) automatically cuts the power output. However, the arrival of DriveTrain 1.5 could provide the ideal basis for a track special. With the air-cooled motor soon to be supplanted by a liquid-cooled version, capable of sustaining significantly higher continuous power levels, the single biggest stumbling block may have been overcome. In combination with the upgraded PEM, the only other major issue to address would be the vehicle weight. To that end, Tesla engineers are contemplating a Roadster 120, with 120 referring to the range. They could use a battery pack with only half the capacity and chemistry balanced more toward power than energy. That would drop nearly 500 lbs of mass, improving handling, acceleration, and braking capability. The reduced mass would also reduce the loads on the motor allowing it run at speed even longer. Of course none of this will happen until the standard Roadster is in steady production.Gallery: First Drive: Tesla Roadster[Source: Tesla Motors]... | | By: Auto News: Car Reviews, Car News, Car Shows | | |
| | Tesla Roadster to begin production on March 17th | | 2008-01-24 21:01:04 | | Filed under: Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green
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Earlier today we reported that Tesla Motors appears to have discovered a solution for the transmission troubles that have delayed production of the Roadster so far. The California-based all-electric automaker has now confirmed to Inside Line that it will begin production of its first batch [...]... | | By: Car O Focus | | |
| | Tesla finds a solution to transmission troubles | | 2008-01-24 14:01:57 | | Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs
The team at Tesla Motors has been hard at work attempting to prove that they can deliver a performance-minded electric vehicle to the world, but along the way they’ve hit a few bumps in the road. On top of recent organizational changes, one of the major hold ups on delivering the Roadster [...]... | | By: Car O Focus | | |
| | Tesla Blog | | 2008-01-14 11:22:18 | | It seems this blog has just started and it is very interesting it is call Tesla Founders. The Tesla is mean green sport machine.(sorry about the Mr. T rhymes.) The Tesla is a sport car that is powered by a lithium-ion battery. It can travel to 221 miles on single charge. This little earth friendly machine is not cheap it cost $100, 000 but the has sold out on pre-orders.Any was the creator of this machine has created a blog. It seem different then the normal company blog. Check out at http://www.teslafounders.com/ ( there is only a few post as of today but I hope this project of the Tesla roadster is a big successs)... | | By: Cool Looking Stuff | | |
| | Uh-oh: Wired picks Tesla Roadster for annual Vaporware awards | | 2007-12-21 13:31:35 | | Well, WIRED used to love the Tesla Roadster. And the magazine will love it once again sometime down the road. But today - exactly because they can't buy a Roadster and drive it down the road now - WIRED is a bit sour. The electric supercar has been named to Wired's annual vaporware list. In the current list, Vaporware 2007: Long Live the King, writer Michael Calore picks on (to me) legitimate targets like the Steorn Orbo and Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy album alongside the Roadster. As Calore writes, "the car has been appearing everywhere -- Popular Science, The New York Times, Wired -- except the blacktop. The Tesla Roadster was promised this October, but now we're looking forward to burning some vapor in 2008." What will 2008 bring? I'm still confident that buyers will get their Roadsters, transmission issues and all. You?Related: ABG rides the Tesla Roadster Playing Devil's Advocate - Tesla Motors Gallery: Riding in the Tesla Roadster[Source: WIRED, h/t to kert]... | | By: Auto News: Car Reviews, Car News, Car Shows | | |
| | | Electric-Powered Tesla Roadster Full Touch | | 2007-06-17 20:04:00 | | The electric-powered Tesla Roadster boasts the equivalent of 135 mpg and a range of 250 miles on a single charge, a combination heretofore unseen in a mass-produced electric vehicle. Its extended range is due to its state-of-the-art lithium-ion Energy Storage System. The Tesla Roadster is capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in about four seconds.“The Tesla Roadster delivers sports car performance without using any gasoline,†said Eberhard. “This is what we hoped to achieve when we started the company three years ago, to build a car with zero emissions that people would love to drive.â€Using a unique two-speed electrically actuated manual transmission, the Tesla Roadster’s power comes from a 3-phase, 4-pole AC induction motor. The motor is controlled by the Power Electronics Module (PEM) which also controls the inverting direct current to 3-phase alternating current, charging and braking systems.The Roadster’s Energy Storage System (ESS) provides power to the entire vehicle... | | By: Autos Space | | |
| | | Tesla Electric Vehicles Won't Go to Franchisers | | 2007-05-14 16:33:00 | | Tesla Motors, maker of the hot and hotly anticipated $92,000 electric Roadster, will sell its products through factory-owned stores, not traditional dealerships. The company will put the first cars on sale in Santa Monica, California, in November, then move to major cities including San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and eventually Denver, Boston and other major markets.Automotive News quoted Tesla Marketing Vice President Darryl Siry as saying, "We can't hand over the car to an independent franchiser" who would "spend his time apologizing for the car's shortcomings." Therefore the company plans to run its own sales outlets, which he said would be more like an Apple computer store than a traditional vehicle dealership.Bloomberg reports 400 orders have already been placed for the first model, the two-seat Tesla Roadster, with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and actor George Clooney on the list.A second model, the WhiteStar sedan is due in 2010. Whether or not Tesla has the ca... | | By: AutoBeat | blog Auto news, reviews, concepts, auto | | |
| | Tesla launching factory-owned stores for new roadster | | 2007-05-11 16:34:00 | | Tesla will be selling its upcoming electric roadster through factory-owned stores rather than franchised dealerships with the aim to create the atmosphere of a trendy Apple Store instead of the staid image of a regular dealer. Automotive News reports that the first store will be opened on Santa Monica Boulevard in LA by November, with other stores to open soon after in San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Miami. The news comes from Tesla’s vice president of marketing Darryl Siry, who also mentioned that after the initial group of stores are opened, even more will be opened across the US in places such as San Diego, Seattle, Denver and Boston. Tesla is expecting to sell up to 1,200 units per year of the UK-built roadster. Siry explains that the $92,000 Tesla roadster cannot be sold in a conventional manner. “A traditional dealer would spend his time apologizing for the car’s shortcomings rather than talking up the benefits”, he said. “We are going to design our own sales expe... | | By: AutoBeat | blog Auto news, reviews, concepts, auto | | |
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