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Review: “Getting Ready for Model 3”

Green Car Congress

We have enormous respect for Tesla Motors, for their engineering prowess, their manufacturing abilities, and their forward thinking, risk-tolerant leadership. We were the first outside company in what I call the Tesla “ecosystem,” and we’ve had an opportunity to observe the company for quite some time.

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Tesla Model S: Glitches, Quirks, and Peccadilloes Roundup

Green Car Reports

It's won virtually every 2012 "Car of the Year" honor, including the only unanimous Motor Trend award in the magazine's 65-year history. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has a. The New York Times has called the all-electric luxury sport sedan a game-changer, comparable to the Model T Ford.

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Tesla tweaks financing product with best resale value guarantee and lower monthly payments

Green Car Congress

In response to critiques of the first version of its financing program introduced early in April ( earlier post ), Tesla Motors has raised the Model S resale value guarantee to be the highest of any premium sedan brand made in volume (excludes rare, low volume or limited edition vehicles). —Tesla Co-founder & CEO Elon Musk.

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Dear Tesla: Car And Driver's Hilarious Take On Why Car Dealers Are Awesome

Green Car Reports

From Jonathan Swift''s "modest proposal" to MAD Magazine in the formative years of many pre-teen boys, it serves as a bracing reminder of the absurdity of life. Fast forward to the ongoing state-by-state battles between Tesla Motors and lobbyists for state and national car-dealer interests, who are trying to get franchise laws modified.

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Dead Fisker Karmas: One May Be A Fluke, But Is Two A Trend?

Green Car Reports

It shows the 2012 Fisker Karma we road-tested three weeks ago parked in front of a Tesla Motors dealer in Los Angeles. The magazine bought a Fisker Karma at a dealership to test it--we can. First off, just to be clear, the photo above is NOT a dead Fisker.

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2012 Tesla Model S Electric Sedan: 238 Miles Of Range, Says Motor Trend

Green Car Reports

That's why, even though Tesla Motors claims a range of 265 miles for its 85 kWh Model S, we've been eager to see how far it can go in realistic day-to-day driving. Thanks to Motor Trend, we now know. The magazine borrowed.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla Model S 'Best Overall' Again In 2015

Green Car Reports

Well, Tesla Motors seems to have done it again. For the second year in a row, Consumer Reports has named the Tesla Model S its "Best Overall" vehicle to buy for 2015.

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