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Tesla founder Elon Musk has often stated that his goal wasn't to build the world's best electric car, but to build the world's best car... ...that just happens to be electric.
Well, we believe he has. Which is why the Model S is Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year.
... And thanks Ben (Cinergi) for the Livestream. Great video!
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One of the Motor Trend judges about the possible response (based on experience) to choosing an electric vehicle as COTY:
Shock Therapy: Is America Ready for an Electric Car of the Year? - Motor Trend Blog
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A few () articles covering the COTY choice:
Tesla Model S - Motor Trend Car of the Year - Nov. 12, 2012 (CNNMoney)
Motor Trend Magazine Names Tesla Model S 'Car of the Year' (Video) - Drivers Seat - WSJ
Motor Trend: Tesla Model S Car of the Year - MSN Autos
Tesla Model S Wins MotorTrend Car of the Year | Autopia | Wired.com)
Tesla electric sedan snags Motor Trend's 'Car of the Year' award - San Jose Mercury News
2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Tesla Model S [w/video] (Autoblog)
'Motor Trend' names Tesla Model S as Car of the Year
Tesla Electric Sedan Snags Motor Trend’s ‘Car of the Year’ Award - Bloomberg
Tesla Model S named Motor Trend Car of the Year by unanimous decision | The Verge
Tesla Model S - Motor Trend Car of the Year | Money - KCRA Home
Tesla Model S is Motor Trend's 'Car of the Year' - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
Motor Trend car of the year goes to... Tesla Model S
Tesla Model S Is Named Motor Trend's Car Of The Year 2013 | TPM LiveWire
Just as we predicted, Tesla Model S wins 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year award | Digital Trends
Tesla Model S - Motor Trend Car of the Year | Money - WGAL Home
Motor Trend Names Tesla Model S as 2013 Car of the Year - Yahoo! Finance
Motor Trend Names Tesla Model S as 2013 Car of the Year American-made, All-Electric Car Rises to Top of Most Competitive Field Ever - CNBC
Best statement by Elon "Accepting the award, Musk referenced Mitt Romney's description of the government investment in Tesla as a "loser," saying Romney "was right about the object of that statement, but not the subject."
Motavalli has been pretty rational most of the time regarding EV's.It will be interesting if anything makes the blog and in what context. Talking to reporters is always risky....
Tesla caught the attention of the mainstream automotive world this week, taking home Motor Trend’s Car of the Year award. As the company sets its sights for a mass market EV, we discussed Tesla’s future with Motor Trend Editor in Chief Ed Loh.
Looked like CNBC used Ben's video....?
Looked like CNBC used Ben's video....?
Wow looks that way doesn't it? I haven't reviewed my own video yet (and I will, 'cuz I missed some stuff while I was busy operating the camera and paying attention to the comments haha)
Electric vehicles have hit the tipping point of mainstream acceptance, and you naysayers just lost your last reason for hating the technology.
“[The Model S is a] huge accomplishment from a brand new company in the big picture of the industry,” says Chelsea Sexton of the Lightning Rod Foundation. “It’s also an expensive car and an infant program, so it will undoubtedly have early technical issues and things that wouldn’t necessarily apply to other contenders – which makes the ‘engineering excellence’ and ‘value’ categories somewhat debatable.”