Media Coverage

W Magazine

Electric Company
Gabriel Synder, May 5, 2008
Read the whole story at wmagazine.com

CNET

Tesla Motors opens doors to the rich and famous
Martin LaMonica, May 5, 2008
Read the whole story at cnet.com

Venture Beat

Tesla Motors opens first store in L.A., talks about future plans
Jeremy Jacquot, May 2, 2008
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AutoBlog

Tesla Motors opens first factory store in Los Angeles
John Neff, May 2, 2008
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AutoBlog Green

First Tesla store opens in Santa Monica, now we just need some cars
Sam Abuelsamid, May 2, 2008
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Autoweek

Tesla opens first dealership in Los Angeles
Mark Rechtin, May 2, 2008
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New York Times

Tesla Motors Files Suit Against Competitor Over Design Ideas
John Markoff, April 15, 2008
Read the whole story at nytimes.com

Wall Street Journal

Detroit Sets Bold Goal: Exporting U.S. Cars
John D. Stoll, Norihiko Shirouzu and Neal E.. Boudette, April 8, 2008
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Financial Times

Tesla to sell electric cars in Europe
John Reed, April 2, 2008
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USA Today

Tesla: Little electric roadster that could
Chris Woodyard, March 3, 2008
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Bloomberg

Tesla Boosts Funding to Start Electric-Car Assembly
Alan Ohnsman, February 8, 2008
Read the whole story on Bloomberg.com

Motor Trend

First Drive: 2008 Tesla Roadster
Kim Reynolds, January 25, 2008
Read the whole story on Motortrend.com

Road&Track

First Drive: 2008 Tesla Roadster
Jonathan Elfalan, January 24, 2008
Read the whole story on ROADandTRACK.com

AutoWeek

Don't worry about the future of transportation being fun
MARK VAUGHN, January 24, 2008
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Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

Tesla Taps Ze'ev Drori as CEO
Joseph B. White, November 29, 2007
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Venture Beat

How to Invest in Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Darryl Siry, November 23, 2007
Read the whole blog at the Veture Beat website

Newsweek

An Electric Dream
Keith Naughton, October 23, 2007
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Wall Street Journal

Electric Car Maker Aims For the Top With Sports Car
Joseph B. White, October 15, 2007
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Barrons

An Electric Performer
Mark Veverka, September 24, 2007
Read the whole article on Barron's website

NY Times

They’re Electric, But Can They Be Fantastic?
Lawrence Ulrich, September 23, 2007
Read the whole article at the NY Times website

CBS News

Electric Cars
David Pogue, September 17, 2007
Watch the whole report at CBS.com

San Jose Mercury News

Electric-Car Startup Tesla Is a Hit with Politicians and Stars
Matt Nauman, September 3, 2007
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San Francisco Chronicle

Hyatt Puts Tesla Roadster Recharging Stations in 3 Hotels
David R. Baker, August 30, 2007
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Inhabitat

Top Five Sexiest Sustainable Sports Cars
August 21, 2007
Read the whole article at Inhabitat

BBC News

The Electric Car's High-End Revival
Dan Simmons, August 13, 2007
Watch the whole report at the BBC website

NPR

Making a Mark with Rockets and Roadsters
David Kestenbaum, August 13, 2007
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Business Week

Tesla: A Carmaker With Silicon Valley Spark
July 30, 2007
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Autoblog Green

Video: Another Tesla Validation Prototype Caught in the Wild!
Sam Abuelsamid, July 16, 2007
Watch the video on Autoblog Green

Times Online

Jay Leno Reviews the Tesla Roadster
Jay Leno, July 8, 2007
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Business 2.0

The 50 Who Matter Now
June 25, 2007
Read the whole article at CNNMoney.com

Top Gear

Volting Ambition
Top Gear, May 31, 2007
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San Jose Mercury News

Tesla Motors to Sell Batteries in $43 Million Deal with Think
Matt Nauman, May 22, 2007
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NY Times

Tesla Revs Up With $45 Million
Andrew Ross Sorkin, May 14, 2007
Real the whole article at NY Times

Nightline

Tesla Roadster: No Gasoline, Plenty of Juice
Vicky Mabrey and Ely Brown, May 14, 2007
Watch the whole story at Nightline's website

CBS News

Green Car Hits U.S. Market
CBS News, May 1, 2007
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Vanity Fair

Quiet Thunder
Michael Shnayerson, April 23, 2007
Read the full article at Vanity Fair

New York Times

All Amped Up
Lawrence Ulrich, April 20, 2007
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AutoWeek

Shocking! Tesla Down the Final Stretch, on Batteries Alone
Mark Vaughn, April 16, 2007
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Financial Times

Tale of a Supercharged Start-Up
Chris Nuttall, April 12, 2007
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New York Times

Solving the Car-Propulsion Problem
David Pogue, April 4, 2007
Read the article at the New York Times

PC Magazine

Tesla Roadster: Test Driving Your Electric Dream Car
Cade Metz, March 29, 2007
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Forbes

Can Silicon Valley Reinvent The Car?
Elizabeth Corcoran, March 19, 2007
Read the article at Forbes

Oakland Business Review

Tesla: The Next Great American Car Company?
Howard Lovy, March 15, 2007
Read the article at Oakland Business Review

WNBC

Chuck Scarborough interviews Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard
Chuck Scarborough , March 15, 2007
View the interview at WNBC

PR Week

Driving the Green Message
by Celeste Altus , March 12, 2007
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WNBC

Electric Cars Help Wean America's Oil Dependence
by Chuck Scarborough , February 28, 2007
Read the article and watch the interview at WNBC.com

Good Morning America

Celebs Go Green at Pre-Oscar Gala
ABC News, February 22, 2007
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MSNBC

Electric cars? Company chooses production site
Associated Press, February 20, 2007
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KRQE

Move over Detroit
Michael Herzenberg, February 19, 2007
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Winding Road

Tesla Motors Coming To Michigan
January 15, 2007
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EE Times

Tesla tips new electric sports car
by Mark LaPedus, January 8, 2007
Read the whole article at EETimes.com

Wired Science

A Conversation with Elon Musk
Brian Unger, January 3, 2007
Watch the interview at PBS.org

BBC News

Electric sports car unveiled
December 18, 2006
Watch the whole segment at Bbc.co.uk

PodTech Network

The Tesla Roadster: The Electric Vehicle Lives
by Matt Kelly, December 18, 2006
Watch the whole video at PodTech.net

Forbes.com

Best Cars 2006
by Dan Lienert, December 11, 2006
Read the whole article at Forbes.com

CarList.com

Martin Eberhard, CEO, Tesla Motors unveiling the electric Roadster
by Lou Ann Hammond, December 8, 2006
Watch the whole video at CarList.com

iZoom.com

Electrifying news
by Larry Edsall, December 3, 2006
Read the whole article at iZoom.com

LA Times

The dead-sexy Tesla delivers on its promise
by Dan Neil, November 29, 2006
Read the whole article at Latimes.com

Slate

The Tesla Roadster - A Hotshot Sports Car that Runs on Batteries
by Paul Boutin, November 27, 2006
Read the whole article at Slate.com

Silicon Valley Business Journal

Tesla: Going, going...
by Timothy Roberts, November 24, 2006
Read the whole article at Bizjournals.com

NBC 11

Electric Sports Car Puts Fun Into Conservation
November 22, 2006
Watch the whole segment at NBC11.com

Yahoo! Autos

The Eclectic Electric Sportscar
by Jon Alain Guzik, November 14, 2006
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Creativity and Innovation

100% Electric Ultra-fast Innovation - Best Invention of 2006
by Sanjay Dalal, November 8, 2006
Read the whole article at Creativityandinnovation.com

Car Domain

Tesla Motors wins People's Choice Award
November 1, 2006
Check out the winners at Cardomain.com

Time Magazine

Best Inventions 2006 - Transportation Invention
November 1, 2006
See all the winners at Time.com

PodTech Network

Step On The Battery
by Catherine Girardeau, October 31, 2006
Listen to the Podcast at Podtech.net

CNET

Tesla Motors Drives Focus on Green Tech
October 31, 2006
Watch the whole video at News.com.

How Stuff Works

How the Tesla Roadster Works
by Ed Grabianowski, October 27, 2006
Read the whole explanation at Auto.howstuffworks.com

World Changing

A Visit to Tesla Motors
by Jeremy Faludi, October 21, 2006
Read the whole article at Worldchanging.com

Plenty Magazine

It's Electric
October 19, 2006
Read the whole article and interview with CEO Martin Eberhard at Plentymag.com

Today Show

Hit the Road with this Electric Car
October 9, 2006
Watch the whole segment at Video.msn.com. (note: Internet Explorer required)

Red Herring

Cars: Green Machines Get Mean
October 6, 2006
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The Manufacturer

High Power Hybrid Tesla Receives "Breakthrough Award"
October 6, 2006
Read the whole article at Themanufacturer.com

Winding Road

Silent but Deadly
by Jim McCraw, October 1, 2006
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Yahoo! Video

Driver Buzz: Electric Super Car
September 24, 2006
Watch the whole video at Video.Yahoo.com

BBC Radio

In Business
September 21, 2006
Listen to the radio program at Bbc.co.uk

The Car Connection

Tesla Making Electric Waves
by Paul A. Eisenstein , September 4, 2006
Read the whole article at Thecarconnection.com

Car Junky

Plug In Hybrid Cars
September 3, 2006
Read the whole article at Carjunky.com

Innovate Forum

Innovative Auto Packs a Dual Punch: Fuel Savings, Plus Fun
by Lester Craft, August 29, 2006
Read the whole article at Innovateforum.com

Forbes

If pigs had wings
by Marc E. Babej and Tim Pollack, August 23, 2006
Read the whole article at Forbes.com

The Guardian

Batteries included
August 22, 2006
Read the whole article at Guardian.co.uk

CNET

Automaker aims to bring clean cars to the masses
by Michael Kanellos, August 21, 2006
Read the whole article at News.com

Popular Mechanics

First Drive: The Tesla Roadster
by Ben Stewart, August 21, 2006
Read the article and listen to an interview of Martin Eberhard at Popularmechanics.com

msn Autos

Electrifying New Tesla Roadster
by Perry Stern, August 18, 2006
Read the whole article at msn Autos

Carlist.com

2007 Tesla Roadster
Lou Ann Hammond, August 18, 2006
Read the whole article and listen to the radio program at Carlist.com

CNET

Electric sports car maker sells out its first round of cars
by Michael Kanellos, August 15, 2006
Read the whole article at News.com

The Times

The power to give drivers real shock
by Chris Ayres, August 11, 2006
Read the whole article at Timesonline.co.uk

San Francisco Chronicle

Hot sports car with no gas tank
by Michael Taylor, August 9, 2006
Read the whole article at Sfgate.com

Motortrend Magazine

Tesla Motors' Performance Electric Car
August 8, 2006
Read the whole article at Motortrend.com

USA Today

Electric cars merit new look
August 7, 2006
Read the whole article at Usatoday.com

LA Weekly

Four Electric Seconds
by Judith Lewis, July 26, 2006
Read the whole article at LAWeekly.com

USA TODAY

Electric Cars Lighting Up Again
by Chris Woodyard, July 26, 2006
Read the whole article at Usatoday.com

LA Times

Look, Ma, no gas -- and yet zero to 60 in just four seconds
by Dan Neil, July 26, 2006
Read the whole article at Latimes.com

AutoblogGreen

Exclusive Q & A with Elon Musk on the Tesla Roadster and the future of EVs
July 26, 2006
Read the whole article at AutoblogGreen.com

New York Times

Go Speed Racer!
July 23, 2006
Read the editorial at Nytimes.com

Graveline.com

Into Tomorrow
July 23, 2006
Listen to the show at Graveline.com

Washington Post

An Electric Car With Juice
by Mike Musgrove, July 22, 2006
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CBS Evening News

Silicon Valley Takes On Detroit
July 22, 2006
Read the whole article (and watch the video) at Cbsnews.com

Autoblog

Tesla Roadster unveiling in Santa Monica
July 20, 2006
Read the whole article at Autoblog.com

Marketplace

A roadster that’s electric
July 20, 2006
Read or listen to the whole article at Marketplace.publicradio.org

Jalopnik

Mechanical Resonance: The Tesla Motors Press Intro, Complete With Governator
July 20, 2006
Read the whole article at Jalopnik.com

News.com

Electric sports car packs a punch, but will it sell?
by Michael Kanellos, July 20, 2006
Read the whole article at News.com

Wired Magazine

Battery-Fueled Car Will Smoke You
by Joshua Davis, July 19, 2006
Read the whole article at Wired.com

New York Times

Zero to 60 in 4 Seconds, Totally From Revving Batteries
by Matthew L. Wald, July 19, 2006
Read the whole article at Nytimes.com

Associated Press

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs race for electric car market
by Terence Chea, June 24, 2006
Read the whole article at The Mercury News online

Newsweek

The Death and Rebirth of the Electric Car
by Brad Stone, June 21, 2006
Read the whole article at MSNBC.com

Red Herring

Tesla Motors Powers Up
June 19, 2006
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Red Herring

Q&A: Tesla's Martin Eberhard
June 11, 2006
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CNET News

Electric sports car ready to challenge Porsche?
by Michael Kanellos, June 5, 2006
Read the whole article at CNET News

SiliconBeat

Tesla Motors, new electric sportscar company, raises $40M from Google guys, others
by Matt Marshall, June 1, 2006
Read the whole article at SiliconBeat