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Elon Musk: $25,000 Electric Car From Tesla In the Next 3 Years

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:18:40 +0000

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, gave an interesting video interview to well-known Youtuber Marques Brownlee. The most important part of an interview was admitting that the company plans to produce even more affordable vehicles, than “$35,000 Tesla Model 3”. He believes that they will develop a $25,000 electric car in a few years. For a […]

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Elon Musk Commits to Solve the Flint Water Crisis

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 19:35:17 +0000

It was 2014 when the Flint water crisis started. It was caused by changing the source of drinking water from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the much cheaper Flint River. After that, because of insufficient water treatment, lead leached from the pipes into the drinking water, exposing 100,000 residents. It caused 12 deaths […]

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Tesla Plans To Build Most Advanced Factory In Shanghai

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:46:11 +0000

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk landed a deal with Chinese authorities on Tuesday to open a massive factory in Shanghai, China’s primary commercial city. It will be their first overseas production and assembly plant. The plant, named Gigafactory 3, will be located in Lingang near Shangai’s free trade zone. It is expected to […]

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Tesla Model 3 Doubles Production Rate and On Its Way to 6,000 Units per Week, Rumor Says

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:12:45 +0000

In Tesla Motors Club forum, one user under the name lbkmxp100d has recently reported the increased production rate of Tesla Model 3 in Fremont as a result of a retooling activity, which enabled increase in the M3 production line’s speed. The reported production rates are more than twice their rate in April. The post was […]

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Tesla Now World’s Fourth Largest Car Company by Value

Nicholas Say — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 22:06:35 +0000

Elon Musk has done a seemingly impossible task. In a little over a decade, Tesla Motors has risen to be one of the most valuable car companies in the world, and they only produce electric vehicles! Tesla shipped around 70,000 cars last year, so there are many that wonder about how such a small production […]

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Tesla Model X is Now Cheaper by Some Thousands

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 09:02:10 +0000

Tesla has good news for its potential Model X customers: it recently lowered the price of a base model (X75D) Model X to $79,500 from $82,500. Elon Musk, the company’s famous CEO and idol of all entrepreneurs worldwide, has said that improving the profit margins stands behind the decision, as the company is now actively […]

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Tesla Model 3: First Opinions and Reviews from Test Drives

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:51:07 +0000

Tesla started the delivery of the first 30 Model 3 units a few days ago at the Fremont, CA factory. We didn’t want to write on that immediately, but rather wait a few days and see the people’s reactions to the newly launched and the company’s target: a high-volume, low cost electric car. As every […]

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Tesla Model 3 SN1: First Production Unit Handed Over to Elon Musk

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:22:16 +0000

Just a few days ago, Tesla completed the first production build of the Model 3. The car has been ordered by over 400,000 EV enthusiasts all over the world when it was unveiled in 2016 and will set a milestone for the mass adoption of electric vehicles, at the price of only $35,000. Elon Musk […]

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Tesla Gigafactory’s Solar Roof Will Be the Largest of Its Kind

Nicholas Say — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:45:38 +0000

It is often said in Asian philosophy that at the center of darkness, there is light. Elon Musk very well may be that light. It is hard to imagine a culture that is more wasteful than the consumer culture in the United States. Somehow from within that culture, Mr. Musk emerged a very successful innovator. […]

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The Story Behind Ford’s Model E Isn’t So S-E-X-Y

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 19:10:07 +0000

You’ve heard of Ford CEO Mark Field’s upcoming electric vehicle, Model E, which is rumored to come in two body styles: a sedan and a crossover. There’s a lot of reasons why consumers are excited. Model E will have a starting 200 miles of range and will accept a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or battery electric […]

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Revolutionary Solar Roof Announced by Elon Musk This Week

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 05:20:58 +0000

Since the news of the fusion between SolarCity and Tesla Motors, some even greater news now show up. At SolarCity’s second quarter financial call this week, Elon Musk announced that the company will launch a revolutionary solar roof. Now mind you, a solar roof is NOT a solar cell mounted on the roof. For existing buildings, […]

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Coming Soon: Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Driving

Courtney Lepping — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:28:18 +0000

Tesla is about to level up. No, not by playing Pokemon Go, but by introducing Level 4 fully autonomous driving features. Elon Musk is raving about Tesla’s rapid progress on the project and set the release date for the new technology in Q4 2017. Musk stated, “What we’ve got will blow people’s minds, it blows […]

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Elon Musk’s Master Plan for Sustainable Energy

Courtney Lepping — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:56:57 +0000

Remember when Elon Musk devised a “Master Plan” for developing a feasible electric car? Recognize how the company’s goals have changed since 2006 when Musk announced he would use proceeds from a low-volume electric car, only to sell a medium-volume car and eventually develop an affordable electric car. Musk has always envisioned a car company […]

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Tesla’s Autopilot 2.0 Could Have LIDAR Hardware

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:36:01 +0000

Yet another sighting of one of Tesla’s productions hints at cool new driving features. Model S was recently spotted with what appears to be LIDAR hardware in Palo Alto, CA near Tesla’s headquarters. From the front of the vehicle a laser detection system can be seen with the ability to provide 3D maps in real-time. […]

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Elon Musk’s Tesla Plans to Acquire Elon Musk’s SolarCity, Offer Joint Services

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:25:53 +0000

Tesla and SolarCity plan to merge energy-efficient products for consumers. Solar City, which produces and installs solar panels, and Tesla, which produces battery-powered vehicles, recently engaged in an offer for Tesla to acquire SolarCity. Tesla seeks to acquire SolarCity’s common stock and give Tesla’s common shares in return. A definite agreement and approval has yet […]

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Vibranium: Hyperloop’s New Super Strong Material Brings New Hopes to Transportation

Courtney Lepping — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:09:00 +0000

In its quest to equate its materials with science fiction references, the company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HHT) has just come out with a material called Vibranium. Based in southern California, HHT collaborated with c2i, a Slovakia company, to produce a material that is supposedly ten times stronger than steel and 5 times lighter than aluminum. […]

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How Elon Musk’s Tweet Made Panasonic $800mln Richer

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:27:05 +0000

From a simple Tweet, Tesla’s Elon Musk allowed Samsung’s share price to drop as Panasonic’s increased by $800 million. Tesla Motors is partnering up with Panasonic Corp to provide batteries for the Model 3 which will rival the BMW 3-series. The Model 3 sedan is a creation that promises a change from 0 to 60 […]

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“Norway’s Gas-Powered Car Ban” Rumor is a Rumor

Courtney Lepping — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 14:06:07 +0000

The rumor that Norway is planning to ban gas-powered car sales by 2025 shows that vague Tweets have the potential to produce a misinformed population. Tesla’s Elon Musk misinterpreted the Norwegian newspaper as exclaiming that there would be a ban on fuel cars. Musk Tweeted, “Just heard that Norway will ban new sales of fuel […]

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Tesla’s New Autopilot Confirmed by Elon Musk

Guest Contributor — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:46:35 +0000

A couple of months ago, rumors surfaced around Tesla Motors possibly introducing a new version of autopilot for their electric cars. As many people groaned in outrage, lamenting the new car they had just picked out, others were overjoyed and look towards the new technology Tesla will introduce. Elon Musk confirmed the autopilot features in […]

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Tesla 2015 Sales Results Show Promise

Samantha Joe — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:12:16 +0000

Tesla 2015 sales finished strong with a solid fourth quarter. Despite facing challenges like manufacturing multiple models concurrently, Tesla Motors managed to deliver over 50,000 Model S (sedan) and Model X (sport utility) vehicles in 2015, in line with their annual sales goals, which were adjusted during the year. Quarterly performance, year over year, was […]

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Elon Musk: How Many Solar Panels Does the World Need?

Samantha Joe — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:50:32 +0000

Elon Musk has an idea how many solar power panels would be required. While being interviewed at the American Geophysical Union meeting, Musk stated that if only a corner of Nevada or Utah were covered in panels, the solar energy generation rate would be enough to power the entire United States. At an earlier talk, Musk […]

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Tesla Motors Hiring People Big Time

Samantha Joe — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:47:09 +0000

Job hunting? Consider taking a peek at Tesla’s job board on their website. Currently, there are 1,600-plus opportunities listed in a wide variety of jobs – radar engineers, service managers, and autopilot software engineers are just a few of the positions available. It’s hard to say definitively what that actually means, but it’s a good indicator […]

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Model X Orders Being Taken By Tesla Soon

Michelle Lutz — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 21:59:43 +0000

There are several names synonymous with luxury and performance in the automobile industry. Tesla is one of those names. The last model to be introduced to the public was the Roadster, in 2010. Tesla has recently announced that they will release the Model III in 2016, though production would not start until 2017. The newest […]

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Bob Lutz on Tesla Motors – “It’s Too Expensive to Run the Company”

Benji Jerew — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:04:39 +0000

Given that Bob Lutz has been head honcho for a number of automakers and departments of automakers, I would definitely take some stock in what he says about automakers in general, but I wonder if he’s right about Tesla Motors. In Bob Lutz’ recent article on Road & Track, he asserts that Tesla Motors needs […]

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Cheaper Tesla Model 3 Might be Unveiled in Early 2016

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:03:51 +0000

The Model 3 will retail for just $35,000 dollars, far less money than any of their previous models or their new, advanced car, the Model X. The new Tesla Model 3 should be unveiled by March of 2016. Although Tesla has been known to delay new technologies and models of their electric vehicles, production of the cheaper Model […]

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Tesla Machine Learning Software will Fix Autopilot Problems

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:31:40 +0000

Tesla is using machine learning software to fix the problems it has been having with the autopilot, or self-driving, program. Even though Consumer Reports recently withdrew its support for the Model S because of reliability issues, the problems will become a memory quickly with machine learning. Using data collected from real-world driving to identify problems and explain […]

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Tesla Plans to Build the Model 3 in China Starting 2017

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:19:59 +0000

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to begin marketing and selling the Model S in China, but there are a lot of costs associated with exporting vehicles across the ocean. That’s why he plans to work with a Chinese manufacturer to begin building the electric cars there, instead. That will let Tesla drop the price of […]

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Jay Leno’s Awkward Phone Call with Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Annika Tostengard — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:55:14 +0000

Everyone is impressed with the Tesla, even former late night TV host Jay Leno. That’s lucky since he could have been scared off the subject entirely by one awkward phone call. On his CNBC show, Jay Leno’s Garage, he tells the story of a time he accidentally called Elon Musk in the middle of the night, […]

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Elon Musk Reveals How Difficult It Is to Build Tesla Model X

Annika Tostengard — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 05:25:18 +0000

The Model X launched in the San Francisco Bay Area and was a huge success. Although the event celebrated the green tech company’s accomplishments, CEO Elon Musk also took the opportunity to explain just how much of a pain the Model X was to build. The vehicle is complicated and insanely high-tech, to the point that Musk […]

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Elon Musk on Nuking Mars, Greenhouse Effect and CO2

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:18:35 +0000

Right now on Earth, the greenhouse effect is seen as a bad thing, but it’s easy to see why it’s important when looking at Mars. The red planet has no atmosphere and is therefore too cold for humans to inhabit anytime soon. This is partly because there is no greenhouse effect. It’s important to trap at […]

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What Refugee Crisis and Climate Change Have in Common

Annika Tostengard — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:06:13 +0000

Elon Musk has been busy. He was recently interviewed for Danish television about the range of Model S batteries, and on Thursday of this week warned of the consequences of climate change while speaking at a business seminar in Berlin organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Musk drew attention to the […]

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Conference Call Confirms New Tesla Roadster

Annika Tostengard — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:33:05 +0000

Elon Musk announced during a Friday phone-in conference call that Tesla will be releasing a new model in just four years, called “The Roadster”. The car will not merely be an upgrade of the 2008 Roadster, but will be based on a brand-new design. The car will be able to accelerate to sixty miles in […]

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Uber Wants to Buy All Tesla Self Driving Vehicles

Annika Tostengard — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:38:24 +0000

The CEO of Uber has apparently declared that if the Tesla self driving vehicle is available by 2020, Uber will buy every single one. At least, that is, all Tesla will be able to produce that year, an estimated 500,000 vehicles, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla chief technical officer JB Straubel confirmed that number […]

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That Time Google Almost Bought Tesla Motors

Benji Jerew — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:12:53 +0000

Do you remember that time that Google almost bought Tesla Motors? A new book, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, due to be published May 19, shows just how close such a deal came. We’ve touched on the possibility of a tech company buying Tesla Motors a couple of times, […]

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Tesla Model 3 will Top 200 Miles Range Minimum, says Musk

Benji Jerew — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 05:32:35 +0000

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says that the Tesla Model 3 will be an exceptional electric vehicle, not only because big sister Tesla Model S and big brother Tesla Model X are awesome, but also because it will be endowed with exceptional range, over 200 miles in the real world. The idea behind the Tesla […]

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Elon Musk – Autonomous Vehicles Could Result in a Ban on Human Drivers

Benji Jerew — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:19:39 +0000

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, says that autonomous vehicles will take greater control over highway traffic in the next few years but, once they are fully capable, from garage to destination, they could even outmode human drivers altogether. This is a constant sticking point between autonomous vehicle proponents and opponents, and we’ve had a […]

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No More Range Anxiety in a Tesla Model S, Says Elon Musk

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:41:10 +0000

Range anxiety is bad for EV adoption, and Elon Musk is going to end it for the Tesla Model S. This Thursday. Every once in a while, Elon Musk stirs media curiosity by posting a Twitter update that’s cleverly thought to put EV lovers on fire. This time, he tweeted “Tesla press conf at 9am […]

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Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car – Just a “Better Battery”, Says Exec

Benji Jerew — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:03:45 +0000

Personally, I think both battery electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell cars, such as the Toyota Mirai, have a place in the future of transportation, but maybe the solution isn’t that clearly cut. Ahh, the age-old debate between battery electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell cars… Actually, can we call it an “age-old debate” if it’s […]

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Elon Musk Discusses the Future of Electric Cars in Michigan

Guest Contributor — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 07:06:57 +0000

On a recent visit to Michigan, Musk stated again his belief that electric cars are just ‘fundamentally better’ than gas guzzling cars, and noting that they ought to be the way of the future. Given Tesla’s currently tiny market share (less than one third of one percent), the only way this will happen is if […]

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Hyperloop Texas Test Track to Get Built by Elon Musk

Guest Contributor — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:06:07 +0000

The founder of Tesla Motors and Space X, Elon Musk, is setting his sights back on Earth by ramping up his epic plans to develop what he has called a fourth mode of transportation aside from planes, trains and automobiles. This is apparently one of his hobbies aside from focusing on the challenge of sending […]

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Beyond Paper – “Send me your ‘breakthrough’ rechargeable battery cell,” says Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:53:21 +0000

Rechargeable battery technology is everywhere around us, from smartphones to smart buildings, and everyone is constantly on the watch for “the next big thing,” to which Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says, “send me a sample.” We really should have a section dedicated to “the next big thing” in rechargeable battery technology, and it would […]

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Building a Better Battery – Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:13:41 +0000

Over the years, rechargeable battery technology has grown only by short spurts, intervening time typified by stagnation, but that has not stopped innovators, such as Elon Musk, from making other improvements to the technology. We cover many new battery technologies on this site, such as Sakti3 solid-state lithium-ion cells and Envia Systems’ 400 Wh/kg cells, […]

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Elon Musk Demos the Blistering-Fast Tesla Model D

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 12:50:31 +0000

Unveiled earlier this month, the all-wheel-drive Tesla Model D is a marvel of electric powertrain technology and proves the point that electric cars can be the fastest things on four wheels, period. Now a lot has been written about the Model D, and even we here at The Green Optimistic have covered a couple of articles on […]

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Sakti3 Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Could Make EVs Affordable

Benji Jerew — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:44:29 +0000

While much research has gone into anode and cathode materials, Sakti3 focused instead on the electrolyte, developing a solid state electrolyte that makes the battery as easy to produce as flat-screen television screens. Right now, there seems to be at least three approaches to making electric vehicles affordable for the masses, be it mass production, […]

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SolarCity Generates One Billion Kilowatt-Hours of Clean Energy

Benji Jerew — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:02:01 +0000

A lot of milestones in clean energy have been reached in the last few years, made possible by forward-thinking companies, such as SolarCity. SolarCity, of course, is a solar power company, enabling thousands of residences, municipalities, and businesses, to adopt solar power. Constantly expanding across the United States, SolarCity is the nation’s number one full-service […]

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SolarCity and Tesla Batteries, Together Forever

Benji Jerew — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:21:26 +0000

We know that renewable energy, such as that provided by SolarCity solar panel installations, is only useful as long as the sun is shining, which is where Tesla batteries come in. In fact, Tesla batteries are already being offered with some SolarCity residential solar power installations in California, hopefully nationwide next year, but the plan […]

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Elon Musk Announces Warranty Adjustment for Tesla Model S 85 kWh

Benji Jerew — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:17:59 +0000

Apparently, some alarms were raised regarding the enduring quality of the Tesla Model S, so Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has announced a little change to the warranty coverage. Even we covered this story here, a short discussion on how hard it is to make it as an automaker these days, and initial and enduring […]

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Elon Musk’s New Teasing PR Strategy: “There are Things You Don’t Know About”

Benji Jerew — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:31:43 +0000

We’re used to South African billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, letting the cat out of the bag, or at least letting us know there is a cat in the bag, ahead of the official announcements, but why does he have to tease us like this? Elon Musk, said in a recent interview, “People have gotten used […]

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The Coming Solar Age – Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:57:21 +0000

Renewable energy, such as wind power, solar power, and hydro, has been becoming less expensive and more efficient, so how soon will it take over? Over the last thirty years or so, thanks to renewable energy adoption, the power grid is ever so slowly becoming decentralized. Whereas public utility companies have long been the center […]

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Are Solar Panels “Cool” Enough?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:28:42 +0000

Solar panel technologies have been around for decades, always improving in efficiency and power capabilities, but are they “cool” enough? Visionary Elon Musk, the force behind Tesla Motors electric vehicles, SolarCity solar panel and power systems, and the Tesla Gigafactory, the force behind them all, has been moving these technologies ahead, in spite of the […]

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SolarCity Acquires Silevo, Plans One of Largest Solar Panel Factories in the World

Benji Jerew — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:28:04 +0000

In the words of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, “SolarCity was founded to accelerate mass adoption of sustainable energy,” which company is working hard to increase the efficiency and availability of solar power systems. In an announcement yesterday, Elon Musk revealed that SolarCity had signed an agreement, acquiring Silevo, a solar panel manufacturer. This may seem […]

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Tesla Motors Patents Open for Everyone to Use

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 19:48:01 +0000

The rumors were true! Tesla Motors has indeed opened up all its patents to open-source, and even symbolically demolished the Patent Wall, shown above. Many companies hold their patents sacred, ready to jump down the throats of anyone even coming close to them. Think about the recent news coverage between Apple and Samsung, the world’s […]

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Tesla Motors May Go Open-Source

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:15:02 +0000

Tesla Motors may be worth over $25 billion, but founder Elon Musk’s dreams aren’t all about the money. The bigger picture, according to Musk, is to make clean transportation easier for everyone, and not just those who can afford the luxury-car-priced Tesla Model S, which comes with exclusive access to the growing network of Tesla […]

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Tesla is Not Just a Car Company

Benji Jerew — Wed, 28 May 2014 21:32:30 +0000

True, Tesla Motors is most well-known for its award-winning electric vehicle, the Tesla Model S, but CEO Elon Musk’s vision goes so much further. The basis for this vision is the lithium-ion battery, which Elon Musk is using to corner the market, but which market? Elon Musk is the mastermind and founder of bother Tesla […]

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Tesla Motors Needs a Competitor, Will Fisker Automotive Step Up?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 19 May 2014 17:04:11 +0000

Tesla Motors, for now, is the undisputed leader in electric vehicle technology, but could the resurrected Fisker Automotive be a good competitor? No, I’m not talking about Fisker Automotive’s stalled lineup of extended-range electric vehicles (EREV), such as the Fisker Karma (a $100,000 Chevy Volt?). The truth is, you just don’t bring a hybrid vehicle […]

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Cartoonist Waxes on Tesla Model S, Wants to Build Nikola Tesla Museum

Benji Jerew — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:10:06 +0000

Calling Matthew Inman a “cartoonist” isn’t really fair, but the way he waxes on about his Tesla Model S goes much deeper than simple talking heads in the Sunday Intellectuals Funnies page. Matthew Inman runs The Oatmeal, and also runs a Tesla Model S, and we thank him for putting together an accurate portrayal of […]

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Dealerships Would Rather Not Sell Electric Vehicles – Consumer Reports

Benji Jerew — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:41:37 +0000

As it turns out, just reading The Green Optimistic makes you better qualified to sell electric vehicle than the average new car dealership sales associate. According to some research done by Consumer Reports, involving some secret shoppers visiting 85 automobile dealers in four states. As we know, mass-market electric vehicles are a relatively new concept, […]

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Oops! Elon Musk Got a Speeding Ticket Showing off his Tesla Model S

Benji Jerew — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:42:57 +0000

During filming of the upcoming sci-fi movie, Transcendence, Elon Musk took lead actor Johnny Depp out for a test drive in the Tesla Model S, but things may not have gone exactly as planned. Of course, going out for a test drive, you never know exactly what you might expect. We always hope for the […]

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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Addresses New Jersey – Who’s Got Your Back?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:02:46 +0000

After a recent decision to ban the direct-sale of automobiles to consumers in New Jersey, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk published an open letter explaining just what’s what. We’ve been covering Tesla Motors’ success and failure with its direct-sales model for a while now, and it’s pretty easy to see who the automobile dealer associations […]

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Tesla Motors and Apple, an “Unlikely” Sale, says Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:26:15 +0000

It’s no secret that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk had some secret meetings with Apple acquisitions people, but there’s been little news as to what actually came out of those meetings. There has, however, been plenty of speculation that Apple might buy the successful startup electric vehicle maker, Tesla Motors. Of course, if any company […]

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First Coast-to-Coast, Free Road Trip in a Tesla Model S Ended Successfully

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:39:27 +0000

A pioneering father/daughter team just finished a New York-to-Los Angeles trip in a Tesla Model S on January 25, and logged close to 3,600 miles in the process. The team beat the record Elon Musk hoped to set on his long-planned Model S family road trip this spring. According to Tesla, there are 71 free […]

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Could DemandLogic Solar Power Threaten Conventional Power Producers?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:19:20 +0000

For the most part, conventional power producers have been safe from the threat of “free” solar power energy producers, but a recent collaboration between Tesla Motors and SolarCity could up the threat level. Solar power has always had a few problems that have prevented its overtaking conventional power production, specifically expense, efficiency, and backup solutions. […]

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Tesla Model E to Debut at 2015 Detroit Auto Show

Benji Jerew — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:34:05 +0000

Unlike most of his projects, Elon hasn’t said a whole lot about the next model. Of course, we’re not talking about the awaited Model X, but the mass-market Tesla Model E. If we go back to the very beginning, recall that Elon Musk explained the master plan. First, start with a couple of low-volume high-profit […]

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Carlos Ghosn Slams Hydrogen Car Technology

Benji Jerew — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:49:56 +0000

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology is probably even more divisive than electric vehicle technology, but automakers are pushing for this new technology to be mass-produced as soon as 2015. One of the most influential men of 2013, Elon Musk, said of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, when questioned at a gathering of Tesla enthusiasts in Munich, […]

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Elon Musk Will be Advisor to UK’s Push for Low-Carbon Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:15:52 +0000

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk certainly has his fingers in a lot of pies, so where is he going to find as the UK’s new advisor to push for electric vehicle adoption? Tesla Motors is the most successful automobile manufacturer startup, of any kind, in the last fifty years, and it’s no wonder that it […]

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No Tesla Model S Recall Planned, says CEO Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 19:41:09 +0000

After three Tesla Model S fires in twice as many weeks, some have begun to question the safety of the $70,000+ performance electric vehicle. Of course, if you take these fires out of perspective, it might seem that there is some inherent problem with the Tesla Model S, in spite of its great looks, performance, […]

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Tesla Motors Considering its Own Lithium-Ion Battery Plant?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:46:44 +0000

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, has bold plans for the electric vehicle, but meeting that plan is probably worthless without an adequate supply of lithium-ion battery packs. The lithium-ion battery is to the Tesla Model S [and upcoming models] what chicken is to chicken soup. If you don’t have any chicken in the fridge, […]

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Tesla’s High Flying Stock Takes a Tumble After Q3 Earnings Call

Danny Harper — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:15:55 +0000

The high-octane rise of Tesla Motors seems to have lost a bit of momentum after the electric car makers latest earnings call. While some expected Tesla to be a superhero stock, their expectations were reined in when TSLA reported lower than expected Model S deliveries, along with a tepid Q4 outlook. Even with the announcement […]

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More Tesla Model X News from Elon Musk at London Store Opening [Video]

Benji Jerew — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:58:13 +0000

At a recent Tesla Store opening in London, the first of its kind in the UK, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was personally on hand to answer questions from Tesla owners and enthusiasts for nearly an hour. We’ve been gleaning information from Elon Musk’s statements regarding future Tesla Motors developments, not only in the UK, […]

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Tesla Motors Launches in UK and Elon Musk Hints at Future Model Pricing

Benji Jerew — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 04:05:26 +0000

The first Tesla Store opened up in the UK this week, and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was there to talk to people about the future of Tesla Motors there. The Tesla Model S is now available at the first Tesla Store in the Westfield Shopping Mall, in London. As if this wasn’t enough, Elon […]

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Elon Musk Hints at Future Tesla Motors Model [VIDEO]

Benji Jerew — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:00:09 +0000

Apparently, yesterday’s video wasn’t complete. I’m sure you noticed that Elon Musk’s presentation at the Tesla Motors enthusiasts gathering in Munich, Germany, was a little skippy. Well, we found a different version of the video, from a different angle, where Elon Musk mentions some upcoming developments in the Tesla Motors, about two minutes in… After […]

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Elon Musk Calls “Bull5h17!” on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, Munich, Germany [VIDEO]

Benji Jerew — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:33:02 +0000

Word Association: Hydrogen Fuel Cell → Platinum, Compressed, Electric, Expensive, Electrolysis. This were the first words that came to my mind when I wrote “Hydrogen Fuel Cell,” but the first word that comes to the mind of Elon Musk, South-African billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of electric vehicle startup Tesla Motors, is “Bull5h17!” Granted, this is […]

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Elon Musk Could “Teslify” Bond Movie Submarine, “Wet Nellie”

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:25:22 +0000

Elon Musk has got to be the definition of cool, whose projects have included PayPal, SpaceX, SolarCity, and Tesla Motors, of course. His next project might be to Teslify Wet Nellie, a mid 1970s Lotus Esprit S1 Turbo. For those who don’t know, “Wet Nellie” appeared in the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved […]

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Tesla Founder Gives Implementers His Blessing to Make the Hyperloop a Reality

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 02:21:10 +0000

Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX and Tesla and co-founder of PayPal, is working with fundraisers to generate enough money to create the Hyperloop that he designed with members from Tesla and SpaceX. Musk’s hyperloop, which he envisions revolutionizing travel, is a theoretical mode of high-speed transportation that would serve as an alternative to boats, […]

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Tesla Motors Buyback Guarantee and the $37,000 Tesla Model S

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:46:32 +0000

A few months ago, we talked about a Tesla Motors buyback guarantee, which sounds really great for any customers who decide after three years they want no more of it, but could be good news for both Tesla Motors and anyone looking to get into a Tesla Model S, second-hand. Tesla Motors stock [TSLA] has […]

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Could Dale Vince Be Britain’s Elon Musk?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:10:54 +0000

Has anyone cast Elon Musk as a superhero? If so, does he have counterparts in another green universe? All superheroes have them, and “Zero Carbonista” Dale Vince could be one of them, from across the sea, in Britain. Dale Vince, born and raised in Britain, is probably one of the few people we would refer […]

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Elon Musk Taking the Tesla Model S Cross-Country

Benji Jerew — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:26:24 +0000

Now that the Tesla Supercharger Network has finally extended, in some parts, to the middle of the country, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk can finally take that Tesla Model S cross-country road trip that we’ve always wanted. The problem with electric vehicles, such as the Nissan Leaf or Toyota RAF4 EV, is their limited range. […]

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Elon Musk Reveals Details About the Hyperloop

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:10:39 +0000

Elon Musk, the entrepreneur who from time to time keeps the world hanging on a couple of his words, has long teased the world about what he calls the “Hyperloop” – the fifth mode of transportation, something never seen before that’s going to take its passengers with the speed of a bullet, safely, from San […]

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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Idea Gaining Ground in ET3, Testing This Year

Benji Jerew — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:25:00 +0000

Elon Musk has often stated the need for fast public transportation, which can also be clean. Buses, subways, and even trains have their limitations [don’t even ask about taxis]. Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea is actually a conglomeration of several ideas, “the Concorde, a rail gun, and an air hockey table,” according to him. Put another […]

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Voluntary Tesla Model S Recall Announced by Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:43:23 +0000

There’s no such thing as a perfect system, and even great successes like Tesla Motors can have a little trouble, such as a voluntary Tesla Model S recall announced today. Tesla Motors has been nothing short of a miracle when it comes to marketing and producing an electric vehicle that is actually worth driving. While […]

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Tesla Motors Shareholder Meetings, Something to Smile About

Benji Jerew — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:37:05 +0000

Tesla Motors doesn’t do anything like the competition. From sales to shareholder meetings, Elon Musk’s leadership is clear, as is his success. Of course, not everyone likes the way Tesla Motors does business. Take, for example, the Tesla Motors sales model. Tesla Motors doesn’t sell the Tesla Model S through franchises like other automakers. Instead, […]

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Tesla Motors to Triple The Number of Charging Stations

Mila Luleva — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:02:25 +0000

Having an electric vehicle ticks all ‘green’ boxes and yet there is a very limited number of these on the road. The reason for this is very simple. There are hardly enough plug-in stations around to allow freedom of driving without worrying that the battery will run out in the middle of our trip. Currently, […]

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Tesla Stock Hits Record Value, Again

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 29 May 2013 07:59:49 +0000

The Tesla Motors stock has hit yet another record value yesterday, ending at 107.2. As a reminder for those who don’t know yet, Tesla is the world’s first automaker of a mass-marketed electric car. They started out with an expensive version called Tesla Roadster and are now producing a very roomy family sedan, the Model […]

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There’s Room for 16 (Small) People in a Tesla Model S – Video

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 28 May 2013 07:16:31 +0000

At the unveiling of the Tesla Model S, Elon Musk proved you can take 8 people onboard, plus their baggage. Now, some kindergarten kids want to outperform Elon and prove you can do way better than this. Well, it’s not actually legal to carry people crammed like that, but 31.6 cubic feet of storage in […]

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Tesla Motors Just Repaid Entire 2010 Loan, 9 Years Ahead of Deadline

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:04 +0000

Good breaking news today: Tesla Motors repaid its entire loan to the U.S. Department of Energy that it received in 2010. This ends all kinds of malicious talks about them not having money or the government failing to back successful companies in the alternative energy/transportation sector. Here’s an e-mail I got from them a few […]

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How Audi Told the World They’re Afraid of Tesla Motors

Benji Jerew — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:26:48 +0000

Last week, we reported that Tesla Motors sales were outselling other luxury automobiles in its class. Audi says “Not so fast!” According to Green Car Reports and CNN Money, the Tesla Model S sold more in the first quarter of 2013 than other luxury sedans in its class, including the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Lexus […]

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Battery Swapping May Soon Be Implemented by Tesla Motors

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:24:03 +0000

As usual, it all started with a tweet from Elon Musk saying “There is a way for the Tesla Model S to be recharged throughout the country faster than you could fill a gas tank.” What can you understand from that? The usual suspect would be battery swapping. Musk is now thinking that, while they’re […]

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“Autopilot” Function on Tesla Cars Anticipated, Elon Musk Says It’s Years Away

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:32:14 +0000

When Elon Musk tweets about something, it usually becomes news for a day or two. But when he doesn’t, people speculate. So it’s been the case with Bloomberg and their anticipation of a self-driving car from Tesla. It looks like Musk has recently been in talks with Google about how this technology could steer future […]

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Tesla Motors Looking for “Ultra Hardcore” Vehicle Engineers

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:32:48 +0000

A little test: if you think the car in the image above looks sexy to you, don’t go to a mental institution – you should apply for a job at Tesla Motors. Engineering a car that runs on nothing but electrons is a dream to millions of grad students worldwide. Elon Musk has tweeted that […]

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Elon Musk Interview: Supercharger Network Plans in Europe & More

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:45:17 +0000

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, has given us the privilege of answering our questions directly, again. This time, I asked him about plans to expand the Supercharger network not only in Western European countries, but also in Eastern countries like Romania or Bulgaria. He also told us details on how the Supercharger does […]

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Tesla Motors Stock on the Rise, Could Hit $100 in the Next 18 Months

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:03:39 +0000

In the last three months or so, Tesla Motors stock has been on the rise, and for good reason: lots of good news! Tesla Motors stock [TSLA] has been trending upwards, following mostly good news announcements regarding production, sales numbers, warranty information. These increases have been marred by investor response following poor reviews and reporting […]

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Elon Musk Just Wants to Make a Great Electric Vehicle

Benji Jerew — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:53:12 +0000

Elon Musk may be a billionaire, but he didn’t get that way by unscrupulous business practices or by rolling out a low-quality mass-produced product. Let’s talk widgets a moment. Just make a great widget, and people will buy it. They will like the widget and they will be happy to pay for it. Why would […]

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Elon Musk One of Time Magazine Top 100 Most Influential People

Benji Jerew — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:35:26 +0000

Mention Elon Musk, and you probably have no trouble at all recalling what he’s best known for, but is it Tesla Motors or SolarCity? The fact is, both of the above would be correct answers, and don’t forget Zip2, PayPal and SpaceX, more companies founded by or heavily influenced by the now-iconic Elon Musk. Finding […]

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Sarah Palin Refers to “Loser” Tesla Motors

Benji Jerew — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:51:16 +0000

I will be the first to admit that I don’t know the first thing, nor do I give a flying rat’s flatulent expression, about politics. If you asked me what, or even if, I think of Sarah Palin, ex-governor of Alaska, then the answer to both questions would be, “Meh.” That is, until Monday, when […]

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Elon Musk Guarantees Buyback Value of the Model S from His Own Pocket

Benji Jerew — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:57:46 +0000

The Tesla Model S is possibly the most technologically advanced vehicle on the road today, and Elon Musk is putting his money where his mouth is, offering both special financing and a guaranteed buyback price. Elon Musk has no delusions that the Tesla Model S is an affordable vehicle and doesn’t plan on dropping the […]

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Elon Musk’s Speech at Geneva Motor Show 2013

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:26:26 +0000

The last question/sentence from my last talk to Elon Musk two weeks ago was: “Will you be coming to Geneva this year” and the answer was “Yep, will be in Geneva.” Two weeks have passed since and I haven’t been able (for personal reasons) to be there on time to talk to the man in […]

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Elon Musk Interview: How Model S Manages Cold Weather

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:32:24 +0000

Now that the New York Times scandal is over, I interviewed Elon Musk about some technical facts on how the Tesla Model S handles cold weather and how it could be improved to maximize mileage per charge. For those who are new to the topic, Elon Musk is the man behind Tesla Motors and SpaceX, […]

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Elon Musk on Hydrogen Fuel: “It makes no sense”

Benji Jerew — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:11:44 +0000

“Except for the upper stage of a rocket, hydrogen makes no sense,” Elon Musk, the parent of the battery-powered Roadster and Model S said in an e-mail interview to ScienceFriday. If there is anyone to ask about electric vehicles, it would be Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors. In fact, the second electric vehicle to […]

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NY Times Poo-Poos Tesla Model S – Musk Strikes Back With Fact

Benji Jerew — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:16:25 +0000

It’s one thing to take a car for a test drive and give it a review, but another thing entirely to gloss over your testing procedure and then trash the car in the review. Tesla Model S has a data-logging feature that is only turned on explicitly at the driver’s request, but ever since Top […]

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Tesla Model S Adapting to Japan’s Fast Charging Standard (CHAdeMO) [UPDATE]

Benji Jerew — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:49:02 +0000

Here in the US, there are a couple of different ways to get your electric vehicle [EV] charged. The standard LI 120V charger typically takes up to eight hours to fully charge your vehicle. The LII 240V charger is a little faster, up to four hours charge time, depending on your model. LIII 480V chargers […]

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