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. The anticipated base price of the Model S is $49,900 after a federal tax credit of $7,500. Tesla has delivered about 320 Roadsters so far.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2016
It will also list current tax credits and incentives applicable to EV charging. This will result in a significantly smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery pack (below $100/kWh) and more affordable EVs. Tesla Motors, Inc. Stanford University (research partner and advisory board). University of Texas at Austin.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Price and tax incentives need to be worked out. Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley company that makes electric cars, says it has already sold 150 of its $109,000 Roadsters in the Bay Area. Locations must be found for charging stations. And local electrical grids may need reinforcement.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 23, 2023
However, until mainstream public confidence reaches the point where the perceived combination of risks of a battery electric vehicle purchase (range, affordability, reliability and behavioral changes) match that of an ICE vehicle, then EV purchases are going to be the exception rather than the norm. How much range is enough?
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
According to their SEC filing, California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Read more in the LA Times story: Tesla Motors plans $100-million IPO. From the article: “California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. Tesla Motors plans $100-million IPO. By Robert Faturechi.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. 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.
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