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Sunshine State Welcomes Tesla with Flash Floods and Tornado Warnings

Tesla Roadster feels right at home in Florida
It was a dark and stormy night in South Florida on Thursday December 17th when Tesla opened the doors for a glimpse of its newest store. Despite a tornado warning and flash flooding that topped a foot of water, Roadster owners and enthusiasts, policymakers, and journalists welcomed Tesla [...] [...]

Driving for Change at COP15

Tesla spent two weeks in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Dec 7 to Dec 18. We spread the word about Tesla Motors to climate change experts, policymakers, journalists, and fans. We decided to exhibit the Roadsters on the streets of “Hopenhagen”. We wanted to demonstrate that zero emissions vehicles are a reality, [...] [...]

Electrifying the Gaming Industry

Like many owners I have met (in person, or via the web) I had multiple motives for buying a Tesla Roadster. As a confirmed “car guy” who competes in Sports Car Club of America road racing and has owned many sports cars, I was intrigued by the performance characteristics and styling of the [...] [...]

We Didn’t Want a Roadster

My wife and I didn’t want a Tesla Roadster, but we bought one and now intend to keep it. This is a story about how and why that happened.
My wife, Karen, and I weren’t interested in a sports car. We live in the Pacific Northwest. We care about the environment, but we also enjoy driving [...] [...]

“Ride Free” – That’s My Motto

I’m a Realtor from Greenwich, CT and I’ve been passionately following the development of electric vehicles for over ten years. I voted with my wallet in November of 2007 with a $5,000 deposit on a Tesla Roadster since it was by far the best alternative for me then, and it still is today. My Roadster [...] [...]

Tesla Store München

After months of preparation, Tesla Store München is now open and ready for business. We officially opened doors on 10 September. The all-electric Roadster is available for sale in continental Europe! Located at Blumenstrasse 17, the store serves as a hub for sales, deliveries, and service, and will further develop the sales [...] [...]

Coming to your neighborhood: Tesla Mobile Service Rangers make house calls

We are happy to announce that the Tesla Ranger mobile service team is taking the auto service experience to a new level. Our Rangers now make “house calls” anywhere in the United States or Canada, and we will soon roll out the program in all markets where we sell cars. We [...] [...]

Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan

Tesla Motors was among the first automakers to apply for a low-interest loan under the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program. The program, created as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and appropriated in the fall of 2008, is unrelated to the current stimulus or “bailout” package of some [...] [...]