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Comment on Extraordinary times require focus by Cool Cars

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:04:30 +0000

Love Tesla and featured them on our cool cars blog. Hopefully one day I will be able to buy one here in the UK. Keep up the good work

Comment on Building Model S: A Perfectionist Defines Tesla’s Design Language by KL

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:41 +0000

Love the concept and the car, but have a comment on the charging:
Why force the charging port to be where you pump gas?
I think the absence of a little round door on the side of the car would make more of a statement.
Furthermore, if the door is on the left side and I park on the right side of the garage, I foresee a long power cord for someone to trip over.
Having to plug a power cord into the car in the first place seems unsophisticated (and something many people would forget to do). My roomba can dock and charge itself, why can’t the car?

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by James Anderson Merritt

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:56:48 +0000

The recent news that Chrysler (now under Fiat) is scrapping the EV program it was happy to tout while trying to convince Uncle Sam to part with bailout money, makes Tesla look positively golden by comparison. The idea wasn’t to take the money and run. It was to take the money and make EVs run. Tesla is following through, while Chrysler/Fiat is apparently absconding with the cash. Those are YOUR tax dollars, my friends. Where is our stockpile of pitchforks, feathers, and cauldrons for boiling the tar?

Comment on One Brick at a Time by Free Energy

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:12:01 +0000

Lotus had lot of varients of these two models. IE: Exige GTS (2 made and for competition use only). Info is availabe for from Lotus and various sites through out the web on the models above…. some are hard to find but are there. I recall a version of the Exige that was called something like “Saboteur”. (Read more on my blog about how to make a solar panel)Again a Exige with a little more posh and glitter (not much though), and it had ‘Upgraded paint with Pinstripes and upgraded carpet’. Big whoop. I’m happy with mine the way it is, does fine on the track….. that’s market diversification.

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by ron

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:34 +0000

I live in GA and as I understand it you plan on having a location down in Miami…

If you would consider Atlanta, GA or the Georgia area as a market, I’d welcome the opportunity to franchise/manage it.

It is my belief that Atlanta would be a VERY STRONG MARKET for your technology!

Not to mention the fact that GT is located hear and I know of several incubator firms that are part of the technology sector who might be interested in working on better solutions for the environment and Tesla is definitely one of those companies that would prosper.

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by fred eastwood

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:33:12 +0000

electric car is the car of the next days because gasolin and gas car is so funny thing how i run with fire and tank of gasolin is it so dangures in city…..so the normal car not healthy at all it give us a lot of gas in air i am happy to see tesla electric car so i love to be dealer in egypt for this car….i can open market for this nice car……..thanks dear engineers fred

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by مركز تحميل

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:48 +0000

This loan is great for Tesla as it allows them to stay private as long as possible, therein avoiding an IPO in a very unfriendly IPO market. Stay private as long as possible Tesla! I would love to see an enormous amount of money raised for this company in a couple years. I believe originally an IPO was supposed to fund the Model S, but now it can fund development of the “bluestar”. I love this company.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by مركز تحميل

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:26:41 +0000

Will it be possible to buy, sooner or later, a tesla’s car in Italy?

Comment on The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me) by Carol Swenson

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:57:41 +0000

Elon Musk… my intuition tells me your the best person for what your doing! I’d like to not only own your Tesla Roadster, but invest in the company. Love your style my friend!

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by r4 revolution ds

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:06:56 +0000

Hi Diarmuid OConnell,
If they’re prepared to pay shipping, they could probably import them from the US. Probably have to make special arrangements for servicing, of course. Maybe pay to have a technician trained and based locally?

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by David

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:03:02 +0000

In October 2008, while on vacation in Los Angeles, I acquired a Roadster for transportation. In the three weeks of driving the vehicle, I experience no problems and I was so impressed that I would like to purchase a Model S to use as my daily driver/company car. How much longer before you start selling the Roadster and Model S in Australia? If it will be several years after 2012, can I purchase a left hand drive Model S and have it shipped to Melbourne Australia at my own expense? I will happily fly the service technician to Australia annually (and pay all expenses associated) to maintain the vehicle.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by StephanJade

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:49:22 +0000

Nice article as for me. It would be great to read something more about this topic.

Comment on A Bit About Batteries by Jet

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:27:50 +0000

I drive about 20K miles/year, currently in Prius, 53 mpg average. 400 gallons petrol/year. 2000 gal per 5 years.
I’m strongly tempted by The S model. I wish Tesla DNA had been transferred to ailing infrastructure of Detroit (ala GM) to go into mass production, make this even more an everyman car.
I have concerns about being an early adopter though : battery life and cost, and true ecological cost of production (ie battery production). Of course the ecological cost of making Prius batteries and the car aren’t that much different.
Electricity to run Tesla S at 0.3 kw/mile per year would be 30K kwh for 5 years, at 10 cents kwh is $3000 (or $600 per year)
Battery will be no less than $15K at 5 years (could be $20-30K, if you figure there are 6128 cells at $5 per cell, even with economies of scale), so figure no less than $3K/year for battery cost.
Electricity (currently, no pun intended = $3600 per year in Tesla, Gas = $1,200 per year in Prius. Who knows, in 5 years batteries go down to $10K and best case kwh stay low, and gas goes up.
Electric =$2600/year, Gas (@ $8/gal) =$3200/year. So at some point there is a crossing of fuel costs.
What is the footprint for battery production (millions of cells just for 1000 cars in 2011)? Hard to measure. Lots of lithium, mining, transport of materials (petrol based cost). Is there enough lithium on the planet to have everyone drive something based on this (in China and India also etc)?
Tesla $50K upfront, Prius $25K upfront. So to run the Tesla currently costs, for me, roughly $5-10K more in fuel over 5 years, and $25K more upfront (say about half that for resale of the vehicle, or $12K), equals roughly $10-20K more over 5 years. Rough minimum of $2K more per year than Prius, which may be catching up with PHEV (plug in models by then?)
But then there’s the cool factor. Not to be underestimated. I’m not immune to vanity. Some people pay $1K per year for their iPhone service and $1K per year for their Starbucks service. I love the idea of chucking Big Petrol. With enough photovoltaic production, I’d get a bumper sticker that says “This car is Nuclear Powered” and another that said “The only safe Nuclear Power is 93 million miles away”. However, nukes are back big time.
I like the post about cheap care, lease the battery. This would be a great model. Much like Agassi in Denmark and Israel. Check out article
www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-09/ff_agassi

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Sasha Antonijevic

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:48:07 +0000

I just wanted to congradulate everyone at Tesla Motors for doing a great job developing this company into what it is today. I strongly believe in the quality of your poducts and services. Being a big car enthusiast as well as a Public Health grad I greatly appreciate what you are doing for the environment as well. Without any doubt you will be amongst the leaders in the automotive industry in the near future. I cant wait to test drive one of your cars and see them in action on the streets of Chicago.

Best of luck, Sasha

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Scott Paul

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:58:24 +0000

Why is Tesla looking to build the Model S factory in the air quality challenged Southern California area? Air quality permits? Transportation permits? The transportation of components into the factory will be restricted to certain hours. Supplier infrastructure? It is just a very challenging place to attempt to build automobiles. Twenty years ago, it was a much different story. Why not just leverage the Daimler relationship to build the Model S on their CLS line and install power trains here in the same fashion as the Roadster.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by BULAT

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:17:51 +0000

When Tesla Motors will RUSSIA ??? In KAZAN ???
It’s very interesting idea ???
Can I buy Tesla S, if I live in KAZAN (TATARSTAN)?

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Timo

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:54:55 +0000

andy h; probably not. A123 batteries are very good for hybrids because they have good power density, but because they also have poor energy density they are not very good for pure BEV (not enough range). At least not current generation A123 batteries. Who knows about later versions.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by andy h

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:41:26 +0000

Doe funds Tesla and A123. Will Tesla use the A123 battery in the near future to strengthen/support the DOE investment(s)?

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Brian H

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:33:26 +0000

If they’re prepared to pay shipping, they could probably import them from the US. Probably have to make special arrangements for servicing, of course. Maybe pay to have a technician trained and based locally?

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Thomas Lee

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:47:08 +0000

when will it be available in China? China has a huge base of rich people which never care about costs,as high-price luxury items can show their social status. Yearly sales over 2,000 cars can be easily achieved. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Hongkong are the major 4 places for sale.

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Marshall (in Elverta, CA)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:35:09 +0000

I just watched a show titled “Who killed the electric car?” What an eye opener…! GM may have had a reason to destroy all of the EV1 vehicles for being “older technology”, but I don’t think that that was the real reason (and no reason was actually given by GM, according to the program). These vehicles were leased and the “owners” had no recourse to relinquishing their vehicles when their lease was up and GM decided to go with the Hummer instead of the EV1.

The only viable options to the Big Car companies coming up with mainstream fully electric vehicles will come from the smaller companies, such as Tesla, that are not “in business with the oil companies”. With these cars being sold, instead of being leased, I don’t think Tesla owners will ever be put in the same predicament as the EV1 owners were in 2005.

I hope to see Tesla, and other small companies, make a big mark on the world before the Big Car companies realize that electric vehicles won’t reverse the fortunes of the world’s richest people in the oil markets…

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by CM

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:26:25 +0000

Timo, to increase the range from 300 to 400 miles would mean increasing the range by 25%. The charts in www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=70 shows a speed of about 55 mph for the 244 mile EPA rated speed on the Roadster (note the official EPA range rating was made using a “drive cycle” with varying speeds). To increase that by 25% to 300 miles would mean driving about 45 mph.

If the Model S has a similar efficiency curve, (thats a big “If”) then a rough estimate to get a 400 mile (644 Km) would also mean travelling at about 45 mph (72 Kmph). That might give you the range you need with a substantial safety margin. Of course, if you could take 1 or 2 rest breaks along the way and get a partial recharge, you’d be able to drive a bit faster than that! I’m hoping that lots of public recharging outlets will be available soon along major highways.

marco g. carle: Tesla Motors has started accepting online orders for Europe, but with a substantial backlog, it will take awhile before deliveries can be made. One drawback is that the nearest Tesla stores are in Munich and Monaco, a long ways to go for service. Tesla Motors will be opening many more stores as fast as finances permit, so eventually there will be Tesla stores in Italy.

Comment on Building Model S: A Perfectionist Defines Tesla’s Design Language by Soren Eriksson

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:05:43 +0000

Hello,
Your car is absolutely fantastic and I can not wait to place an order as soon as it is available.
I watched this video and cried when I realized what the car companies and the oil companies have done to the environment for the past 100 years to make huge profits.Have a look at this car race were the electric car is competing with all sorts of tuned up gas cars and winning every time. The electric car is here.
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=369h-SEBXd8&feature=player_embedded
I work in an other industry going completely against the chemical companies that have been destroying the environment in the name of huge profits as well. It is time to take the world back and put the polluters in jail.
www.solventfreepaint.com
Keep up the good work
Soren Eriksson
Victor, NY 14564
USA

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Alex Richardson

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:10:26 +0000

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Alfred Gugelmann

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:38:54 +0000

To Marco: You can order now. European versions are being delivered. Your best bet may be to call the Munich (+49 89 55 05 202 09) Tesla store. Further information you can find here: www.teslamotors.com/buy/buyshowroom.php
Choose your region as “Europe” top left, just below the Tesla logo.
- Alfred

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Earl

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:14:28 +0000

Bas,
Unfortunately we Tesla owners are spending too much of our rare spare time driving our cars and don’t have time to blog about it. There is an overload at the Tesla dealership in Menlo Park of Roadsters that are waiting for their 12,000 mile checkups. These cars are being driven regularly and hard. In addition to driving over 80 miles a day commuting, I’ve taken ours on several road trips, including one from LA to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Frederik Vibe-Petersen

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:04:36 +0000

Very interesting article.

We just received our tesla for about a week ago here in denmark,
and we are so pleased to say that is one of the best car experience we have ever tried!

According to the topic.
The article says that “Tesla has never applied for or received any federal loans”?

Is that true?

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by marco g. carle

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:34:47 +0000

Will it be possible to buy, sooner or later, a tesla’s car in Italy?
mgc

Comment on A Bit About Batteries by Jelle

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:39:39 +0000

it is my understanding that the Li-ion battery is not completely discharged and not completely charged so it has a longer lifespan…. what are the figures? 95% fully charged of it’s maximum capacity and 10% discharged before the security system shuts it down?

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by David Moxness

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:22:05 +0000

The monies allocated for these loans will be money well spent. Tesla Motors has proof of concept as stated and is more than deserving of the respect that their loan signifies. These are taxpayer dollars ( namely mine ) that I have no qualms about being invested this way. I am sorry to say that I am not as comfortable with the much larger investments of (my) tax dollars in other areas of the automotive industry

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Timo

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:23:30 +0000

“The Roadster set a new EV distance record in April 2009 when it completed the 241-mile Rallye Monte Carlo d’Energies Alternatives with 36 miles left on the charge.”

That’s 277 miles total. Impressive if you consider that EPA rates it only 244 miles. 33 miles more. That’s nearly what GM Volt has at all.

Any data from that race? Graps to show? How much energy was used at what speed/accleration/deacceleration and what kind of terrain was that? Which ancilliary equipment were in use if any?

JB Straubel has very good graphs for Roadster, but those are quite general. I would like to see even more detailed analysis of how well different things affect its real-life performance.

If you can drive 13.5% more than EPA rates then 300 mile range for Type S would be 340.5 miles which is 545 km. That is so near the range I need that I really would like to see if it is possible to drive car in reality that far and how slow I would need to go. Road would be rather flat, so no mountains, only small hills here and there. How much would it affect if I drive 90km/h instead of 100km/h (56.25 instead of 62.5)?

Comment on Building Model S: A Perfectionist Defines Tesla’s Design Language by Jim Cumber

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:58:03 +0000

BTW, I LOVE your adaptation of the “Knight Rider” theme from the TV Series in the “promo” videos: it makes me wonder if you are planning to have an “optional extra” red LED that goes from side to side across the front of the vehicle!

Comment on Building Model S: A Perfectionist Defines Tesla’s Design Language by bonnet

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:52:45 +0000

I am french and i just want to say THANK YOU THERY MUCH tesla for this vehicle .
your main interest it s to safe the world .
your thinks it isn’ t the man vs nature but the man with nature and for nature .
thank you .

Comment on Building Model S: A Perfectionist Defines Tesla’s Design Language by Jim Cumber

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:52:23 +0000

While I find the idea of a “glass cockpit” WAY cool and futuristic (even some AIRCRAFT haven’t gotten that far, yet!), the “distraction factor” while driving is something to consider in the final vehicle design. If you haven’t noticed, more and more States are giving SERIOUS consideration to “outlawing” cell phones in cars (some have already passed such laws), and with good reason, considering the studies which have been undertaken. Too many drivers have NOT had the training / experience of controlling a vehicle (car or aircraft) and talking on a radio / phone at the same time. The accident rate goes up, thereby. Heck, I have been WALKING and almost been run down by distracted drivers who’ve run traffic signals while yakking on their cell phones while driving! It is NO accident that TVs are NOT permitted in cars, within sight of the driver, in most States. Limiting the “glass cockpit” to “information only” is the only SAFE way to go: you may want to check aviation studies of accidents caused by distractions and “information overload” in the cockpit, before you start loading up the touch screen with internet access and other “communications” functions! Also, the lack of tactile input on the touch screen (so one must LOOK at the “glass cockpit” to see what one is doing, and thus removing one’s eyes from the “all important” DRIVING task at hand!) might present yet another safety hazard! Other posters are correct about the need for “red” lighting of instruments (INCLUDING the touch screen navigational display) at night to preserve night vision. Don’t get me wrong: the “S” car is a technological “tour de force” - just don’t get carried away with the technological “toys” in the “glass cockpit” and cause “accidents waiting to happen”…

Note on heating / cooling: I have driven in Florida, the desert Southwest, DC, and Utah, as well as most of the States in between, in all seasons and conditions. My experience has been that an internal combustion vehicle uses more energy in the summer for cooling, PARTICULARLY the more “window glass” the vehicle has: cooling the vehicle NOTABLY reduces gas milage during hot summer afternoons! In the winter, the heating bleeds off the heat from the radiator, so it does NOT cause notable reduction in gas milage during cold winter nights. Considering the Tesla has NO radiator, “climate control” might be a MAJOR issue in BOTH summer and winter, as it would reduce range performance of the electrical batteries in BOTH cases!

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Jim Cumber

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:50:50 +0000

Sorry about the “snail” joke: it was too good to pass up!

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Jim Cumber

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:46:32 +0000

I first saw the Roadster on the internet about 2 years ago, Unfortunately, it is too small for my needs: minimum 3 seats rather than 2, but you folks FOR SURE AND FOR CERTAIN killed the ideas of short range, low speed, electric cars with a terminal case of the “uglies”! The “S” car looks FANTASTIC! Like the snail in the joke, “Look at that “S” car GO!”

If you folks need a new vehicle factory, PARTICULARLY for the Tesla “S”, have you considered Utah? We have a well educated, well motivated, hard working, but under utilized work force, and ACRES of empty land upon which to build factories! The “S” car will work well out here, because the predominant LDS Community has a larger average family size than most.

Also, have you looked into alternatives to battery power? There is a quantum vacuum energy source known as a Motionless Electromagnetic Generator (M.E.G.) which was patented (Patent # US 6,362,718 B1) on Mar 26, 2002. The 5 co-patent holders are trying to arrange funding to finish research on “scaling” the power units to ANY required size and power levels. See:

www.cheniere.org

The M.E.G. prototypes (there have been at least 3, as I understand it, 1 of which was purposely destroyed in “safety” testing required for the patent) produced UNLIMITED quantities of pure, clean electrical energy, and would continue to do so, as far as the builders could tell, until the electrical parts wore out! The patent application was filed Sep 6, 2000. The first prototypes were run for several years before the filing, and have continued to run, as I understand it, ever since, a period of over 9 years! This, of course, translates to effectively UNLIMITED RANGE! This would certainly beat the tar out of a mere 300 mile range…

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Dr. Rob Wilder

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:09:20 +0000

Responding to ‘Bas’, above, I’d just relay i am pretty much head over heels in love with my car (a 2008 Roadster). That Tesla fundamentally changed perceptions too, about Electric Vehicles (EVs), was also evident at the recent car show in Germany. There EVs were all the rage and manufacturers are loading up on cool EV concept cars despite being late to the game on plug-in Hybrids and especially EVs, given a long focus there on diesel (and on H2 that has not panned out cost-wise).

Anyway once you drive a Tesla even once, it’s hard to consider going back to driving the old-fashioned “gassers”. Just my 2 cents … and I am biased in favor of (solar-powered) torque-laden electric cars - that needn’t to be slow like gassers! : - )

Rob Wilder

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by david_42

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:35:04 +0000

Excellent article. There’s been a great deal of noise about government loans paying for ‘elitist’ vehicles. Probably backed by another company that didn’t get picked.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by John A.

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:50:43 +0000

I’ve looked but haven’t seen any information about this Model S plant beyond it being in “Southern California”. Shouldn’t it already be at least under construction/conversion?

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Georg

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:55:34 +0000

Minor gripe … “Sacramento EV owners get free metered parking ” is somewhat misleading. Yes, there is a free parking program, but it applies to downtown City owned parking garages and some off-street lots that are specifically labelled with a “P”. State and federal lots (for public or city/state employees) are not open to the program. You must apply for the program and are sent a credit-card sized RFID access card for these garages. Those locations are indeed convenient and appreciated, and several of them offer Avcons, SPI and 120V charging. But I wish it were true that this applies to parking meters found in so many other Sacramento city locations … may be the wish will come true some day.

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Alfred Gugelmann

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:54:41 +0000

Most comments by actual users I found so far here: www.teslamotorsclub.com/
Just remember that it is early days to get “a balanced view” of a really very new product. You should first look for an opportunity to drive the car. This is a very special and not easily described experience as I learnt myself. If after that you still want to be a bit rational, you could consider your likely driving envelopes in terms of distance and speeds.
- Alfred

Comment on Clearing the Air on our DOE Loan by Bas

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:07:12 +0000

Interesting post, I would, and no doubt many others, however like to hear a bit more about the experiences of the 700 Tesla drivers. Any separate blog / forum in which this is being discussed? Good to know the good and the bad as every decision to buy a car needs a ballanced view and reading all these bo no doubt the good will be taking center stage.

Comment on The Song Remains the Same by Steve Michaelson

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:46:26 +0000

I really hope that Tesla can get it together. They were smart about making a sports car first, since people who buy expensive sports cars are more forgiving about mechanical problems and bugs in new models. I have to say, I’m waiting for the Chevy Volt or Quantum Karma. They are both awesome cars and don’t need a matrix of 12,000 batteries. I think had Tesla initially partnered with a company like Toyota they would be in much better shape. It’s really hard to be a manufacturing company right off the bat. These guys are designers not producers.

Comment on High CARB Diet by fatima

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:31:45 +0000

Hello, I ‘d like to know more about nanosafe batteries can you introduse me an article about it?

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Mike Lee

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:29:46 +0000

I would like to know how the charge would be affected in cold climates like Michigan. How the car would handle in the snow. I would test the car for your company this winter. You can E-mail me. Thanks Mike

Comment on Building Model S: A Perfectionist Defines Tesla’s Design Language by Mike Valor

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:09:07 +0000

If you have finacial options to purchase this vehicle when it is available, then please let me know. I am tired of internal cumbustion (19th century) technology and I want one of these as soon as possible. But please, please, please! Open the dealership in Houston. If you don’t have anyone to do it, then you can consider me as a candidate for the job.

Mike Valor

Comment on Tesla Motors Update by Matthew Molene Labit

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:54:28 +0000

Mr. Musk,

I am entirely excited to see how all of your many endeavors will play into the future. I am currently an undergraduate student of Combined Sciences in the Bay Area, and have been earnestly following the progression of your business strategy over the past few years. I just recently took a course at Stanford which looked at reducing the CO_2 emissions across California some 50% by the year 2050; and of the many things I took away from that course, not the least of which was how your vision and die-hard American spirit of innovation continue to lead our society toward greater freedom and opportunity. I am wholeheartedly sold on your entrepreneurial skill and socially-furthering business objectives; and also on how such an ethos might go to strengthening the foundations of “free-market” capitalism in both the United States and abroad. So thank you and the team of individuals who make what you are doing possible.
As a side note: I would also really really really like to know about any options you might have for students, or otherwise financially pressed individuals to invest in your company. But I mean, who wouldn’t ?
Sincerely,
Matt

Comment on Motor City by R Monroe

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:32:42 +0000

I always wondered with todays abilities why couldn’t you incorporate generators into the wheels that help recharge 2 or 3 extra batteries that a computer could add too and remove from the battery block in otherwords charge them change to 3 other charge them then pulll 3 more charge them using 200 amp generators incorportated into the wheels to save weight. This idea is not for perpetual motion just for longer distance all done with a computer system . If you can use the power of the brakes to produce electicity why not the power of the rolling wheels that move the car? if this is an idea that you can use please email me if not please explain why not by email

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Jerry Nagler

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:29:44 +0000

I am very interested in the Tesla S sedan. Would love to see interior, colors, interior colors and options.

Comment on Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price by Kalyn

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:42:37 +0000

I love the fact that Tesla, which is a company that I have always admired for the roadster, is now coming out with the Model S. They deserve to be applauded for bulilding a fully electric 4-door vehicle that still has a 300 mile range with the high-end battery pack…awesome!! I live in New Mexico so I do a lot of commuting and the amount of money that I spend on gas in a month is ridiculous. The idea of the Model S appeals to me and I am glad that a car like this is finally going to be produced and available for a price that is not completely ridiculous.