Founders Tesla Motors was first created in 2003 by two entrepreneurs, Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard in Silicon Valley. It was named after the inventor Nikola Tesla. It was originally formed to develop an electric sports car. They wanted to show that electric cars were better than petrol-powered cars, and their mission is to encourage
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TESLA LAUNCHES ROOFING SOLUTION
The first news about Tesla’s plans to start selling solar roofing solutions alongside its electric cars like the Model S and Model X emerged late last year. Now Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk’s firm has started accepting deposits from eager early adopters who want to take advantage of this technology as soon as possible. To
TESLA MODEL Y REVEALED IN FIRST PRESS SHOT
Electric car maker Tesla is gearing up to introduce its first SUV later this year, but during a meeting with shareholders earlier this week, the firm’s chief executive unveiled a sneak peak of the previously unseen Model Y. Mashable reports that the shot of the car, in which it is bathed in shadows to retain
EXPANSION OF TESLA RANGE SET TO CONTINUE WITH SMALL SUV
Tell me Y The world has been eagerly awaiting the smaller and more affordable Tesla model 3 family car, and Tesla is scheduled to start deliveries to the first customers soon. But even as this goes ahead, the company’s plans to expand into other areas of the car business show no signs of slowing down.
FANCY DRIVING A TESLA? HIRE ONE NOW IN LONDON
Models Available Ev Go is one of the leading hire companies offering Tesla rental cars in the UK. The models we currently hire are variants of the S model. The base model (with a battery rated at 85KWh) – the S 85 – costs £240 per day to hire. There is also a special trial
EXPERIENCE A NEW WAY OF MOTORING BY HIRING A TESLA
Who Is Tesla? Named after pioneering engineer Nikolai Tesla, the company was founded by a group of electrical engineers in 2003. Tesla launched its first electric car in 2008. This two-seater roadster was, however, just a taste of things to come. In 2012 Tesla released the Model S, an executive saloon designed to target BMW
TOYOTA CUSTOMERS POACHED BY TESLA MODEL 3
Brand appeal The results of a new survey commissioned by an incumbent automaker and published by Forbes on the condition that the firm remains anonymous have shown that the Tesla Model 3 may not have the target audience that was originally anticipated. So while it may be named and styled to compete directly with the
TESLA MODEL 3 WILL RELEASE AS PLANNED THIS YEAR
Business Insider UK reports that preparatory versions of the upcoming Tesla Model 3 will be built within the next month, allowing the firm to perfect the process required to put this range into mass production later in 2017. The Model 3 was announced in March last year and is intended to come in at a
TESLA LEADS CHARGE TO DEVELOP FULLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
The race to create cars which can drive themselves from A to B without the need for human intervention has got under way in earnest over the past couple of years, with many dominant automakers from around the world, including Ford and Mercedes-Benz, looking to conquer this new market segment. With its highly publicised Autopilot