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It apparently will not be a Roadster: Next Tesla sportscar to have back seat, AWD, rear seats and storage

Tesla Recalls 75% Of Its Roadsters

So I tried to pin Tesla down about this, and they were a little vague. I love my car, and I love taking it on little day trips over the weekend. But without the mobile charger, I am very limited in what I can get to and then back to Aptos for charging at night. 2 weekends ago, I needed to...

Car cover finally got here. Has vents over the blower areas, and a little door to allow the charging cable to pass through - but it kinda blows up like a hot air balloon while the fans are running. I kept waiting for it to take flight. Not sure how much I will ever use it while...

SByer, your car with the new wheels look fantastic! Congrats! Don't forget when you remove your hard top, you need to adjust the door window heights to match the soft top...

Tip for Roadster owners who did not opt for the $3000 electronics package: I did not opt for the electronics package - I planned to add my own radio. While I was getting my radio replaced, I planned to add a built-in garage door opener. The literature around the electronics package all...

This sounds similar to me to the specs touted for the RAV4 EVs running on NiMH. Am I misremembering the stats for that? How do these new Li-ions compare?

Over the past 2 days, Solar City has been out at my house upgrading my PG&E service to 200amps and installing my HPC and NEMA 14-50 plug. All the while working around my wacky solar / battery installation. I thought some might be interested in the process of upgrading service, adding the...

Another blog from siry: If The Big Three Die, So Do Electric Car Start-Ups (F, GM, QTWW)

Koenigsegg Quant: Solar-powered, four-seater electric sports car - Crave at CNET UK

Geneva 2009: Magna Steyr Mila EV concept

Report: 32.7 million electric cars by 2015

Hydrogen Produced from Aluminum and Water This is nowhere near the production levels needed to produce power for cars - but this technology might help solve some of Romm's hydrogen miracles. If you can produce hydrogen from water with no electricity, it may be more efficient than battery...

Stumbled across this article when looking up articles about Tesla's pending government loans. This is very cool (literally). I wonder if they will be affordable? Smart Windows Open Up More Funding for SAGE Earth2Tech

New blog article on the TM site from Jeremy: http://President's Day With a President - Tesla Motors - Feel

Mostly positive review from the LA Times: Tesla Roadster packs power in a flash of electricity - Los Angeles Times

Video of Michael van der Sande at the Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Detroit Auto Show: Tesla Motors introduces Roadster Sport - COMPLETE VIDEO

mods: Should there be a single thread for these TM blog posts... I couldn't decide if a new thread was appropriate. Scott Painter blogs on the TM site about his Roadster he received last month: Tesla Motors - hear - My New Favorite Car

Apparently Lotus intends to introduce their new EV at the Geneva Motor show event. Should be interesting if the Model S will be introduced there as well. Business finance news - currency market news - online UK currency markets - financial news - Interactive Investor

I don't think we have seen this here before: California to Rate Cars on Global Warming in the New Year Earth2Tech

Moderator's Note: Thread split from here. I wonder if range will be significantly reduced in the New Jersey snow, running the heater full-time time against the batteries? (or the AC full-time in Arizona for that matter?) How is the drive train range impacted in extreme climates?

A new Valleywag article out tonight, with so much negative spin, I wonder if Owen Thomas did not get what he expected in his stocking this year. Elon Musk: Electric-Car Boss's Holiday Message of Cheer The article first blames this on the Top Gear episode - which we have rehashed here ad...

Tesla owners received an email from Michael van der Sande this evening. It included a recap of recent news, all of which has been covered here and is not worth repeating. But here is an edited version with some of the personal touches from the new VP:

Yet another "top of 2008" story including the roadster. I wonder if they should all be under one thread? Jalopnik 2008 Year In Review: The Ten Biggest Automotive Stories Of 2008 Under number 3: Green is the new Black

When I was an undergrad in the late '80s in Materials Science, there was a professor who had developed a yttrium based alloy he called a "hydrogen sponge" -- it would soak up hydrogen and leave it inert in this alloy until a small electric current passed through it. This would release the...

This is the first positive review I have seen of Tesla from Detroit. I wonder if this is in response to Tesla's announcement of being in the Detroit Auto Show? Guilt-free speedster: Tesla turns electricity into fine art | detnews.com | The Detroit News

From the article: Is that not contrary to what we have heard before? Or perhaps we have only heard that the Model S won't be introduced at Detroit, but Tesla still plans to present something? I wonder if this is Roadster related or maybe finally announcing their Drive Train customers?

For those who haven't noticed, a public thank you and congratulations for dpeilow for now contributing to the moderation of this forum!:smile:

This does not sound good: GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction Earth2Tech

Behold the Tesla of All-Terrain Vehicles | Autopia from Wired.com

It is unclear if this is truly planned to be an electric car or ICE. The article seems to say both: RT: Features : Nanotech to be used in revolutionary Russian sports car

Candidates include the Roadster. 2009 World Green Car of the Year candidates announced - Sympatico / MSN Autos - Green Centre

More signs of the Carpocalypse.... TTAC ends Tesla Death Watch: Tesla Death Watch 41: Tesla Death Watch Ended | The Truth About Cars

Greentech Media | Tesla Coughs Up Sedan Price, Details on Economy Car

globeandmail.com: Driving it Home - Detroit's auto makers short on talent

Horseless Age: Switching Off

Fairly negative article about Tesla applying for part of the $25 billion dollar loan. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30digi.html?_r=1

A surprisingly non-negative review from Wired: The Jersey Turnpike is No Match for the Roadster | Autopia from Wired.com

RTEV, Shuanghuan Auto plan 2-seater electric car for '09 | Cleantech Group

Jason Calacanis finally received his Signature #16 this week. Apparently he had custom interior and exterior upgrades which caused his car to be delivered later than his number would indicate. Tesla Roadster #16 - a set on Flickr

From the Factory to our Garage

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Tesla CEO: GM couldn’t afford us now - Techland

Ben Rosen received his car: Tesla Motors - hear

Figured there probably needs to be a thread just on Elon. This interview is newly published, but seems fairly dated already: SUCCESS — What Achievers Read. On Newsstands Now!

CNBC European Business | End Of The Road

2009 Tesla Roadster One Speed - First Drive - Motor Trend

From AutoBlog Green: Tesla Roadster goes to the drags, does a 12.7 second quarter mile - AutoblogGreen

So the upcoming Time magazine will list the Roadster as #2 in the 50 best innovations of 2008. According to the San Francisco Chronicle: Time Magazine ranks top 50 inventions It is unclear how much of that is the Chronicle, and how much of that is Time. But it is a disturbing trend I...

I thought I had seen this published here before, but I couldn't find it searching around. I just (re-?) stumbled across it this morning that the Roadster made the Forbes most coveted cars list: http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/most-coveted-cars-2008-story.html?partner=fadc_ss