Monthly Archives: February 2010

Tesla To Offer Auto Leases

February 26, 2010 – 11:24 am

Tesla is hoping its new leasing strategy will help usher in a new round of early adopters into the mainstream.
Read more in the article:
Tesla to Offer Auto Leases
‘Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile lease based on the manufacturer’s [...]

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Are You Plugged In?

February 23, 2010 – 10:19 am

The Wall Street Journal assesses your EV readiness.
Are You Plugged In?
By Mara Lemos Stein.

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Tesla Tribute

February 19, 2010 – 10:02 am

Our Consulting Producer Chelsea Sexton has written a tribute to the three Tesla employees who lost their lives in Wednesday’s plane crash in Palo Alto:
We lost a few of our own yesterday; there’s just no other, more elegant way to say it. The electric vehicle community is a close knit one and too small to [...]

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

February 18, 2010 – 3:30 pm

The New York Times looks at how EVs are going to shake up our cities.
Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car
From the article:
“The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids [...]

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‘Revenge’ Hits Indiana

February 16, 2010 – 8:29 am

Director Chris Paine was in Indianapolis this week to film for ‘Revenge.’
More details in this TV report:
Filmmaker in Ind. for electric car doc

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Trainspotting

February 12, 2010 – 3:27 pm

One morning just over a year ago, I was surprised to see the above photo taken from President Obama’s Washington, DC-bound train appear in a Washington Post collection from the inauguration. It was still a novelty to see anything pro-EV in a major publication, but what struck me at the time was that I had [...]

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Tesla to stop Roadster production

February 9, 2010 – 12:14 pm

As Tesla files for its IPO, the company reveals that it will stop production of the Roadster — and will focus on the Model S.
More details after the jump:
Tesla to stop selling electric sports car next year
From the article:
“A reading of the fine print by Wired’s Autopia blog uncovers some disturbing product-planning news. To wit, [...]

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

February 8, 2010 – 10:03 am

Coulomb Technologies are moving into EV charging.
More details — and a nice namecheck for ‘Revenge’
– after the jump:
Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations
“The director of the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” is now filming the sequel, “Revenge of the Electric Car.” Just a hunch, but Tesla Motors could be cast [...]

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Tesla Announces IPO

February 3, 2010 – 7:05 pm

According to their SEC filing, California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. plans sell up to $100 million in an initial public offering.
Read more in the LA Times story:
Tesla Motors plans $100-million IPO
From the article:
“California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. plans sell up to $100 million in an initial public offering, according to a [...]

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