Posts with the tag of Tesla Roadster

MINI E Makes LA Debut

May 6, 2009 – 3:45 pm

BMW’s just held an event for the lessees of their MINI E at the Science Center, next to the University of Southern California, a really stellar venue when you consider the product they were showing.
I arrived at the same time as Stefano Paris, Plug In America’s documentarian, and as we walked from the parking lot, [...]

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Video of Plug In America’s Inaugural EV Parade West

February 5, 2009 – 10:51 pm

Regular readers of this blog will know all about Plug in America’s triumphant Inaugural EV Parade West in Santa Monica, CA a few weeks back.   Now here’s a chance to enjoy some video from the event.
A final count of 77 electric vehicles and over 250 people participated in the rally and subsequent parade. All types of [...]

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Filming Tesla (2 of 2)

December 12, 2008 – 2:28 pm

Our co-producer continues her account of shooting behind the scenes at Tesla.
As we captured key meetings with department heads,  Elon stressed his commitment to ramping Tesla up – and the fact that his role was hands-on. He reminded person after person that no problem or detail was too small. The buck stopped with Elon.
We [...]

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Filming Tesla (1 of 2)

December 10, 2008 – 4:20 pm

Let me just give it away now….the first day we filmed this fall at Tesla, we got to see not one, not two, not three, but, and I counted—over 40 production Roadsters in the Menlo Park buildings. There is something about the sight of more than four million dollars of incredibly sleek, fast (they do [...]

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Guest blogger: Andrew Grin – From Kansas to LA

December 1, 2008 – 1:29 pm

This week we welcome Andrew Grin, a 16 year old sophomore from Kansas City who spent the day with us filming during the LA Auto Show.  Andrew owns a converted pure EV Hyundai.
My first sighting of smog-filled Los Angeles brought a sad thought to my mind.   A few weeks back, I read a study [...]

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First week with a Tesla

November 27, 2008 – 8:57 pm

Even I was surprised. In my rear view mirror I watched a Los Angeles Sheriff’s car pull out of the Chevron and turn on both its blue and red flashing lights to pursue me down Ventura Boulevard. It had only been hours since I eased out of the Tesla dealership in West Los Angeles and already [...]

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My Tesla arrives in Los Angeles!

November 12, 2008 – 1:52 am

It’s alive! It’s alive! It’s alive!
My brand new silver all-electric Tesla Roadster sportscar (#23) arrived by truck in Los Angeles yesterday. Shrouded in plastic and tucked into the back of a semi with three other Tesla’s, it waited to be rolled onto the streets of Los Angeles.
My nervousness turned to pure joy as it [...]

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Partying with Plug In America

November 8, 2008 – 6:05 pm

Saturday September 27th, 2008 : Immediately after the Santa Monica 2008 AltCarExpo, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Director Chris Paine graciously hosted Plug In America’s very first fundraiser at his PV+EV residence in Culver City, CA .
The party was totally sold out: 250 guests and two superb electric vehicle rockstars – GM’s newly released preproduction [...]

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