Tesla issues response to slander and libel lawsuit

Earlier this month we reported on a subject of discussion where the original founder and designer of the famed Tesla Roadster filed a lawsuit against current Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, claiming a number of actions that could be potentially damaging to both Musk and the company. The suing, which covers libel, slander and fissure of contract, has been brought by Tesla founder Martin Eberhard, who is claiming that Musk systematically set out to oust him and gain control of the company when he first became an investor.

In response, Tesla has revealed to Edmunds that the suit in law is “twisted and wrong” and “will not have a single one effect steady Tesla’s considerable momentum or business strategy going forward.” The information was revealed by Tesla spokesperson Rachel Konrad, who explained that “Tesla’s well stocked board of directors unanimously fired Martin shortly after discovering that the cost of the car was more than twice what Martin portrayed it to be at the time.”

Eberhard originally left Tesla in late 2007 with a severance agreement of $100,000 and 250,000 shares in the company. However, he says the separation payments stopped after he posted up an bind upon his personal blog that was precarious of Tesla.

Whichever party is the wronged one in this exchange remains to be seen, but now we know what Tesla thinks of the claim and a bit greater quantity of its side of the story. Tesla is now planning to file its own counterclaim to set the story of the company’sitting history right.

Source: www.motorauthority.com

Tesla Model S Revealed to Media

Tesla is aiming to steal the limelight from much bigger companies by confirming it will bring into production this electric-drive Tesla Model S in the third quarter of 2011. The 196-inch (4.98m) Model S is the more practical vehicle from Tesla who also build the Tesla Roadster sports car.


Tesla does not seem to have traded performance for practicality on this car. The 0 - 60mph sprint is covered in 5.6 seconds, the quarter mile in 14 seconds and top speed is 120mph (193km/h). It will brake from 60 - 0mph within 135 feet. There is a Sport version planned which will dip under 5 seconds in the 0 - 60mph dash.


Lightweight is the way to go and Tesla has made sure the Model S keeps its weight down to 3,825lbs (1735kg) by using mostly aluminium in its body construction. It achieves a drag coefficient of about .27 which is lower than the Roadster's .35. A single-speed transaxle is used to drive the liquid-cooled 9-inch motor so fewer parts are fitted.


Powering the car is a battery pack made up of 8,000 cells. This gives a range of about 300 miles (483km). Batteries are housed on the floor which frees up plenty of space in other places. For example the space under the traditional bonnet is used for storage. It's a big car which can accommodate five adults plus two children in rear-facing seats under the hatch.



A warranty of 3 to 4 years for the car and 7 to 10 years for the battery pack is expected to be offered. Good news for countries like South Africa, Japan, Australia and the UK is that the Model S will also be sold in right-hand-drive. Indicative pricing is US$49,900.
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Tesla Roadster on sale in Canada as of... today, deliveries start in Q4 '09

Canadian territory is not always friendly electric cars, but constantly changing. Tesla at the formal empire expanded to Chicago yesterday, the company has announced that it would take part in the northern part of hurry, now ready at the Order of Canada.

Canadian buyers will have to wait until the fourth quarter of 2009 the actual access to their cars, but they should be ready to apply for 109,000 U.S. dollars of electric vehicles as long as feel like it. Oh, This is the United States at retail prices; Canadian cost will be set later this year) The first delivery will be at the upcoming Tesla "Regional Center" in Seattle and New York, but is headquartered in Canada Shops are at work.

In announcing the Canadian sales, Tesla highlight a big difference between American and Canadian sports car: power-driven vehicles more easily be removed and the North:

Canada and Norway are all over the world there are only two of the country most of the electricity from renewable resources, including river running small hydropower, wind energy, biomass, geothermal and solar power. A rechargeable electric vehicles increases from the current grid, the average will reduce greenhouse gas emissions of about 85 compared to the same gasoline power automobiles. At the advantages of hydropower in British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba, will be a reduction in an impressive 98%.
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New Teaser of Tesla Model S surfaces, our friend Jason orders two!

Over at Jason Calacanis' blog, a new teaser shot of the Tesla Model S has surfaced that shows a bit more detail of the car's greenhouse profile. According Jason, the photo was emailed to buyers of the Signature 100 cars of which he is one. We got our first glimpse of the new car last week but this one shows more.

Most of the car appears to be hidden in this image but there are details if you know how to look.A visit to the curves adjustment in Photoshop reveals the same fender trim seen on the earlier shot as well as the wheels. In the adjusted version, the door handles and side glass profile are also visible as is the glass roof. We don't know at this point if the glass roof will be part of the production model although it could be problematic for an EV. The extra thermal load would have the air conditioning working harder cutting into the range. You can check out the enhanced photo after the jump.


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In a recent statement, Daimler AG announced, "The next generation prototype of the smart fortwo electric drive is being presented in the US for the first time during the NAIAS Autoshow. At the End of 2009, smart will start the production of the smart fortwo electric drive with a lithium-ion battery. The company is exploring opportunities for the United States market."


These Smart cars should cost US$49,900 when they go on sale this year according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk who confirmed the existence of this business relationship between his company and Daimler AG.


Tesla had been struggling to meet its financial obligations until late 2008 when it announced it had received business financing to the tune of $40 million from investors. The Smart car order should help its balance sheet pick up even more.

Tesla Motors is going to be supplying Mercedes-Benz with 1,000 EV battery packs and chargers. The power packs are to be installed in Smart electric cars as part of a cooperation between the electric car maker and Daimler AG, the parent company of Smart and the Mercedes-Benz Group.
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