Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

In celebration of the completion of the West Coast Corridor of the Tesla Supercharger Network, Tesla is heading out on a Model S drive from San Diego to Seattle on their first Supercharged trip up the West Coast. West Coast Superchargers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2013

A study of Tesla Roadster user data published by plug-in vehicle advocacy organization Plug In America (PIA) projects that the battery packs in the Roadsters will retain 80-85% of capacity after 100,000 miles (160,934 km) driven. As of 4 July 2013, Tesla Motors reported that 2,100+ Roadsters have been driven more than 35 million miles.

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The Driven EV News

APRIL 18, 2024

A five-tonne Fuso truck is being converted to electric, with the help of a Tesla Model S motor, a Tesla EV battery, and a lot of innovation. The post The “Fusla”: The 5-tonne Fuso truck converted to electric, powered by Tesla motor and battery appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Tesla Motors is adding a two-motor all-wheel drive option for its electric Model S as well as a standard set of forward-looking camera, radar and 360? For the lower two models, the 60D and the 85D, Tesla is basically maintaining similar total motor output—i.e., Total motor power (hp). Range (miles).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

You will do no better than the recent road test of the Tesla Model S P85D, published on Monday by Motor Trend. That''s the new dual-motor all-wheel-drive version of its signature electric car, revealed last month by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2013

Tesla Motors reported Q1 vehicle deliveries of more than 4,750 Model S units—exceeding the 4,500-unit Q1 target provided in the mid-February shareholder letter. As a result, Tesla is amending its Q1 guidance to full profitability, both GAAP and non-GAAP. —Elon Musk, Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2014

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced in a blog post that the company is opening up access to its patents; Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use the company’s technology. Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Tesla Motors will open more than 30 new service centers and stores across the continent, the company announced at the Geneva Motor Show. Tesla will also continue rapidly expanding its Supercharger network, allowing Model S drivers to travel long distances across Europe for free.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2013

Tesla Motors took 0.6% On the electric vehicle side, Tesla Motors posted 2,308 units of the Model S in California during the second quarter of 2013, representing 44.8% Despite a 0.9 percentage point dip, Toyota remained the dominant brand in the California market during the first half of 2013, with 18.5% market share.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Before you start thinking I’m writing this piece to make Tesla short sellers happy, let me give you some background to the story. We are a group of three Tesla lovers — in fact, EV aficionados in general. In 2017, we bought a second-hand Tesla Model […]. I mean, literally fell down, damaging the steering gear.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Tesla Motors plans to offer a $1,000 adapter to enable Model S EVs to use CHAdeMO fast charging stations for those Model S units with Supercharging already enabled.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

The NVIDIA Tegra Visual Computing Module (VCM) is debuting as part of the Tesla Motors Model S electric luxury sedan. Energy-efficient NVIDIA Tegra module powers infotainment, navigation and digital instrument cluster system in Tesla Motors Model S electric sedan. inch all-digital instrument cluster. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

As a counterpoint, Deutsche Bank analyst Rod Lache on 11 August upgraded the rating for Tesla stock from “Hold” to “Buy” in consideration of the company’s possibly reaching the 1.0 Lux Research evaluated Tesla Motors’ Gigafactory plan and its consequences for the EV industry. million cars per year mark by the year 2025.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 8, 2022

“The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” ” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […].

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The company has recently begun building electric versions of its one-of-a-kind vehicles by integrating Tesla motors and battery packs. ” more… The post Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS): ECD Automotive Design is building badass one-of-a-kind electric Land Rovers using Tesla motors appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The post We visited ECD Automotive’s new facility where it’s building electric Jaguar E-Types with Tesla motors appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2015

Tesla Motors has introduced the new entry-level Model S 70D, an all-wheel drive electric car with a 70 kWh pack, a 0-60 time of 5.2 Model S 70D dual motor drive. seconds and a 240-mile (386 km) range at 65 mph (105 km/h). Starting price is $75,000. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) April 2015 Model S lineup.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors, Inc. During Tesla’s Q4 earnings call in February, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had noted that because Panasonic is Tesla’s primary partner on battery production, the “default assumption” was that Panasonic would continue to partner with Tesla in the Gigafactory. Earlier post.)

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Electrek

JUNE 23, 2022

With the option to choose a Tesla motor and battery, these electric Jaguar E-Types are now available to order. The post ECD Automotive Design adds electric Jaguar E-Types to its repertoire using Tesla motors appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

In an effort to reduce further the already low risk of a Model S battery fire resulting from impact with road debris, Tesla Motors is outfitting new Model S cars (as of 6 March) with an underbody triple shield system consisting first of an aluminum bar; then a titanium shield; and finally a shallow angle solid aluminum extrusion.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Tesla Motors has increased the Model S drive unit warranty to match that of the battery pack—i.e., the 85 kWh Model S, the company’s most popular model, now has an 8-year, “infinite-mile” warranty on both the battery pack and drive unit. The warranty extension will apply retroactively to all Model S vehicles ever produced.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Mercedes-Benz will present a battery-powered electric concept variant of the B-Class at the Paris Motor Show, reportedly developed in partnership with Tesla Motors. Earlier post.) Market launch is planned for 2014.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

Tesla Motors has launched a new business leasing program for the Model S. The Tesla business lease is available through Tesla Finance, a new subsidiary set up especially to offer this new product to business customers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2014

Renovo Motors , Inc. Using a factory-modified Shelby American CSX9000 rolling chassis (“Cobra Daytona Coupe”), Renovo’s eponymous coupe features twin mid-mounted sequential axial-flux motors producing more than 370 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 lb-ft (1,356 N·m) of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.4 Price is $529,000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

Tesla Motors announced that the Tesla Factory will begin customer deliveries of the Model S on 22 June. In addition, the company announced several personalization updates to Model S: Adjustable regen. Owners will be able to adjust brake regen to suit their driving styles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

In its letter to shareholders reporting Q1 2012 results, Tesla Motors Chairman, Product Architect and CEO Elon Musk and Deepak Ahuja, Chief Financial Officer, said that the company had recently signed an agreement with Daimler to create an entire electric powertrain for a new Mercedes-Benz. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Developed with battery technology from Tesla Motors, SolarCity DemandLogic storage includes learning software that automates the discharge of stored energy to optimize utility charge savings for customers. Elon Musk is the Chairman of Solar City, and Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) has given Tesla Motors a $34.735 million tax break from sales and use taxes on $415-million worth of new manufacturing equipment for its Fremont factory.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., The RAV4 EV—22 months in development—combines a Tesla Motors-designed and -produced battery and electric powertrain with Toyota’s most popular SUV model. The powertrain features a 115 kW (154 hp) AC induction motor with fixed-gear open-differential transaxle, with a gear ratio of 9.73.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

US DRIVE partners are the US Department of Energy (DOE); the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR)—a consortium composed of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors; Tesla Motors, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Tesla Motors opened its first Supercharger station in Switzerland today; the Lully station is about 50 km (31 miles) northeast of Geneva on the A1 motorway. With more Supercharger stations opening soon in Germany and Austria, Model S owners will be able to drive through Germany to Switzerland and Austria this winter, Tesla said.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. million electric-drive motors will ship in 2014: HEVs, PHEVs, and BEVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Mercedes-Benz staged the world premiere of the production battery-electric 2014 B-Class Electric Drive at the New York International Auto Show; a concept version had appeared last year at the Paris Motor Show. Earlier post.). Acceleration from 0-60 mph is under 10 s, and the top speed is 100 mph (160 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

AT&T and Tesla Motors have entered into a new multi-year exclusive agreement to enable current and future Tesla vehicles in North America with high speed wireless connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a formal—and legally enforceable—request for detailed information from Tesla Motors for the agency’s preliminary investigation into the battery pack of the Model S in the wake of two vehicle fires caused by impact with road debris. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors announced that his company will make “ a significant investment ” in Germany, focused on expanding the Supercharger network, expanding the number of service centers, and high-speed tuning for the Model S for improved performance on the Autobahn. lagging sales of other EVs in the country.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

This is due primarily to the efficiency of the electric motor, which gives rise to significant advantages during the use phase. The electric B-Class was developed by Mercedes-Benz in collaboration with Tesla Motors; the car uses a Tesla drive system. As a comparison, the B 180 (NEDC combined consumption 5.4

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