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| Tesla Roadster Sport price |
 | Tesla has announced today the Tesla Roadster Sport price and has released a new set of images of the new model. The Tesla Roadster Sport is powered by an electric motor that features a hand wound stator and increased winding density which offer a lower electric resistance and a higher peak torque. The... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Replacement By 2013 |
| Elon Musk, product architect and CEO, said the Tesla Roadster replacement will come by 2013 and it will be larger and will have four seats. The 2013 Tesla Roadster replacement will be available in both hard-top and convertible body styles and will come with a rear-wheel-drive system or an optional AWD... More » |
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| Daimler Buys 10 percent of Tesla |
 | Daimler announced today that it buys 10 percent of Tesla Motors Inc. as part of a strategic partnership. Daimler and Tesla have agreed to cooperate in the research for battery systems, electric drive systems and vehicle projects.
Daimler's 10 percent stake in Tesla is not the first step in this partnership,... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Drifting Video |
 | The Brits from Autocar asked them selves a simple question: will the Tesla Roadster drift? It certainly has enough juice for it. The Tesla Roadster is powered by an electric motor that outputs 248 bhp and 276 lb.-ft. of torque. With a top speed of 130 mph, the Tesla Roadster can get from 0 to 60 mph... More » |
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| Tesla Model S Signature Edition |
 | Although the Tesla Model S was just unveiled a few day ago, the company announced today a special edition of the sedan - the Tesla Model S Signature Edition. The Tesla Model S Signature Edition will be produced in 2,000 units and will be evenly split between U.S. and European customers.
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| Tesla Model S |
| Tesla has unveiled the Tesla Model S - as the company says the "world's first mass-produced, highway-capable EV". The Tesla Model S sedan has a range of 300 miles, a 0 to 60 mph acceleration time of 3.9 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 130 mph.
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| London Mayor tests the Tesla Roadster |
 | London Mayor Boris Johnson, who also worked as an automotive journalist, has tested the Tesla Roadster last week. Boris Johnson was attending a preview of the IQ2 Green Festival on Climate Change conference and exhibition. the exhibition will be open for the public on Sunday 25th January at the Royal... More » |
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| Tesla powered Smart EV |
 | Tesla announced at the Detroit auto show that it will provide battery technology for Daimler's electric Smart EV city car. The 1,000 Tesla powered Smart EV cars will go on sale in the US in 2010, leading to the mass production of the vehicle in 2012.
"If the 1,000 vehicle fleet makes sense and the... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Sport images |
| Tesla Motors announced the new Tesla Roadster Sport a couple of days ago and today it has released a new set of images of the new model. The powertrain of the Tesla Roadster Sport has been upgraded and the car can get from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds. The Roadster is able to get to the same speed in 3.9 seconds.... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Sport |
| Tesla Motors announced today the introduction of the Tesla Roadster Sport, for which orders can be placed starting from today. The Tesla Roadster Sport is able to get 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, which is 0.2 seconds faster than the standard Roadster. The extra performance of the Tesla Roadster Sport... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Top Gear review video |
 | The Tesla Roadster electric sports car gets reviewed by Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson in the latest episode of the popular British TV show. Mr. Clarkson, although very impressed by Tesla's performance, believes the electric car is still unpractical. Mostly because the Lotus Elise based Tesla Roadster needs... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster vs Tango video |
 | Tesla Roadster is considered on the fastest electric car in production at the moment. At the end of November the fastest electric cars went head to head in a drag competition during which this video was shot. It features the Tesla Roadster against the Tango. The Tango managed a 14.480 seconds time at... More » |
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| BRABUS Tesla Roadster |
 | BRABUS announced today that it stepped away for a bit from the powerful Mercedes and has worked on the new Tesla Roadster. The BRABUS Tesla Roadster has been developed in collaboration with Tesla and will be premiered at the 2008 Essen Motor Show.
The BRABUS Tesla Roadster features a "space sound... More » |
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| Damon Hill races the Tesla Roadster |
| Tesla announced today that the Formula One World Champion, Damon Hill, will race the Tesla Roadster in the GreenFleet Capital Arrive 'N' Drive 08 event. The Tesla Roadster is the first electric sportscar to go on sale in Europe. The event in which Damon Hill will drive the Tesla Roadster will start on... More » |
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| Tesla Sedan Confirmed |
| Tesla confirmed today that it will manufacture a 4-door, 5-passenger sedan in California. The Tesla sedan was confirmed by Ze'ev Drori, CEO of Tesla Motors, and Governor Schwarzenegger at a press conference at Tesla Motors headquarters.
Tesla decided to build the new sedan in California because it's... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Crash Test Video |
 | This Tesla Roadster crash test video shows three standard tests that are usually done when determining the safety rating of a car: a 30 mph head on collision, a 30 mph off set crash and a 30 mph side impact.
In the 30 mph head on collision crash test the Tesla Roadster behaved as expected (as the... More » |
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| Tesla Roadster Gets the Green Light |
| The production of the Tesla Roadster gets the green light with the first 50 cars being built in the first quarter of the next year. Tesla announced that 600 additional cars will be built in the 2008 model year.
Tesla will stop taking reservations for 2008 Roadsters and will start a waiting list for... More » |
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| Battery Pack for Tesla Roadster Deemed Safe |
| Tesla Motors announced that the battery pack that will power the Tesla Roadster has been deemed safe by the United Nations Safety Requirements. The rigorous U.N. Testing Protocol for the Tesla Roadster ESS (Energy Storage System) included: altitude simulation, thermal cycling, vibration, shock and external... More » |
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