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Tesla to Use North American Material Amid Pollution Worry

Sounds like a really big impact. Cobalt is the next mineral to go up in price? If so, how can Model E be cheap?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...material-amid-pollution-worry.html?cmpid=yhoo

Tesla reaches deal to keep selling in New York

Okay, banned, but not banned yet. Funny. Sounds like there is something dealers want from Tesla.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/29/autos/tesla-new-york/index.html?source=yahoo_quote


Tesla Says China General Manager Kingston Chang Left the Company

I don't get it, how can a CUHK PRC graduate quit Tesla be a news?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...ngston-chang-left-the-company.html?cmpid=yhoo
 
Can't stand about all the sensational media reporting about theoretically possible hacks. From ATMs running Win98 (you need to have access to the ATM's USB port ... hello???) and now Teslas. The NSA has a backdoor to everything anyhow.
 
Tesla Model S is Norway’s best-selling vehicle, outsells Ford’s entire range

This news basically slapped Dr. Kwok Ka-ki hard on his face.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/te...-outsells-ford-entire-range-article-1.1743470
 
I get "google alerts", and usually it is wacko "news". Today, evidently, a chinese firm has ordered 5000 Tesla Model S convertibles. Of course, the company that supposedly makes these was bragging that they got the order, and they also ran an ad or two informing us that they can convert your Model S for only $20,000.

Then they have the pictures. It's of the alpha model, back when it was white, photoshopped to look like a convertible. Hey, I did one of those myself, only I used the pictures of, at least, a production car, not a prototype with only one car built. Send me $20K and I'll photoshop a picture of YOUR car! And no guarantees of quality.

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Tesla Business Leasing

A year ago, Tesla introduced a Resale Value Guarantee that gives customers the option to return their Model S after three years for a known value. When combined with a car loan provided by Tesla’s banking partners, this program gives customers the functional equivalent of a lease – and, because they own the car, they also get the benefit of the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit. Many of our customers have chosen to take advantage of the Resale Value Guarantee.
In the meantime, however, our customers in small and medium sized businesses have been asking for a leasing program for the ease and simplicity of being able to deduct the payments from their business taxes. We’ve been listening to those requests, and today we’re happy to announce the launch of leasing for business owners.
Our leasing program is straightforward and transparent, and we’ve designed it to be user friendly. To begin with, business customers can easily see upfront their monthly cost of leasing while configuring their car on our website.
While customers have become accustomed to lease agreements that run as long as 10 pages, we found that we could say all that needed to be said in less than three pages – and it’s written in plain language.
In keeping with the Tesla way of doing things, our customers can handle and sign their lease agreements completely electronically. Customers are able to view an electronic version of the lease agreement upfront before delivery. Even the signature process at delivery is simple: a one-button tap on the 17-inch touchscreen in their new Model S is all it takes.
The Tesla business lease is available through Tesla Finance, a subsidiary we’ve set up especially to offer this new product to business customers. The lease program completes a suite of products, including the Resale Value Guarantee and loans from our banking partners, that covers a comprehensive range of financing needs for Model S customers. These financing options, when combined with the fuel savings of Model S, provide an attractive value proposition compared to what’s available for a gasoline-powered car.
The Tesla Motors Team



http://www.teslamotors.com/en_HK/blog/tesla-business-leasing