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Tesla receives $10 million state grant to build Model X SUV

, Oct 12th 2012 Discuss [6]

On Wednesday, Tesla was approved for a $10 million grant from the California Energy Commission, which will be used to buy components for the electric Model X SUV, and further expansion of the manufacturing capacity for its Fremont factory. For its part in this, Tesla will have to pony up $50 million to match the grant. The Model X SUV was unveiled back in February, when it amassed over $40 million in sales. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 25, 2012

, Sep 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've had a rather interesting Tuesday here at SlashGear, thanks in no small part to RIM. The company held its BlackBerry Jam today, introducing us to new BlackBerry 10 features like Peek and Flow. We also learned that BlackBerry 10 will come with support for your favorite social networks, even offering a native Facebook app. Carrier testing on the new mobile OS will begin next month, and RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said that BlackBerry has a good shot at becoming number three behind Android and iOS. Read The Full Story

Tesla slashes forecast over Model S production hiccups

, Sep 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

Tesla has admitted it has fallen short of production goals for the Model S, blaming new equipment and supplier delays for pumping out fewer than expected electric sedans. The company - which announced ambitious solar-powered charging station plans this week - says it has so far produced 255 of the Model S, of which 132 have been delivered to buyers, and leaving Tesla 4-5 weeks behind schedule. At fault, Tesla says in a shareholder filing [pdf link], is the complexity of the new equipment involved on the Model S production line. Read The Full Story

Tesla plans to build solar chargers along major US highways for its vehicle owners

, Sep 25th 2012 Discuss [1]

Tesla Motors has some of the coolest electric vehicles on the market today including the Roadster and the new Model S. Despite how cool these electric vehicles are people may still have the same range anxiety with these cars as they would any other electric vehicle, such as the Nissan Leaf or others. Tesla has a plan to address this range anxiety, and the plan has nothing to do with bigger batteries. Read The Full Story

Tesla Model S hits eBay before it’s built

, Sep 18th 2012 Discuss [18]

One of the most interesting electric vehicles on the market is the Tesla Model S. The thing that's so interesting about this EV is that it seats multiple adults comfortably and has an impressively long driving range. A 2012 Model S Signature edition has hit eBay even before it's actually built. Read The Full Story

Tesla teases 2016 compact crossover & Roadster replacement

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [3]

Tesla's fourth and fifth cars will include a crossover SUV and a Roadster replacement, founder Elon Musk has teased, though drivers will need to wait until 2016 at the earliest to get behind the wheel. Although first on the electric car company's agenda is the 2015 $30,000 sedan Tesla hopes will open up its audience considerably, Musk told Wired, work on the subsequent models is already underway, with a simultaneous launch promised. Read The Full Story

Nikola Tesla Museum crowd-funded project gets Elon Musk bump

, Aug 16th 2012 Discuss [5]

This week Matthew Inman from the illustrated blog and comic The Oatmeal initiated a funding project which would help pay for the public purchase of Nikola Tesla's original laboratory site for use as the first USA-located Tesla museum. In Inman's request (which of course took the form of an illustrated comic-like plea), he suggested that the Tesla auto company donate to the cause. The auto company is owned by none other than Elon Musk, who the folks at Jolopnik got in contact with, who agreed just this morning to donate online. Read The Full Story

Tesla talks future EV models for 2015

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [3]

2012 has already been a pretty big year for Tesla. Just last month it started shipping out the first of its Model S cars to customers, and earlier this year the company announced that its Model X crossover will enter production in late 2013. Despite having one model fresh off the assembly line and another entering production soon, Telsa has revealed plans for a third model, which chief designer Franz von Holzhausen hopes will enter production as early as 2015. Read The Full Story

Analysts buoyant on launch of Tesla Model S

, Jun 26th 2012 Discuss [1]

Tesla finally got its Model S electric car into the hands of some of the people that pre-ordered. This is a huge deal for the electric car company because it racked up 10,000 pre-orders from customers who all gave a $5000 deposit. The pricing on the car is far from cheap starting at $50,000 and going to over $100,000. Read The Full Story

Tesla Motors Model S electric cars now a road reality

, Jun 24th 2012 Discuss [9]

Tesla Motors has begun pushing out its latest model from the plant - the Model S sedan, one of the most luxurious electric cars to date. The launch is also bringing hope to the company's facility in California, where high-end manufacturing jobs are being created as a result of this newest creation. The first customer? Legacy Ebay president Jeff Skoll, who drove off in his new whip following an event on Friday. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA VCM revealed for Tesla Model S

, Jun 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

This week as the Tesla Model S electric car heads to its first real road release, it's been revealed that none other than NVIDIA's brand new VCM will be powering the car's dashboard. This dashboard is a set of intelligent screens, each of them running with an NVIDIA Tegra Visual Computing Module (VCM) behind the scenes. This Tegra processor will be bringing the graphics fury to both the 12.3-inch LCD and the 17-inch LCD that make up the car's control panel and information displays. Read The Full Story

First Tesla Model S cars ready for delivery this week

, Jun 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

It has been a long road, but electric vehicle maker Tesla is set to ship its first Model S EVs as early as today. The first 10 Signature performance versions of the EV will be picked up by their owners at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California. These cars priced between $95,400 and $105,400. Read The Full Story
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