Tesla Motors will deliver the first customer Tesla Model S cars to customer in the US in June as Tesla finally hits the make or break point. The Tesla Model S has been a long time coming, but Tesla now say that the first Model S cars will start to arrive with customers in the US in […]
Tesla Roadster: Reports of total battery failure – cost to replace £25k
It’s reported that the batteries on the Tesla Roadster are being destroyed if the car is left to completely discharge. Cost to replace is £25k. We’ve long questioned just how reliable batteries in electric cars will be in the long run. After all, we all know how poor our laptop charge levels are after a […]
Tesla Model X Crossover SUV unveiled
The Tesla Model X – the Model S SUV Crossover – was revealed last night in California, with 4WD and the same powertrain as the Model S. Arrives late 2013. The Tesla Model X is the next installment in Tesla’s plan to change the car industry in to a Silicon Valley fantasy and, just as scheduled, Elon […]
Tesla Model X teased ahead of debut
With the Tesla Model X SUV due to be revealed on February 9th, we have the first teaser image from the event invitation. The Tesla Model X – the SUV from Tesla based on the underpinnings of the soon to arrive Model S saloon – has been going to arrive – at least in concept form – […]
Tesla Model X Premiere on 9th February
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the Tesla Model X Suv Crossover will debut in California on 9th February. With the Tesla Roadster at the end of its life, and then Model S Saloon about to hit the road (probably), Tesla are moving on to the next instalment of their electric car pilgrimage – the Tesla Model X. […]
Tesla Roadster Final Edition say goodbye to the Lotus platform
Tesla Roadster S production ends this year, and Tesla are saying goodbye to their first car with the Roadster Final Edition. Despite antipathy about the price and the range, the Tesla Roadster is the first proper electric sports car to hit the road – and sell. Tesla has managed to sell 2,600 Roadsters based on a Lotus […]
Tesla reveals prices for the Model S EV
The Tesla Model S finally has a proper price attached to it, with the base model starting at $57,400 and the range topper coming in at $87,400. It’s easy to take the mickey out of Tesla and their promise of an electric car nirvana with the Model S. The prices Tesla has always quoted revolve round a […]
Top Gear wrecked UK Tesla Roadster sales, says Elon Musk
In another moan about the Top Gear Episode featuring the Tesla Roadster, Elon Musk says the publicity wrecked UK Tesla sales. The moans by Tesla about the Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson tested Tesla’s electric Lotus have rumbled on all year. First we had Tesla suing Top Gear in the British Courts, then Top Gear producer Andy […]
Top Gear vs Tesla: High Court rules no libel
The spat between Top Gear and Tesla over a Top Gear episode saying the Tesla ran out of power after 55 miles has been ruled not libellous by the High Court. We’re sure you remember Tesla getting uppity about the Top Gear Episode where Jeremy claimed the Tesla Roadster has run out of charge after just 55 […]
Tesla Model S performance version to rival BMW M5
At a private reveal of the Tesla Model S Beta in California, Elon Musk has revealed Tesla plan a performance Model S with BMW M5 performance. Our inherent scepticism about Elon Musk’s claims for the Tesla Model S refuses to go away, but Tesla are convinced they can deliver the Model S with a 300-mile […]