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DECEMBER 12, 2008

Our co-producer continues her account of shooting behind the scenes at Tesla. As we captured key meetings with department heads, Elon stressed his commitment to ramping Tesla up - and the fact that his role was hands-on. If and when this happens, Tesla will have trouble keeping them in stock at any price point.

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APRIL 30, 2009

The ‘Revenge’ team was out in strength recently to film the launch of Tesla’s Model S in Los Angeles. Tags: Events Tesla Model S. Check out the photos below to see the Model S — and our team in action. This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. In Tesla’s case, they’ll receive a total of $465 million to set up their factory in Southern California for the production of their hot Model S.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

My brand new silver all-electric Tesla Roadster sportscar (#23) arrived by truck in Los Angeles yesterday. Shrouded in plastic and tucked into the back of a semi with three other Tesla’s, it waited to be rolled onto the streets of Los Angeles. A day when Tesla too has challenges, but a car in-hand. It’s alive!

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Now, I’m reading about Tesla coming out with a quicker car. A Tesla Sport will beat the snot out of virtually any gas powered production vehicle, and do it with a tiny fraction of the energy the gas burner will use. It’s de facto proof that Tesla’s technology is flexible and expandable. seconds, compared with 3.9

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JUNE 14, 2010

Executive Producer Stefano Durdic made a visit to Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship today, to give the students at this public contract school a chance to tour the Tesla Roadster and learn about electric cars. Tags: Film News Production News Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster. “Does it make any noise?

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MAY 1, 2009

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the David Letterman show on Wednesday. Watch out for the name check for ‘Who Killed the Electric Car’ around 3 minutes in … Tags: In the Media Tesla Model S. Dave and Elon talk about the Roaster, the Model S and the future of electric cars.

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DECEMBER 1, 2008

After a quick lunch break we moved on to shoot some video and pictures of Chris’s Tesla from the trunk of his RAV4-EV. I’m guessing this was one of the first all-electric driving photo shoots from the camera car to the Tesla. This time, Tesla promised us the updated 1.5 drivetrain. It felt like a dead event.

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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. By JERRY GARRETT.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

JOIN US for our premiere events this weekend, including Q&A's with Director Chris Paine and Greg "Gadget" Abbott at the theater along with appearances by Tesla executives and much more! Appearance by Greg Gadget Abbott & Ricardo Reyes, Tesla VP of Marketing and Communications - Fri. Daily Showtimes: 12:15 2:50 5:10 7:30 9:45.

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MAY 6, 2009

These Minis, combined with the 400-500 Tesla Roadsters that will be on the road by end of June, effectively doubles the number of production highway capable EVs in the U.S. More on that later… Tags: Events Inside Track AC Propulsion BMW MINI E Nissan EV Tesla Roadster.

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JUNE 24, 2010

He’ll be participating in another electric car rally, then filming the grand opening of the new Danish Tesla dealership. Leaving the producers and editors to fend for themselves for a few days during post-production, Chris Paine is headed to Europe for some important events in the EV sphere.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Buying one of these will cost about half what the Tesla Model S will cost and you can get it a full year earlier. It won’t be as cool as the Tesla, but most of us could afford one today. Tags: Production News Inside Track Tesla Model S Nissan. And your money stays domestic.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Tags: Events Plug In America Vectrix AC Propulsion Zero Motorcycles Solar Chargeport Drive Change Fran Pavley Inaugural ZEV Kevin McKeown Enertia Linda Nicholes BEV Ed Kjaer Tesla Motors EnergyCS pluginamerica.org Ashley Van Dyke Zero X Yes We Can EV Parade Tesla Roadster Alexandra Paul Santa Monica Zero Emissions Toyota RAV4-EV Jordan Howard Brammo (..)

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JULY 19, 2010

They are part of a panel that also includes Bill Nye “the Science Guy&# and Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors, to talk about education for plug-in and hybrid technology, and how the general public can get involved in changing our methods of transportation.

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JANUARY 3, 2009

After both Tesla and Chrysler chose the Elise and Europa, respectively, for their slot car-fast EVs, it only makes sense that the car company named after a flower would make its own “flower power&# speedster. Looks like most of the battery EV makers are shooting for a 100-150 mile range, with Tesla shooting for over 200.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2008

The party was totally sold out: 250 guests and two superb electric vehicle rockstars - GM’s newly released preproduction prototype Chevy Volt and a silver Tesla Roadster. Tags: Events PIA Fundraiser Production News EV Events Tesla Roadster. Mmmmm.Tesla. Click here to see more photos from the party. ].

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APRIL 20, 2010

Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. The only all-electric “highway-capable&# vehicle available today is the $109,000 Tesla Roadster. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

There was speculation that Tesla was behind it, and not hearing Tesla deny it, rumors spread that it was indeed them. Since it is ACP’s motor/controller that is the basis of the system used in the Tesla, this will be one very fast Mini! While 0-60 in 8.5

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DECEMBER 28, 2011

and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk replies, "yes you will," then the crowd cheered. We've jammed the DVD with all sorts of special features, including a 35-minute panel discussion after the premiere screening at the Tribeca Film Festival this year- with Chris Paine, Dan Neil, Carlos Ghosn, Elon Musk, and moderated by David Duchovny.

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MAY 1, 2009

Wally worked for a while helping Tesla Motors launch their Roadster, and is now back at AC Propulsion working on the newest iteration of the AC-150. After pulling out onto the street, I gave it a punch to see how Tesla-like it was. Rumor has it that this next one will be quite a bit more powerful than the first.

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JANUARY 21, 2009

For his sequel, Paine’s been gauging the mood at the now-much-gloomier GM headquarters, visiting geothermal-powered and EV-friendly Iceland, and test driving his brand new Tesla in Los Angeles. Q: And you just got a Tesla. A: The Tesla is a beautiful car — I’ll give it that. What got you interested in EVs?

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JUNE 17, 2009

Teslas mostly, but the first BMW MINI E was also delivered last week, and we’ll have about 500 more of them on the road within the month. It’s happening. New production electric cars are being delivered at a rate of 100 per month.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2008

You’ll see AC Propulsion’s electric drive technology powering eBoxes , the Wrightspeed X1 , Tesla Roadsters , and mention of BMW’s electric MINI E. In January of 2001 he visited the legendary AC Propulsion of San Dimas, CA to meet Alan Cocconi and test drive ACP’s phenomenal tzero electric sports car.

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JULY 9, 2012

” As if that weren’t enough to get pulses racing with anticipation, also on display out front were a bevy of Tesla Roadsters, the PGE Nissan Leaf, and to round things out, Chris Paine & brother Nels arrived in a cherry Chevy Volt.

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JULY 7, 2010

Another highlight was the opening of Tesla’s first Danish showroom in Copenhagen, coinciding with the week of their IPO. Only 6 months ago we filmed their first Co2 race as part of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, so it was cool to see EVs continuing to grow in popularity here. Electric bus system anyone? Yes, please.

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DECEMBER 24, 2008

How much market share do they want to concede to Toyota, Tesla and Mitsubishi? But effort devoted to an inherently inefficient technology like fuel cells will only delay the inevitable roll out of the Honda EVs. I have to mention that this announcement coincides neatly with news today of Toyota’s first ever loss ($1.66

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JANUARY 5, 2009

The blaze took away some of Gadget’s most prized work, including a super sleek electric powered Silver Porsche which featured at PlugInAmerica’s Sept 08 gala fundraiser alongside the Tesla Roadster and GM’s Volt prototype.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

The future is coming, not only in the form of a sporty Tesla, or any brand new car, but also something for the average America. The Suburbans of my middle American town are going to have to get used to me rolling by in my converted electric car. A converted electric car.

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JUNE 9, 2010

kilowatt-hour battery pack produced by Tesla Motors Inc., . “The mere perception in the marketplace of Smart is of an environmentally friendly vehicle.&#. The Smart fortwo—the smallest car sold in the U.S.—is is a two-seat car that is 8 feet long. The Smart electric will carry a 16.5-kilowatt-hour

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Aptera used it for VIP rides at the TED conference earlier in the day (supposedly including Tesla founder Martin Eberhard). . It is far too early for performance claims but Aptera will likely beat Tesla for eventful ingress/egress. Questions on battery specifics, observed range, powertrain details etc. were all left TBA. .

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APRIL 6, 2010

This Tesla is one of a number of electric cars coming on the market. This Tesla is one of a number of electric cars coming on the market. Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? by Lars Vercelli for the Gotham Gazette. Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? by Lars Vercelli. Imagine it is 2013 in New York City.

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JUNE 3, 2010

We’re excited about being in New York, because aside from the Mini E program and the Tesla Roadster, it hasn’t seen much E.V. Lowenthal said. The others are New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. action,” said Mr. Lowenthal. “We We expect to have a great reception there.’.

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MARCH 12, 2009

Jay Leno’s Garage - 2009 MINI E. Under the hood of the MINI E. MINI E powered by AC Propulsion!

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Together, the gas and electric engines will give the car a 400 mile range, or far farther than the fully electric $109,000 Tesla Roadster. (Some manufacturers such as Zenn Motor broke into electric cars with limited speed vehicles that top out at 25 or 35 miles per hour.)

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have invested in Tesla. Tesla Motors. Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Which electric-car developer counts former U. Bright Automotive.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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. We asked him how he heard of Tesla and why he bought the car,” said Rachel Konrad, a Tesla spokeswoman. “He One customer bought the sleek sports car on the spot after a test drive. “We

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