Toyota has taken a £35 million stake in Tesla and Tesla will be building their Model S at an empty Toyota plant in Fremont, California. Tesla has – despite only producing a Lotus with a million laptop batteries and an electric motor for three times the price of the actual Lotus – managed to win […]
Tesla Roadster – production WILL continue
Despite revealing last month that Tesla Roadster production would end in 2011, Tesla has announced production will now continue in to 2012, and increase by 40%. What, you didn’t know production on the Tesla Roadster was going to end? Well, it was. When Tesla filed documents ahead of its cash call last month we discovered, […]
Tesla Roadster: RHD hits the UK – Tesla Roadster production to end in 2011
Tesla has announced the launch of a RHD Tesla Roadster, and it has been revealed that the Tesla Roadster will end production in 2011. A right hand drive Tesla Roadster is something that should help Tesla shift more cars in the UK – and other RHD markets as well – so it’s welcome news that […]
Electric Car Company Tax Incentives Announced
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a zero benefit in kind rate for electric company cars. We already have the promise of a chunk of money for the Government at some point – maybe – if you feel inclined to buy an electric car. And in a show of fiddling while Rome is burning, Chancellor Alistair Darling […]
Tesla Model S – new Photos
Hot on the heels of the release of new pictures of the Tesla Roadster Sport comes more goodies from Tesla – new images – actually moving, no less – of the controversial Tesla Model S Saloon car, which is due to make an appearance in 2010, or 2011, or 2012… Dogged by controversy over the […]
Tesla Roadster Sport – fresh photos
Tesla has had its fair share of negative headlines in the last year, from the Tesla spat with Top Gear through to the incredulity when Tesla announced the Tesla Model S was going to cost $50k. But there has been good news for Tesla as well. Mercedes bought a 10% stake in Tesla earlier this […]
Tesla London opens
As we reported quite recently, Tesla are planning an expansion in their European facilities as the first Tesla cars start to arrive, and have now opened their Flagship European Showroom in London. Located in Cheval Place in Kensington, which is round the corner from Harrods and with easy access to Heathrow (depending on the time […]
Tesla Roadster Brabus – grab a drive
For those of you out and about in London this week, and with a bit of spare time on your hands (or a handy excuse – the meeting over-ran – honest!) it would probably be fun to drop in to Canary Wharf to have a nose round the MotorExpo Show. And if you don’t mind […]
Tesla delivers its 500th Tesla Roadster
It may not sound many, certainly in terms of volume car manufacturers, but it is quite a milestone for Tesla to have just delivered its 500th Tesla Roadster to a customer in New York. It must be making Elon Musk smile. In truth, much as we’ve criticised the Tesla and its drawbacks, it is a […]
Mercedes buys a stake in Tesla
Daimler (parent company of Mercedes-Benz) announced today at a press conference at the Mercedes Museum that they have taken a 10% stake in Electric Car maker Tesla. Although no actual figure was revealed, it was said the the cost was in the ‘Double-Digit Millions’. Despite the fact that Daimler, just like everyone else, knows that […]