CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 28, 2021

By Charles Morris When Tesla first launched the Roadster in 2008, it was a rarity on the streets, and drew stares everywhere. Nowadays, Teslas are becoming commonplace, and in most parts of the country, a Model S, Model X, Model 3, or Model Y is unlikely to inspire a second glance. Although Tesla allows you […].

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

One of the first Roadsters made, VIN013 was listed with only 840 miles on the odometer.

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Teslarati

JUNE 14, 2023

Similar to Tesla, Toyota intends to produce the car body from three main components in a modular structure, allowing for “significant component integration.” The use of giga casting was pioneered by Tesla with the Model Y crossover. IDRA has been a unit of China’s LK Industries since 2008.

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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2023

Tesla will expand the Information Technology (IT) building and install new automation equipment on production lines at the Fremont Factory, filings show. Tesla filed to expand the IT buildings on the North end of the Fremont Factory property on Wednesday. I’d love to hear from you!

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Back in 2004, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder and chairman of Tesla. Later, in 2008, Warren Buffett invested $232 million for a nearly 10% stake in BYD, a China-based company that makes lithium-ion batteries and electric cars.

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2023

Bidding for a trio of abandoned Tesla Roadsters has been extended until June 2. Gruber Motors was responsible for the three vehicles and the bidding, as the Tesla Roadsters were found in a shipping container in China with no miles on the odometer. The OG Tesla Roadster is a crucial part of the company’s history.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2024

Source: Ford Motor Company If you or someone in your household owns or leases a Tesla, you can get up to $10,000 off a new 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E lease. Ford recently introduced a $1,500 discount for folks who own or lease Teslas. Your partner drives a Tesla, and you want a Mach-E? 1,500 discount. Get started here. –ad*

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Teslarati

MAY 22, 2023

The trio of abandoned Tesla Roadsters from 2008 have reached a massive bid of $750,000 with just four bidding days left, and there is no indication that these vehicles even operate. In 2010, a buyer in China purchased three Tesla Roadsters. They were shipped and arrived, but they were abandoned by the buyer.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The electric vehicle market has transformed immensely in the past dozen years. Most of that transformation comes down to one thing: dropping battery prices. As battery prices have come down, various electric vehicle models have gotten more range for the same price, and many more models have come to market with a competitive mix of […].

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Teslarati

MAY 5, 2023

The Tesla Roadster Trio found in shipping containers at a dock in China earlier this week has already started accumulating massive bids from buyers who are hoping to get their hands on at least one of the vehicles. In 2010, a buyer in China purchased three Tesla Roadsters. Update: Paragraph 7 added to reflect updated bids.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2012

For the past five years or more, the iconic Tesla Roadster has been the poster child for electric cars.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2021

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) bulls are responding to “The Big Short” Michael Burry’s massive bet against the electric automaker’s stock, indicating that their beliefs don’t align with the man who correctly predicted the 2008 collapse of the housing crisis. They will likely get restarted again for Tesla owners.”

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Teslarati

JULY 31, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company was wrong to throttle the battery voltage of 1,743 Model S sedans. Tesla agreed to pay $1.5 Earlier this week, it was reported that an Over-the-Air update was dispatched by Tesla in May 2019 that temporarily reduced the maximum voltage of Model S sedans. Tesla to pay $1.5

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In a surprising turn of events, we now learn that billionaire Dan O’Dowd bought the 3 Tesla Roadsters that were lost in a Chinese port for over a decade. Last year, we reported on a strange story of three brand-new Tesla Roadsters that were found inside a shipping container in China. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2019

As Tesla finds its sea legs as a larger-scale global automaker, the launch of the Model Y small crossover is its most critical test since the California company started in 2003. No other Tesla has faced this much competition. No other Tesla has faced much of any. When Tesla first delivered the Roadster in 2008 it was a novelty.

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Teslarati

APRIL 23, 2021

Tesla just made it easier for electric car owners to access data from their vehicles. Tesla’s current lineup of vehicles is equipped with a dedicated event data recorder, which records data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems in the event of a crash or crash-like situation.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) skeptic Michael Burry, known to many as the inspiration for “The Big Short,” used the Megapack fire at the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Northern California to remind everyone that he “should be” shorting the stock. Burry remains highly skeptical of Tesla, according to his Tweets.

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Teslarati

MAY 29, 2021

Tesla has delayed its Model S Plaid delivery event to June 10th, after CEO Elon Musk said the vehicle needs “one more week of tweak.” The Model S is Tesla’s flagship vehicle. It was first delivered in 2012 and was the company’s first-ever passenger vehicle, following the first generation Tesla Roadster in 2008.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2021

The release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta Version 9 has been delayed another week, CEO Elon Musk told Twitter followers early today. Musk’s Twitter feed is a common place for Tesla owners to receive news from the company’s CEO, first-hand. FSD subscription capability should be turning on via the Tesla app.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Tesla released the Roadster, a 100% electric vehicle, in 2008. Tesla named its advanced cruise control Autopilot, which automates the car’s steering, acceleration and braking systems. What to Do if Your Tesla Crashes. The next step would be to take photos of your damaged Tesla for insurance and legal purposes.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

On Tuesday, September 7, former Tesla executive Doug Field joined Ford as chief advanced technology and embedded system officer, effectively ending his time as Apple’s Vice President of Special Projects. The post Ford hired former Tesla, Apple exec to create next-generation vehicle technology and services appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 10, 2018

In the beginning, there was Tesla, although it wasn't started by current CEO Elon Musk. While Musk has now become synonymous with the electric-car brand, Tesla was actually founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who had previously founded and sold a eBook reader company.

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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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Green Car Congress

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. Tesla and other US manufacturers are in a strong position to compete for this growing global market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I’ve seen quite a few vehement Twitter posts regarding Elon Musk, Tesla, subsidies, that 2008 government loan in which Tesla repaid American taxpayers back early and with interest as of late.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The Tesla Model 3 was the bestselling full electric. Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Push EVs

APRIL 8, 2023

The Tesla Model Y broke all records, with the highest monthly sales of any vehicle in Norway’s history, with 7,445 units registered, and over 38% of the entire auto market. Norway’s Best Selling BEVs The Tesla Model Y broke all records in March, with the OFV recording 7,445 units registered. March’s combined plugin result of 91.1%

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Teslarati

JUNE 10, 2022

Tesla is preparing its employees for a somewhat traditional end-of-quarter delivery blitz to counter the shutdowns the automaker faced at its production facility in Shanghai this quarter. Tesla has routinely stepped up production and deliveries at the end of most quarters just to end the three-month period with an exclamation point.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 14, 2014

Now, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has suggested that the Silicon Valley electric-car maker will offer a replacement battery for the 2008-2012 Tesla Roadsters that were its first production cars. Musk''s.'

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Car buyers looking for a used Tesla Model 3 in the UK may be in luck, as recent reports have revealed that the prices of the all-electric sedan in the second-hand market are starting to level off. That being said, some vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet and the Tesla Model 3 saw their used prices drop by a notable degree.

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Baua Electric

MAY 26, 2023

the sector’s greatest EV battery manufacturer, is becoming a member of Tesla Inc. EV-to-battery manufacturer BYD started sun production in 2008 and has constructed capability each locally and in a foreign country to form wafers, cells and modules. Fresh Amperex Generation Co. and BYD Co.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2023

The Tesla Model Y was the best […] BEVs alone took 16.8% share, a new record. Overall auto volumes were 182,712 units, up some 24% year on year, though still well off the pre-2020 seasonal average (~230,000 units).

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A fire that claimed over thirty original 2008 Tesla Roadsters is now under investigation, according to new reports. After responding, crews realized the site of Gruber Motors likely housed many electric vehicles, as the shop has a reputation for specializing in engineering services for Tesla vehicles specifically.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Tesla Motors announced today that it has prototyped a "Roadster 3.0" package, which Roadster owners will be able to purchase in the future to update the battery pack, aerodynamics, and tires of their 2008-2012 Tesla Roadster electric sports cars.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Say what you will about Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk, he''s one of the very few global automaker CEOs who personally responds to owner questions via Twitter. And he''s at it again, promising late Friday afternoon that details will be coming this week on the promised battery upgrade for the Tesla Roadster sold in the U.S.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Tesla Model Y […]. Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Tesla Model Y was the overall best selling […]. Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids.

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