Tesla Offers $450M in Stocks, Musk Buys $100M Worth

Tesla announced a new offering of 2.7 million shares of common stock today, along with $450 million worth in convertible senior notes.

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Tesla Shares Jump 24% After Maker Reports Profit

Tesla’s stock price rose 24 percent Wednesday after the electric car maker reported its first quarterly profit.

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Tesla Model S Almost Perfect, but Not Recommended by Consumer Reports

Although the Tesla Model S scored a near-perfect 99 out of 100 in Consumer Reports latest test, the product testing outlet won’t list the electric luxury car on its recommended list. 

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Tesla Model S Rated a 99 Out of 100 by Consumer Reports

The Tesla Model S continues to earn rave reviews, the latest coming from the notoriously picky team at Consumer Reports.

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Tesla Makes First Profit: $11M in Q1 2013

Tesla has formally announced its first quarter 2013 results, reaching profitability for the first time in the American electric automaker’s 10-year history.

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Tesla Talking With Google About Autopilot Systems

It’s no secret that Google has been working on autonomous vehicles for quite some time, and now  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considering adding that technology to Tesla’s vehicles.

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Tesla Model S 'Performance Plus' Handles Like a Supercar

Tesla is taking the Model S into “supercar handling territory” according to a product description on its retail site.

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Tesla CEO Musk Admits Fault for Creative Finance Calculator

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has admitted that the automaker’s online finance calculator was misleading and has confirmed it will be fixed to not include non-financial factors in the online monthly payment.

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Tesla Model S Resale Value to Be Industry's Best, Says CEO Musk

Last month, Tesla made a splash by offering a resale value guarantee on the Model S, stating it would be higher than that of a  Mercedes-Benz S-Class. However, Tesla is upping the ante by offering the best resale value of almost any luxury auto maker.

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Tesla Model S Leads 2013 Plug-in Sales

The Tesla Model S will be North America’s best-selling plug-in vehicle so far this year, besting both the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf.

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Tesla Model S Gets New Service and Warranty Program

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a new service and warranty program today for owners of the Model S EV, which includes a free Model S loaner when their cars are in for service, and an unconditional warranty on the vehicle’s battery pack.

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Tesla Dealer License Denied in Virginia

Tesla Motors Inc. has 33 days to appeal a ruling issued Monday denying the electric car maker a dealer license in Virginia.

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Texas Tesla Store Favored by Residents: Poll Shows

Residents in Austin, Texas are overwhelmingly in favor of electric vehicle maker Tesla being allowed to sell its Model S sedan according to a web poll by the Austin Business Journal.

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Tesla to Offer Loaner Car Service to Owners

There’s good news for Tesla owners: company CEO Elon Musk recently announced that he plans to create a fleet of loaner cars that owners can borrow while theirs is in service.

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Electric Car Range Suffers in the Cold: Why It Happens and What's Being Done About It

Recently the New York Times and American electric car maker Tesla got in a highly publicized war of words over a review of the Model S electric car. Amongst other contentious issues, the range of the vehicle didn’t meet the Times’ writers expectations.

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Tesla CEO Visits Texas, Talks About Electric Truck

Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent the day in Texas advocating that the electric car maker be allowed to sell its products directly to the public.

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Next Tesla Roadster to Push Envelope: Brand Boss Says

The Tesla Roadster is still one of the most interesting electric cars in the world, but brand executive George Blankenship says the next car will “push the envelope beyond what anybody else is doing.”

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Tesla Model S Lease Program Announced

Tesla announced today that the Model S will now be available through a leasing program which is aiming to broaden the car’s availability to more buyers.

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Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Luxury Cars

Who is to say that luxury car buyers aren’t affected by high gas prices? If you want to drive in comfort, style, and have the latest high tech goodies in a car, you shouldn’t have to pay more at the pump for it. Here are our picks for the top 10 most fuel friendly luxury cars, ranked in order of their combined city/highway mpg numbers.

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Tesla Cancels 40 KWh Battery Pack Option in Model S

Tesla has announced that due to apparent lack of demand, it will not offer a 40 kWh battery in the Model S sedan. 

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Tesla Model S Named 2013 World Green Car of the Year

Luxurious, powerful and laden with cool technology, the Tesla Model S adds yet another accolade to its crowded mantel today by winning the World Green Car of the Year Award at during the New York Auto Show.

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Tesla Stock Rises After Elon Musk Teases 'Exciting Announcement'

Elon Musk and Tesla have been making headlines the last couple of months, from dealing with The New York Times to promising an affordable electric car within five years.

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BMW 3 Series Rival "3 to 4 Years Away" Says Tesla CEO Elon Musk

According to comments made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter, a “low cost, compelling electric car” is “3 to 4 years away” from being a reality.

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Tesla Vs The New York Times, Round 5

Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have published his “final word” on The New York Times’ review of his company’s Model S electric car, but apparently the finality of his remarks only apply to the written word, as he elaborated on his feelings during a keynote address at the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) in Texas.

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Tesla Model X Delayed

As Tesla hopes to repay its DOE loan five years ahead of schedule, the American electric automaker will be delaying production on the Model X for at least a year.

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Tesla DOE Loan Repayment to Finish Years Early

With confidence in spades, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said yesterday that the electric car maker will repay its $465 million government loan in “five years or less.”

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Tesla CEO Says NY Times Article Likely Cost Brand $100M

A public battle between the New York Times and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is still sprouting news after the disgruntled executive told Bloomberg that the article likely cost the electric car maker $100 million.

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Elon Musk Publishes Final Note on Tesla Vs. New York Times

As the saga between Tesla and The New York Times comes to an end (allegedly), Tesla CEO Elon Musk has released a final, final note on the controversy.

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Tesla Vs The New York Times: Round Three

In what has turned into quite the battle between New York Times writer John Broder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Broder has issued a response to Musks’ most recent claims.

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Tesla CEO Releases Official Rebuttal to NY Times Story

Tesla spokeswoman Shanna Hendriks’ world turned upside down on Monday after CEO Elon Musk issued a stiff rebuke over an article in the New York Times he called fake.

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Elon Musk Calls NY Times Piece on Tesla Model S a "Fake"

A recent article published in the New York Times by John Broder about the Tesla Model S is creating some fuss today, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it is fake. 

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Top 10 Most Collectible Cars of 2013

Interested in nabbing yourself a future collectible? Hagerty Insurance specializes in classic cars and is predicting the top 10 most collectible cars of 2013 that are under $100,000.

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Ford, GM Promoting Workplace EV Charging

Ford, General Motors, ChryslerNissan, and Tesla are among 13 companies joining together as founding Partners of the Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge.

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Tesla Model S Sets Quarter Mile Record for Production Electric Vehicle – Video

The Tesla Model S packing 416 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque has garnered another accolade: World Record for the Quickest Production Electric Car.

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Tesla Model X Interior is Shockingly Nice: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

While we’ve seen the Model X electric crossover concept before, the vehicle sitting at the Tesla booth at this year’s Detroit Auto Show is sporting a few modifications.

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Tesla Dealers Association Lawsuit Dismissed

Dealers in Massachusetts suing Tesla over what they say is an illegal dealership lost today when a judge dismissed the case from the court. 

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Tesla Expands Supercharger Locations to East Coast

Tesla Motors has launched its first supercharger stations on the East Coast, expanding its network for Tesla Model S owners looking for a quick charge while on the go.

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Tesla Model S Named 2013 AutoGuide.com Reader's Choice Car of the Year

AutoGuide.com is proud to announce that the Tesla Model S has been awarded top honors as its first ever Reader’s Choice Car of the Year.

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Tesla Wins License to Sell Cars in Boston Suburb

Despite irking the National Automobile Dealers Association and being slapped with lawsuits, EV maker Tesla won a license to sell cars near Boston.

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Tesla Model S Software Update Boosts Range by 8 Miles

A software update to the Tesla Model S will add a few extra miles of range according to the brand.

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Elon Musk, Akio Toyoda Named to Forbes List of World's Most Powerful People

What do Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Toyota boss Akio Toyoda have in common? The same thing Bill Gates and the Pope do: they’ve been named to the Forbes magazine list of the world’s 71 most powerful people.

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Tesla in the Black: CEO Says

Anyone close to the industry would probably agree that Tesla, of all the small EV makers, is making the biggest strides toward leaving its start-up status behind.

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Tesla Model S Gets $2,500 Price Increase

The Tesla Model S is getting a bump up in price, and will now start with a base price of $59,900 before federal tax credits. 

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Tesla Model S Bound for Price Bump

Tesla confirmed in a blog post that it will soon raise the price of its Model S electric luxury sedan.

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Massachusetts Dealer Denied Injunction Against Tesla

The Automobile Dealers Association in the state of Massachusetts was denied a request for a preliminary injunction against Tesla Motors Inc., which allows the American automaker to continue operating its store in Boston.

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Tesla Future Touchscreen Tech Hinted by Exec

What if you could have a 17-inch iPad built into your car? It’s almost a reality for one of the more than 250 folks who own a Tesla Model S, save a few key features.

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Tesla Flagship Store Opens in Canada

Luxury EV maker Tesla opened one of its boutique stores in Canada to the public today, marking the brand’s first location in the country.

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Tesla CEO Hints at Electric Truck and Electric Supercar

Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk recently sat down with Motor Trend for an interview, and hinted that the company has plans for an all-electric supercar, as well as an electric truck.

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Tesla Model S Will Get More Variants

During a thrid-quarter profits conference call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted that the Model S will be getting some new variants sometime in the new year.

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Tesla Model S Production to Hit 400 Weekly by December

Tesla is proud to announce that it has successfully transitioned to a mass production car company, and aims to have 400 Model S vehicles in production per week by December.

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Tesla Roadster Successor Not a Guarantee

Despite earlier reports that Tesla would have a successor to its Roadster model set to debut sometime in 2015, the American electric automaker has confirmed that a decision on a new Roadster has not yet been made. 

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Tesla Model S Named to TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2012 List

By all accounts, the Tesla Model S is a formidable offering in the electric vehicle world, a market that’s still considered to be in its infant stage.

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Tesla Retail Stores Defended by Brand CEO

Elon Musk, tech mogul and co-founder of Tesla is coming to the defense of his company as it faces a lawsuit from dealers in Massachusetts and New York.

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Tesla Sued by Auto Dealers Association

Tesla is facing lawsuits in both Massachusetts and New York from members of the Automotive Trade Association, saying that the electric-car maker is operating illegal dealerships in those states.

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Tesla Roadster Buyback Program Launched

Early adopters of the Tesla Roadster who may now be eyeing the American automaker’s more practical Model S can now trade in their convertible sports car towards a new sedan.

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Tesla Model X Gets $10M Grant From California

Tesla’s next project, the Model X crossover, is at least one step closer to reality thanks to a $10 million grant from the California Government.

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Tesla Motors to Be 'Cashflow Positive' Before December

Despite skepticism surrounding  Tesla Motors, CEO Elon Musk expects Tesla to report positive cashflow by the end of November.

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Tesla Supercharger Network Launched for Fast Charging

Tesla just launched its network of “Superchargers,” speeding up one of the most important aspects of its EVs, but it might not be what you think. 

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Tesla Supercharger to Be Unveiled on September 24

Continuing to push the envelope on electric vehicle technology, Tesla will be unveiling its ‘supercharger’ on September 24th, which the American automaker claims will charge the Model S to  full charge in one hour.

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Monster Tajima Test Drives Tesla Model S – Video

Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima knows a thing or two about cars having conquered the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb multiple times. 

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