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How to Sell an Electric Car

Michael Thwaite is a petrol-head who became a volt-head after seeing “Who Killed the Electric Car?” He’s not sure he’ll ever go back.
As time goes on, I’m surprised by the growing public awareness of the Roadster; when mine arrived last year, it got less attention than my old MINI. This year, I’m up to about [...] [...]

Fisker Automotive to shut facility in Michigan

The electric car manufacturer will shift its engineering and sales center in Pontiac, Mich., to its Irvine headquarters.
Electric car builder Fisker Automotive Inc. will close its Pontiac, Mich., engineering and sales center in March and move the operations to its Irvine headquarters, the company said Thursday.
The move will result in the relocation of 20 to [...] [...]

Preparing For The Electric Car Future

How companies can win from the transition to electric vehicles.
The year is 2020. On a typical day, you are driving your electric car home from work. On the way you decide to stop at the gym for a workout, figuring you’ll re-charge your car battery at the same time. Using your voice-enabled vehicle communications system, [...] [...]

Biased Blogging: What’s Up with That?

At Tesla we’re proud of our Roadster. “Fergus247″ put it best in his comment about our recent video, “Imagine if all car companies loved their products this much. Hell, imagine if everyone producing some kind of product? loves it like Tesla loves theirs.” It’s true. I look forward to driving one of our cars every [...] [...]

Tesla electric-car company plans IPO

Tesla Motors, the Palo Alto company that popularized the notion that electric cars could be sexy, filed documents with federal regulators Friday for an initial stock offering worth up to $100 million.
Tesla did not say when the offering might happen or how much its shares would cost. A company spokeswoman declined to comment.
The move had [...] [...]

A Snapshot of the Electric Car on the Electric Grid

The Tesla Roadster goes more than 200 miles (380 km) on a single charge. The average person drives about 40 miles (60km) in a day. This leaves a range of about 160 miles (257km) after an average day of driving in a Tesla Roadster. Meaning that at the end of the day when a Roadster [...] [...]

A Talk with Engineering TV

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Tesla had many stories to tell. We displayed three cars, each representing a facet of the Tesla story. VIN 1000 embodied a significant production milestone. The Road Trip Roadster, filthy from its drive to Detroit, was a testament to the durability and toughness of our [...] [...]