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MAY 16, 2014

Tesla has announced that the first right-hand drive Tesla Model S to come to the UK will arrive on June 7, with deliveries continuing throughout the summer. The fully electric luxury saloon was first announced in 2008, and as more details have come to light, interest has heightened. Latest News Tesla Motors'

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JANUARY 30, 2012

With the last Tesla Roadsters making their way towards owners in Europe, Asia and Australia, the world of electric cars will soon be lacking a sports car figurehead.

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MAY 22, 2013

billion fundraising , Tesla Motors has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the US Department of Energy in 2010. Following this payment, Tesla will be the only American car company to have fully repaid the government. Flush with its recent $1.02

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 28, 2011

That’s the achievement being celebrated by Tesla Motors after its customers have clocked up 10 million miles of low emissions, all-electric driving since the Tesla launched its two seat sportscar in 2008. Ten million miles.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2018

Electric-car maker Tesla is known for troubled launches, at least for the four products it's offered since the first Roadster in 2008. But the launch of the Tesla Model 3, its lower-priced electric sedan, may be the most challenging yet—and it may be the Tesla with the highest expectations.

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MARCH 9, 2021

The After Tesla Era. The image and common impression of Electric vehicles were re-written by the introduction of the Tesla Roadster in the year of 2008. Tesla Roadster proved that electric vehicles can be fun to drive, reliable, and can have the dashing looks of a sports car. Yes, he founded SpaceX but not Tesla motors.

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JUNE 18, 2015

The Dahn Group studies of the reasons for the failure of Li-ion cells began in 2008 and now represent the largest focus area for the group. There are projects on new cathode materials; new anode materials, and Li-ion battery safety that are well established and have a long history in the group. —Prof.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

First appropriated in the fall of 2008, the program provides loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels. billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 billion to Nissan North America; $465 million to Tesla Motors; and.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 3, 2011

Three years after it shipped its first production Roadsters, Tesla Motors is on the brink of launching its 2012 Model S luxury sedan. In preparation, it has announced a nationwide tour, giving eager fans and reservation holders a chance to get up close and personal with the car everyone has been waiting for since 2008.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Since the launch on 26 March, Tesla Motors has taken 520 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge. Separately, Tesla delivered 104 Roadsters to customers in March, marking the first triple-digit delivery month in the company’s history.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009.&#. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles.

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All Cars Electric

JUNE 8, 2010

Sexy electric sports car creators Tesla motors have figured it out: sell off its excess zero-emission vehicle credits for much-needed hard cash to Honda, the only mainstream automaker to not yet fully commit to making an EV. In 2008, a revised version of the Californian zero-emissions mandate came.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

kilowatt-hour battery pack produced by Tesla Motors Inc., After a fast start in which sales outstripped supply in 2008, Smart has fallen on hard times. in 2008, but its sales fell to 14,595 in 2009. &#. The Smart fortwo—the smallest car sold in the U.S.—is is a two-seat car that is 8 feet long.

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

nk has settled on Lithium for all the new cars, it won't be producing until late 2008. Tags: ener1 think global think city enerdel tesla motors tesla energy now. A deal was announced yesterday with EnerDel, an Indiana subsidiary of Ener1 and Lithium battery manufacturer. This means if Th!nk

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JANUARY 13, 2010

The Revenge team filmed a historic meeting in Detroit today — getting GM Vice President and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk together on camera for the first time. And Mr. Musk is helping to revive the fortunes of the electric car industry with his stewardship of Tesla Motors. Chris Paine, Elon Musk, Bob Lutz.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2021

Fifteen years ago today, on August 2nd, 2006, Co-Founder and CEO of what was then called “Tesla Motors” Elon Musk put out his top-secret Master Plan. Essentially, the cleverly titled document outlined what Musk envisioned for Tesla a few years before it would ever pump an electric vehicle off its production lines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

KG, the automotive lithium-ion battery joint venture formed in 2008 by Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG ( earlier post ), will begin construction of its production facility this autumn in Kamenz, Germany. In May, Daimler took a nearly 10% equity stake in US-based Tesla Motors. Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Speakers include Nobel Laureate and energy expert Burton Richter; Marc Tarpenning, co-founder of Tesla Motors; and Deborah Gordon, co-author of 2 Billion Cars. Seyed Reza Younesi, Katarzyna Ciosek, Kristina Edström (2008) Lithium oxygen batteries; challenges and possibilities (paper at EVS 214).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here we offer some insight into these newcomers and their potential impact on the future of green motoring. Tesla Motors. Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Electric car maker, Tesla has lost its court case against the BBC’s Top Gear show over a review of its Roadster model. The Silicon-Valley firm had been trying to sue the show for libel and malicious falsehood relating to an episode first aired in December 2008. In the episode, the Roadster appeared to run out [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Electric sport car firm Tesla has lost an important part of its libel lawsuit against Top Gear. A high court judge ruled that the BBC show did not imply that Tesla misled motorists by claiming its Roadster car had a 200 mile range. The show first broadcast in 2008, showed the Tesla Roadster being tested [.].

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

We delivered 147 Roadsters in 2008, exceeding an aggressive internal benchmark — and vastly more than skeptics thought possible. Tags: Production News Elon Musk Tesla Roadster Sport Tesla Motors. You’ll hear more about it in the next couple months. Thanks again for your continued support. Sincerely, Elon.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 29, 2011

Owners of the electric supercar model, the Tesla Roadster have now clocked up over 10 million miles and saved 500,000 gallons of petrol in the process. Running in over 30 countries, the 1500 Roadster models sold since the model was launched in 2008 have saved over 5.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Silicon valley [.].

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JULY 14, 2013

A study of Tesla Roadster user data published by plug-in vehicle advocacy organization Plug In America (PIA) projects that the battery packs in the Roadsters will retain 80-85% of capacity after 100,000 miles (160,934 km) driven. As of 4 July 2013, Tesla Motors reported that 2,100+ Roadsters have been driven more than 35 million miles.

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JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Tesla Motors, Inc. IBM (advisory board).

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JANUARY 28, 2009

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APRIL 22, 2009

based Tesla Motors Inc. The Irvine, Calif.-based based Fisker plans to produce just 15,000 plug-in hybrids a year, starting later this year, with pricing to start at $87,900. Meanwhile, the San Carlos, Calif.-based is already selling an all-electric, zero-emission Roadster. Base price: $109,000.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The loan for Ford Motor Company is the first to be finalized since the program was appropriated in the fall of 2008. In June of this year, the Department of Energy announced conditional loan offers to Ford Motor Company, Tesla Motors, and Nissan Motors for a total of $8 billion.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

The most promising of these, according to Mike Omotoso, senior manager of power-train forecasting at JD Power and Associates , are Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors , a company that is already producing its first car, the electric Roadster, a small, very high-performance car that can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in less than four seconds.

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MARCH 11, 2010

The FCCC electric WIV also marks the first commercial vehicle application of a Tesla Motors Li-ion battery pack, which provide up to a 100-mile driving range on a single charge. The durable steel straight-rail chassis frame reduces flex and bowing to minimize chassis stress while carrying heavy payloads. All-electric walk-in van.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Powered by Tesla Motors’ lithium-ion batteries, the chassis is 100% electric, including the HVAC system. FCCC is the first company within the industry to utilize Tesla batteries for commercial applications. The MT-EV all-electric chassis utilizes Enova Systems’ 120kW all-electric drive system technology.

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OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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MAY 30, 2021

Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. These factors and other economical and geographical reasons have a significant impact on the fall of Electric vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What I’ve heard is that Tesla Motors was able to R&d and produce a car that gets 300 miles per charge for the kind of money that the likes of GM spend on quarterly bonuses. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. April 18, 2009 7:41 am Link I hope Kent B. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

In the filing for a patent awarded in 2014 on the design of a system for vehicle dynamics control in electric vehicles, Ian Wright, currently the founder and CEO of Wrightspeed ( earlier post ) and a co-founder of Tesla Motors, and his co-inventor Ryan Cash explain that existing control systems for vehicle dynamics—e.g.,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Just a hunch, but Tesla Motors could be cast as the dashing protagonist, while Better Place might be up for best supporting actor… When Coulomb this week announced $14 million in second-round funding to advance its business model for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, the Campbell startup gave more momentum to the EV revolution. .

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