Eco Friendly Mag (Free subscription) | yesterday
... of dollars in operating losses. But the eccentric attention-seeking primary investor and CEO Elon Musk has proven that big dreams and force-of-will can eventually pay off. Elon Musk, Tesla Motors CEO, and Thomas Weber of Mercedes-Benz, in the Tesla Roadster. While the long-term future of Tesla is still undetermined, the company has scored a set of important recent wins,...
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... worth it. The electric vehicle company has been scouting for a plant site for months now. Its CEO, Elon Musk, had been adamant from the start that he wanted it to be in California — an interesting choice when competitors like Fisker Automotive have located much of their manufacturing operations in cheaper locales, including Asia. It still hasn’t confirmed that Downey is...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... worth it. The electric vehicle company has been scouting for a plant site for months now. Its CEO, Elon Musk, had been adamant from the start that he wanted it to be in California — an interesting choice when competitors like Fisker Automotive have located much of their manufacturing operations in cheaper locales, including Asia. It still hasn’t confirmed that Downey is...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
MONACO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tesla Motors launched its newest regional sales and service center this week with a regal ceremony hosted by H.S.H. Prince Albert II and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The new store at 4 Boulevard des Moulins is offering rides and tours Friday and Saturday. The site will be the base for Tesla’s pioneering mobile service program for customers throughout southern Europe....
Examiner (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon,File)File - In this March 26,2009 file photo, Tesla Motors Chairman, CEO and product architect Elon Musk, right, and chief designer Franz Von Holzhausen, left, drive the prototype Tesla Model S all-electric 5-door sedan after its unveiling Hawthorne, Calif. The City Council in Downey Calif. a southeastern Los Angeles county on Wednesday unanimously approved an agreement...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The next electric vehicle that Tesla Motors will come out with is the Model S ( pictured ), successor to the Roadster and the Roadster Sport . Exactly where the sleek sedan will be built is less certain, although Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company is looking at sites in California. If the mayor of Downey, a community halfway between Los Angeles and Long Beach, is correct, Tesla...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... to be a possibility for the plant - said on Monday that the deal is 99.9 percent done. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said on several occasions that the most likely plant location is somewhere in southern California and Downey is midway between Los Angeles and Long Beach. The proposed location is a former movie studio. The one possible issue with this plan is that Tesla would be using funds...
