Last week Tesla Motors announced the selection of a site in west Albuquerque where we will build a 150,000 square foot assembly facility for our planned four door sports sedan, code-named WhiteStar. Response to the news has been tremendous, and we’ve received numerous requests for more information about the decision. Ron Lloyd, who headed up manufacturing site analysis, explains the background behind our choice. Read more…
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Archive for February, 2007
Site Selection
Published on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 in First Post, Company, On the road.
Cut From A Different Cloth
Published on Thursday, February 15th, 2007 in Performance, First Post, Vehicle Engineering, British.
From the earliest days of our work developing the Tesla Roadster’s body, we realized we had several major challenges on our hands. We had to achieve a low level of aerodynamic drag to increase efficiency, and we had to keep our mass down in order to maintain a high power-to-weight ratio and achieve maximum acceleration. Equally important was our imperative to create a body style for the Tesla Roadster that made people desperately want the car - irrespective of its efficiency or level of performance. Read more… |
