Tesla Posts $62 Million Net Loss, Revenue Almost Doubles in Q2 2014
1 Aug 2014, 08:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors may be on a roll lately with the Model S sales success and the expansion of the Supercharger network, but its net loss has reached $61.9 million in the second quarter of 2014 because of...
Tesla Delivered Almost 1,000 Model S Vehicles in China Since April
1 Aug 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the second quarter alone, Tesla Motors has managed to deliver 7,579 examples of the Model S and built 8,763 units of the EV. Based on the way things are going from very good to even better, the c...
Icon Helios to Use Tesla Model X Chassis and AWD Drivetrain
31 Jul 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Originally known for its tricked out Land Rover Defenders and Chevy Thriftmaster pickup trucks, Icon is now planning to do an outlandish car that seems to be penned by Brunel and Jules Verne. Baptiz...
Tesla and Panasonic Partnered For the Gigafactory Battery Plant
31 Jul 2014, 11:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a report was published by a large media corporation from Japan two days ago, Tesla Motors has officially confirmed that Panasonic joined the Gigafactory bandwagon. According to the agreement, ...
Tesla Gigafactory Nearing Green Light, Panasonic Joins In With Money & Tech
29 Jul 2014, 18:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's still a mystery where Tesla will build its Gigafactory, we know that it will be somewhere in the United States and that Panasonic will chip in $1 billion worth of battery manufact...
Tesla Opens New Store In London, Second Dealership in the United Kingdom
27 Jul 2014, 19:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just as the Palo Alto-based manufacturer temporarily stopped assembly of the Model S to retool its Fremont facility for the Model X electric crossover, Tesla Motors opened its second store and servi...
Tesla Fremont Plant Idled for Model X Retooling
22 Jul 2014, 20:31 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / As Tesla looks to increase output of the Model S and introduce its third model ever, the Model X SUV, the automaker has idled its Fremont, CA assembly plant to allow for a $100 million upgrade, acco...
Tesla Model III Confirmed, Coming in 2016
16 Jul 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a recent post on the automaker's official Twitter account, Tesla Motors reveals that it has been "confirmed: our Gen III car," which is due to be launched after the Model X crossov...
Tesla Aims to Become Leading Employer of US Veterans
4 Jul 2014, 14:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Palo Alto-based manufacturer is on a bit of a roll these days. After Tesla patents went open source and the Model X pure-electric drive crossover has been confirmed to be ready in early 2015, th...
Tesla Model E to Be Priced Against BMW 3 Series, Insider Says
1 Jul 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The green automotive scene is heavily anticipating Tesla Motors' upcoming Model X crossover, which has been confirmed to come in the first months of 2015 with trick Falcon wing doors, two elect...
Tesla Is the World's Most Important Carmaker According to Morgan Stanley
23 Jun 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In case you didn't know, the current top players in the automotive industry are Toyota (the world's largest manufacturer), Volkswagen (Europe's best selling car brand) and General Mot...
Tesla Model X Confirmed With AWD and Falcon Wing Doors
18 Jun 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to an official email sent to all Model X reservation holders, Tesla has confirmed that the electric crossover will start production in early 2015. However, the proverbial cherry on the top...
How to Draw a Tesla Model X Electric SUV
5 Jun 2014, 17:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tesla is the perfect example of a company that's grown in leaps and bounds. We could have said "textbook" instead of "perfect", but there's nothing textbook about Elon ...
Tesla Drops Model E Nameplate
16 May 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Slated for mass production by the end of 2016, Tesla's third generation vehicle won't bear the Model E moniker, which is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company. As it happens,...
Each Tesla Model S Is Worth $3.7 Million In Market Capitalization
8 May 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We've reported a little while back that the Palo Alto-based company sold 6,457 Model S sedans in the first quarter of 2014. But if you combine those numbers with Tesla's market capitalizat...
Tesla Confirms 2015 Model X Launch; Moves 6,457 Model S Sedans in Q1
8 May 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In its most recent shareholder's letter, Tesla Motors announces record first quarter production of the Model S and significant Gigafactory and capacity expansion progress. The Palo Alto-base...
New Tesla Model E Rendering
8 Mar 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Elon Musk founded Tesla Motors about eleven years ago, but the company's first production electric car, the Tesla Roadster, didn't roll off the assembly line until 2008. Based on the Lo...
Tesla Expects Model X to Become More Popular than Model S
21 Feb 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk claims that the Model X crossover, which is scheduled to arrive in showrooms next spring, will eventually become more popular that the Model S sedan. “Even though...
Tesla Receives $34.7 Million Tax Break to Increase Production
19 Dec 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors will receive a $34.7 million tax break from the state of California in order to expand production of electric cars and powertrains at its Fremont assembly plant. According to the San...
Tesla Taking Orders for Model S, Model X in Japan
26 Nov 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors, the only American automaker present at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, is now taking orders for the Model S sedan and the upcoming Model X crossover in Japan. Still on display at the Tok...