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NewsSeptember 8, 2009

Tesla Motors Hires Veteran Exec

SAN CARLOS, CA --- Tesla Motors said it has hired Silicon Valley executive Jon Sobel as general counsel and board secretary. He'll start in late September.

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NewsAugust 25, 2009

Tesla to Open Powertrain Facility in Palo Alto, CA

PALO ALTO, CA --- The city of Palo Alto and Tesla Motors said the electric vehicle manufacturer will develop and produce vehicle components in a renovated building in the Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto.

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NewsJuly 28, 2009

Tesla Entrepreneurs in Legal Battle

SAN CARLOS, CA --- Two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs -- Martin Eberhard and Elon Musk -- are embroiled in a legal battle over who deserves credit for "founding" Tesla Motors and who was responsible for the mistakes that temporarily threatened Tesla's survival.

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NewsJune 30, 2009

Tesla to Use Loan on Model S, Powertrain Plant

SAN CARLOS, CA --- Tesla Motors has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the production of affordable, fuel-efficient electric vehicles.

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NewsJune 23, 2009

Energy Department to Help Automakers with Green Efforts

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy has approved funding assistance for Ford, Nissan, and Tesla Motors to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.

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NewsJune 1, 2009

Tesla Recalls 345 Roadsters

SAN CARLOS, CA --- Tesla Motors has launched a safety recall covering all 345 Tesla Roadsters manufactured before April 22, 2009.

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ArticlesJune 1, 2009

Master the Basics of Alt Fuel Vehicles

When you read a newspaper or website, you’re finding a lot of coverage of battery-powered cars, which for now are the heart and soul of the green car movement. Sometimes it gets a bit confusing for readers to sift through the acronyms. Here’s a simple guide to breaking electrics into three categories.

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NewsMay 19, 2009

Daimler AG Acquires 10 Percent of Tesla Motors

STUTTGART, GERMANY and SAN CARLOS, CA – Daimler AG has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors Inc., the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe.

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NewsMay 18, 2009

Tesla Model S Draws More than 1,000 Reservations

SAN CARLOS, CA ---Tesla Motors said May 12 that it had received more than 1,000 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge.

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NewsApril 28, 2009

Tesla Model S to Appear on 'Late Show with David Letterman'

SAN CARLOS, CA --- The Tesla Motors Model S is scheduled to make an in-studio appearance on Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, April 29.

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