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REPORT: Tesla Motors planning IPO "soon"

Rumors about Tesla's plan to go public have been circulating since 2008, but a down stock market seemed to put a damper on the start-up's IPO. Now, the word on the street from Reuters is that Tesla is planning to go public "soon." When might that be, exactly? Who knows. A source told Reuters it could happen "any day," but Stephan Dolezalek, managing director of VantagePoint Venture Partners and a Tesla investor, said in September that it's unlikely to happen in 2009. For its part, Tesla continues to offer little guidance on the report ... Read more →

Tesla Roadster sets world EV record of 313 miles on single charge Sam Abuelsamid

It's no secret that how you drive influences a vehicle's efficiency. Case in point: This week's Global Green Challenge in Australia where Simon Hackett shipped his 2008 Tesla Roadster down under ...

World's Largest Rebate? Save $42,000 on Tesla Roadster in Colorado Jeremy Korzeniewski

We didn't believe it until we verified it with our own eyes – and amazingly it's true: Colorado is offering a $42,083 rebate on the 2009 Tesla Roadster until December 31st. Carry the one, ...

Ex-Tesla/Harley-Davidson exec Michael van der Sande resurfaces at Aston Martin Sam Abuelsamid

It didn't take Michael van der Sande long to land a new gig after leaving his last posting at Tesla Motors. In August, van der Sande left Tesla after only nine months as senior vice-president of sales ...

Tesla introduces Mobile Service Rangers, the Geek Squad for EVs Sebastian Blanco

Doctors may not make many house calls anymore, but Tesla Motors believes an at-home service is just the ticket for its pricey electric cars. The company recently announced a new Tesla Mobile ...

Frankfurt 2009: Smart + Tesla + Brabus = High Voltage 2 months ago on Autoblog

In addition to the Tailor Made concepts that Brabus trotted out for the Frankfurt Motor Show, the German tuning firm also showed off a new version of its electric Smart Fortwo called the Unlimited High Voltage. This new model is an updated version of the company's electric Smart ED concept and ...

REPORT: Tesla gets $82.5 million investment; delivers 700th Roadster 2 months ago on Autoblog

Go to Frankfurt, get $82.5 million. That's sort of what happened to Tesla Motors, which is at the big Frankfurt Motor Show this week and received an "opportunistic" equity investment in that amount from a group led by Fjord Capital Partners. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his company was "not ...

Pics Aplenty: Tesla unloads new set of Model S driving shots 3 months ago on Autoblog

Just a day after releasing new images of the Tesla Roadster Sport, the Silicon Valley automaker has gone and unleashed its Model S starring in a series of actual at-speed driving shots. While we've seen high-res shots of the Model S in the studio from Tesla Motors and we've witnessed the car ...

Pics Aplenty: Tesla finally drops real images of Roadster Sport 3 months ago on Autoblog

It's been seven months since Tesla first announced its intentions to build the Roadster Sport, a higher performing version of its electric sportscar. Seemingly many moons later, the Silicon Valley-based automaker has finally offered up some real high-res images of the EV along with more details ...

Tesla moving HQ, building powertrain plant in Palo Alto 3 months ago on Autoblog

Tesla has announced that it's pulling up stakes and moving its digs from San Carlos, CA to Palo Alto. The EV startup firm will take over a three building complex in the Stanford Research Park formerly occupied by Silicon Valley pioneers Hewlett-Packard and its spin-off Agilent Technologies. The ...

Officially Official: Mercedes to produce electric SLS gullwing 4 months ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz has officially confirmed the rumors that have been floating around in recent days – it will build an electrically powered version of its upcoming SLS gullwing coupe. The EV version of the SLS will drive all four wheels by means of an individual motor for each corner. It will not ...

REPORT: Daimler sells 4% of Tesla to Middle East investment fund just two months after acquiring it 4 months ago on Autoblog

Just two months after buying 9% of Tesla Motors, Daimler has reportedly sold nearly half of that stake. According to Reuters, 4% percent of the electric car startup is now owned by Aabar Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based investment fund. In a way, the stake is still in the family, since Aabar ...

Rumormill: 2010 Tesla Roadster gets upgrades including wifi connectivity 4 months ago on Autoblog

While owners of the current Tesla Roadster get the benefit of driving their bad ass electric vehicle today, people who are on the list for a 2010 model will get a few benefits that make 2009 owners jealous. Tesla Motors Club member DrComputer wrote about "a conversation with Ted at corporate" ...

REPORT: Tesla planning to launch 2011 Roadster in more right-hand export markets 4 months ago on Autoblog

According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the long-anticipated right-hand-drive Roadster is coming in the first quarter of 2010 and will be available in both standard and Sport guise. The first market that's slated for electrification is, as you would expect, the United Kingdom, and Tesla's first ...

Elon Musk: "Golden handcuffs" require I stay through Model S launch 4 months ago on Autoblog

For a guy who allegedly wants a lot of the credit for creating Tesla Motors, Elon Musk certainly doesn't seem to like the job of being its CEO. As part of Daimler's investment deal with Tesla, Musk needed to commit to staying on as Tesla's CEO at least until the Model S launches in 2011. Musk told ...

Ford, Nissan, Tesla all big winners in DoE advanced technology loans 5 months ago on Autoblog

The U.S. Department of Energy has finally announced the first recipient of low interest loans under its Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program. The first recipient is Ford, and analysts believe the DoE will award sums to Nissan and Tesla Motors, as well. Ford applied for up ...

Elon fires back at Eberhard in Tesla lawsuit's latest twist 5 months ago on Autoblog

Shortly after Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard filed a lawsuit against Tesla Motors and its Chairman, Product Architect and CEO Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley automaker had this to say: This lawsuit is a fictionalized, inaccurate account of Tesla's early years -- it's twisted and wrong, and ...

REPORT: Tesla Motors valued at $1 billion 5 months ago on Autoblog

Wondering how much Tesla Motors might be worth on the open market? It would seem the actual figure would depend you who you ask. Based on the assumption that Daimler paid $50 million for nine-percent of Tesla, the Silicon Valley automaker would theoretically be worth $550 million. According to ...

BREAKING: Martin Eberhard sues Elon Musk and Tesla for libel, slander and breach of contract 5 months ago on Autoblog

The only thing surprising about Martin Eberhard's latest move is that it took so long to happen. Eberhard was co-founder of Tesla Motors along with Mark Tarpenning, and he was ousted from the company in November 2007 by then-chairman Elon Musk. Musk has never been one to hide his feelings about ...

Convoy of Tesla Roadsters in California commemorates 500th delivery [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Added Speed and Motion HD Video after the jump Just what do you call a gathering of 30 or so Tesla Roadsters all in one place? A gaggle? A flock? After taking a look at the photos of such an event from our friends at Speed and Motion, we'll go with "convoy." This crowd was brought ...

Tesla delivers 500th Roadster to New Jersey man 5 months ago on Autoblog

From the first to the 100th and now to the 500th, the story of Tesla Motors and their first offering, the Roadster, has been pretty heavily documented. The trend is unlikely to stop any time soon and, in that vein, Tesla is making sure to note its latest milestone, the delivery of the 500th ...

REPORT: Next Tesla Roadster aims at 911 Turbo with AWD and usable space 5 months ago on Autoblog

Electric drivetrain aside, the Tesla Roadster isn't the most practical sports car on the market. Like its Lotus counterpart, the Roadster is lacking space for both passengers and parcel, something Tesla CEO Elon Musk is all-too-happy to admit. But as you'd expect from the plucky upstart and its ...

Tesla Motors and Lotus announce matching recall notices 5 months ago on Autoblog

- Tesla Motors has announced its first-ever recall, affecting all 345 Roadsters the Silicon Valley automaker produced in 2008. According to the official recall notice from the NHTSA, the rear hub flange bolts on some vehicles may not be torqued to proper specifications, which could lead to ...

Daimler buys 10% stake in Tesla, will supply parts and engineering 6 months ago on Autoblog

During a press conference held at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart this morning, Dr. Thomas Weber, the head of research and development for Mercedes-Benz, announced that Daimler is buying a 10% stake in Tesla Motors. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was also on hand for the announcement. The companies ...

Fisker and Tesla taking different approaches to dealerships 6 months ago on Autoblog

Both Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors are bringing electric-powered luxury sedans and convertibles to market, but each is going about it in entirely different ways. Fisker's strategy, steered by former BMW and Volvo sales director Vic Doolan, is to license independent dealerships – some of ...

VIDEO: Tesla CEO 99 percent sure of DOE loan, calls NYT writer "a huge douchebag" 7 months ago on Autoblog

Since it was announced that the highly quotable Bob Lutz would be departing from his General Motors management spotlight, automotive bloggers and reporters everywhere have been mourning the loss of an executive with such an exquisite way with words. Now it appears that the pining may have been ...

Tesla CEO vows to personally refund deposits if there's an "Armageddon scenario" 7 months ago on Autoblog

Here's Tesla's Elon Musk, speaking in March (and just published in Car and Driver): Even in the worst case of an Armageddon scenario, I'll personally refund people [their money] if need be. While the U.S. federal government needs to step in and guarantee the warranties for General Motors and ...

Tesla Model S gets over 500 reservations in first week 7 months ago on Autoblog

It's been barely a week since the curtain was lifted on the Tesla Model S, and not only has its design received positive reviews, those sensuous lines have seduced 520 people to fork over some deposit cash for the new all-electric sedan. Tesla won't say, however, how many people chose the ...

Leak! Tesla Model S pics surface on web ahead of today's debut 7 months ago on Autoblog

Tesla has a big media event planned today at 12PM PST to unveil the new Model S sedan. That plan has been blow out of the water a bit thanks to social media mogul Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg.com, who has uploaded what appear to be a few official images of the all-electric sedan on his ...

Elon Musk reportedly sets trap for loose lipped Tesla employees 8 months ago on Autoblog

The breathless style of writing at which Valleywag has made a name for itself isn't the sort of thing we often link to, but we'll make an exception today. According to the Gawker team, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not making any friends in his own company; in fact, Valleywag claims that Musk recently ...

Tesla Roadster on sale in Canada as of... today, deliveries start in Q4 '09 8 months ago on Autoblog

Canada has not always been the friendliest territory for electric cars, but that's changing. After the Tesla empire officially expanded to Chicago yesterday, the company has announced it will join the northern rush and is now ready to take orders in Canada. Canadian buyers will have to wait ...

Dang, Bubba! Secret Service nixes Tesla drive for Bill Clinton 8 months ago on Autoblog

Former president Bill Clinton came this close to joining fellow politicos like Arnold Schwartzenegger and Gordon Brown as veterans of the Tesla Roadster Test Drive Club. At a recent event put on by Shangri La Industries (a green building contractor) at Burbank's Bob Hope Airport, Clinton was on ...

Tesla lifts the skirt on the Model S, full exposure coming March 26 9 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/First_Look_Tesla_Model_S_all_electric_sedan_teaser_image'; A couple months back, we got a glimpse of the rear bumper of Tesla's Model S via a BusinessWeek article on the company. Early this morning, we finally got an official shot from the company that ...

Tesla to unveil Model S on March 26, hopes for DOE money by summer 9 months ago on Autoblog

In a newsletter distributed today by Tesla Motors, CEO Elon Musk provides an update on the business including an announcement that a driveable prototype of the Model S would be unveiled on March 26. The Model S reveal will take place at the Southern California headquarters of Musk's other company, ...

Tesla one-make racing series: Nothing factory-backed, for now 9 months ago on Autoblog

If Jeremy Clarkson's review of the Tesla Roadster proved anything, it's that the electric sportscar can keep a good pace around a race track. While the Roadsters' acceleration leaves little to be desired, its limited range and propensity to overheat when kept near its limit for long periods of ...

Tesla raises prices on Roadster options, sparks controversy, anger among early adopters 10 months ago on Autoblog

There's a firestorm of controversy surrounding the Tesla Roadster and its most recent set of options and pricing details. Apparently, a number of Roadster reservation holders who had already placed hefty deposits (as much as $50,000 dollars) on the Tesla, had locked in their orders and picked ...

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