Tesla has finally demonstrated battery swap on a Model S and are rolling it out across their supercharge EV stations in the US. Takes 90 seconds. The Tesla Model S was built from the start to offer battery swap as an alternative to a recharge. And now it’s become a reality. When Better Place revealed […]
Tesla planning car to take on Nissan LEAF – and maybe sell out to Apple
Tesla’s Elon Musk has said that Tesla are planning a smaller electric car to take on the Nissan LEAF and prices at around $40k. Will arrive in 3-4 years. Elon Musk is buoyed by the success of the Tesla S and the seemingly inexorable rise in Tesla’s stock which has allowed Tesla to repay its […]
Tesla repays government loans – a first, say Tesla. Chrysler disagree.
Chrysler has repaid $465 million of loans from the US Department of Energy nine years early as sales rise – a first, say Tesla. But Chrysler disagrees. 2013 is turning in to a very good year for Tesla. The Tesla Model S has had more praise heaped on it than almost any car ever has, they are making […]
Tesla Model S outsells Mercedes & BMW say CNN. Rubbish.
The Tesla Model S EV sold more in the first quarter of 2013 than the Mercedes S Class, BMW 7 Series or Audi A8 in the USA. But it’s not a valid comparison. We don’t have much time for the push to make the electric car a replacement for the ICE car. But we do applaud – and covet […]
Tesla Model S outselling Chevrolet Volt & Nissan LEAF
It seems Elon Musk has a real success on his hands with the Tesla Model S, with reports claiming it outsold both the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF in the first quarter of 2013. Tesla never managed to make any money out of their electric Lotus – the Tesla Roadster – but it does look […]
Tesla ‘drops’ entry-level Model S. But was it ever going to be available?
The 40kWh version of the Tesla Model S is being dropped by Tesla in the US, but we do wonder if Tesla ever had any intention of delivering it in the first place. Tesla’s big claim ahead of the arrival of the, very impressive, Model S – and a seemingly vital part of the US taxpayer funding […]
Tesla Model X SUV delayed until 2015
Tesla has revealed that its Model X SUV – based on the Model S – will be delayed until 2015 so Tesla can concentrate on Model S sales. Despite plenty of cynicism in the car industry that Tesla could deliver their Model S saloon at all, never mind at a reasonable cost, Tesla has confounded […]
Tesla Model S Performance is the quickest electric car…in the world
A Tesla Model S Performance has set a world record as the fastest production electric car with a 1/4 mile run of just 12.371 seconds. Yes, we still believe – certainly with the current and prospective battery technology – that the only real use an electric car has is as a small urban runaround or […]
Tesla Model S: European price revealed
Tesla has announced prices and model availability for Europe of the Model S – it starts at €72,600 – but no UK prices until late 2013. The Tesla Model S is garnering some impressive reviews now it’s out in the wild in the US, but it’s still some way from landing in Europe. But at […]
Tesla Model S goes up in price
The electric Tesla Model S – which won’t arrive in the UK until at least late in 2013 – is going up in price in the US and gets a spec change. The Tesla Model S is perhaps, just perhaps, the only really credible electric car so far; a luxury ‘Sports’ saloon car that offers […]