Media Coverage
W Magazine
Electric CompanyGabriel Synder, May 5, 2008
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CNET
Tesla Motors opens doors to the rich and famousMartin LaMonica, May 5, 2008
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Venture Beat
Tesla Motors opens first store in L.A., talks about future plansJeremy Jacquot, May 2, 2008
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AutoBlog
Tesla Motors opens first factory store in Los AngelesJohn Neff, May 2, 2008
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AutoBlog Green
First Tesla store opens in Santa Monica, now we just need some carsSam Abuelsamid, May 2, 2008
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Autoweek
Tesla opens first dealership in Los AngelesMark Rechtin, May 2, 2008
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New York Times
Tesla Motors Files Suit Against Competitor Over Design IdeasJohn Markoff, April 15, 2008
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Wall Street Journal
Detroit Sets Bold Goal: Exporting U.S. CarsJohn D. Stoll, Norihiko Shirouzu and Neal E.. Boudette, April 8, 2008
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Financial Times
Tesla to sell electric cars in EuropeJohn Reed, April 2, 2008
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USA Today
Tesla: Little electric roadster that couldChris Woodyard, March 3, 2008
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Bloomberg
Tesla Boosts Funding to Start Electric-Car AssemblyAlan Ohnsman, February 8, 2008
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Motor Trend
First Drive: 2008 Tesla RoadsterKim Reynolds, January 25, 2008
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Road&Track
First Drive: 2008 Tesla RoadsterJonathan Elfalan, January 24, 2008
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AutoWeek
Don't worry about the future of transportation being funMARK VAUGHN, January 24, 2008
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Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Tesla Taps Ze'ev Drori as CEOJoseph B. White, November 29, 2007
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Venture Beat
How to Invest in Alternative Fuel VehiclesDarryl Siry, November 23, 2007
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Newsweek
An Electric DreamKeith Naughton, October 23, 2007
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Wall Street Journal
Electric Car Maker Aims For the Top With Sports CarJoseph B. White, October 15, 2007
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Barrons
An Electric PerformerMark Veverka, September 24, 2007
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NY Times
They’re Electric, But Can They Be Fantastic?Lawrence Ulrich, September 23, 2007
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CBS News
Electric CarsDavid Pogue, September 17, 2007
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San Jose Mercury News
Electric-Car Startup Tesla Is a Hit with Politicians and StarsMatt Nauman, September 3, 2007
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San Francisco Chronicle
Hyatt Puts Tesla Roadster Recharging Stations in 3 HotelsDavid R. Baker, August 30, 2007
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Inhabitat
Top Five Sexiest Sustainable Sports CarsAugust 21, 2007
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BBC News
The Electric Car's High-End RevivalDan Simmons, August 13, 2007
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NPR
Making a Mark with Rockets and RoadstersDavid Kestenbaum, August 13, 2007
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Business Week
Tesla: A Carmaker With Silicon Valley SparkJuly 30, 2007
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Autoblog Green
Video: Another Tesla Validation Prototype Caught in the Wild!Sam Abuelsamid, July 16, 2007
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Times Online
Jay Leno Reviews the Tesla RoadsterJay Leno, July 8, 2007
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Business 2.0
The 50 Who Matter NowJune 25, 2007
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Top Gear
Volting AmbitionTop Gear, May 31, 2007
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San Jose Mercury News
Tesla Motors to Sell Batteries in $43 Million Deal with ThinkMatt Nauman, May 22, 2007
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NY Times
Tesla Revs Up With $45 MillionAndrew Ross Sorkin, May 14, 2007
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Nightline
Tesla Roadster: No Gasoline, Plenty of JuiceVicky Mabrey and Ely Brown, May 14, 2007
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CBS News
Green Car Hits U.S. MarketCBS News, May 1, 2007
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Vanity Fair
Quiet ThunderMichael Shnayerson, April 23, 2007
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New York Times
All Amped UpLawrence Ulrich, April 20, 2007
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AutoWeek
Shocking! Tesla Down the Final Stretch, on Batteries AloneMark Vaughn, April 16, 2007
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Financial Times
Tale of a Supercharged Start-UpChris Nuttall, April 12, 2007
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New York Times
Solving the Car-Propulsion ProblemDavid Pogue, April 4, 2007
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PC Magazine
Tesla Roadster: Test Driving Your Electric Dream CarCade Metz, March 29, 2007
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Forbes
Can Silicon Valley Reinvent The Car?Elizabeth Corcoran, March 19, 2007
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Oakland Business Review
Tesla: The Next Great American Car Company?Howard Lovy, March 15, 2007
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WNBC
Chuck Scarborough interviews Tesla Motors CEO Martin EberhardChuck Scarborough , March 15, 2007
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PR Week
Driving the Green Messageby Celeste Altus , March 12, 2007
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WNBC
Electric Cars Help Wean America's Oil Dependenceby Chuck Scarborough , February 28, 2007
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Good Morning America
Celebs Go Green at Pre-Oscar GalaABC News, February 22, 2007
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MSNBC
Electric cars? Company chooses production siteAssociated Press, February 20, 2007
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KRQE
Move over DetroitMichael Herzenberg, February 19, 2007
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Winding Road
Tesla Motors Coming To MichiganJanuary 15, 2007
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EE Times
Tesla tips new electric sports carby Mark LaPedus, January 8, 2007
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Wired Science
A Conversation with Elon MuskBrian Unger, January 3, 2007
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BBC News
Electric sports car unveiledDecember 18, 2006
Watch the whole segment at Bbc.co.uk
PodTech Network
The Tesla Roadster: The Electric Vehicle Livesby Matt Kelly, December 18, 2006
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Forbes.com
Best Cars 2006by Dan Lienert, December 11, 2006
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CarList.com
Martin Eberhard, CEO, Tesla Motors unveiling the electric Roadsterby Lou Ann Hammond, December 8, 2006
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iZoom.com
Electrifying newsby Larry Edsall, December 3, 2006
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LA Times
The dead-sexy Tesla delivers on its promiseby Dan Neil, November 29, 2006
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Slate
The Tesla Roadster - A Hotshot Sports Car that Runs on Batteriesby Paul Boutin, November 27, 2006
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Silicon Valley Business Journal
Tesla: Going, going...by Timothy Roberts, November 24, 2006
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NBC 11
Electric Sports Car Puts Fun Into ConservationNovember 22, 2006
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Yahoo! Autos
The Eclectic Electric Sportscarby Jon Alain Guzik, November 14, 2006
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Creativity and Innovation
100% Electric Ultra-fast Innovation - Best Invention of 2006by Sanjay Dalal, November 8, 2006
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Car Domain
Tesla Motors wins People's Choice AwardNovember 1, 2006
Check out the winners at Cardomain.com
Time Magazine
Best Inventions 2006 - Transportation InventionNovember 1, 2006
See all the winners at Time.com
PodTech Network
Step On The Batteryby Catherine Girardeau, October 31, 2006
Listen to the Podcast at Podtech.net
CNET
Tesla Motors Drives Focus on Green TechOctober 31, 2006
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How Stuff Works
How the Tesla Roadster Worksby Ed Grabianowski, October 27, 2006
Read the whole explanation at Auto.howstuffworks.com
World Changing
A Visit to Tesla Motorsby Jeremy Faludi, October 21, 2006
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Plenty Magazine
It's ElectricOctober 19, 2006
Read the whole article and interview with CEO Martin Eberhard at Plentymag.com
Today Show
Hit the Road with this Electric CarOctober 9, 2006
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Red Herring
Cars: Green Machines Get MeanOctober 6, 2006
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The Manufacturer
High Power Hybrid Tesla Receives "Breakthrough Award"October 6, 2006
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Winding Road
Silent but Deadlyby Jim McCraw, October 1, 2006
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Yahoo! Video
Driver Buzz: Electric Super CarSeptember 24, 2006
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BBC Radio
In BusinessSeptember 21, 2006
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The Car Connection
Tesla Making Electric Wavesby Paul A. Eisenstein , September 4, 2006
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Car Junky
Plug In Hybrid CarsSeptember 3, 2006
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Innovate Forum
Innovative Auto Packs a Dual Punch: Fuel Savings, Plus Funby Lester Craft, August 29, 2006
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Forbes
If pigs had wingsby Marc E. Babej and Tim Pollack, August 23, 2006
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The Guardian
Batteries includedAugust 22, 2006
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CNET
Automaker aims to bring clean cars to the massesby Michael Kanellos, August 21, 2006
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Popular Mechanics
First Drive: The Tesla Roadsterby Ben Stewart, August 21, 2006
Read the article and listen to an interview of Martin Eberhard at Popularmechanics.com
msn Autos
Electrifying New Tesla Roadsterby Perry Stern, August 18, 2006
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Carlist.com
2007 Tesla RoadsterLou Ann Hammond, August 18, 2006
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CNET
Electric sports car maker sells out its first round of carsby Michael Kanellos, August 15, 2006
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The Times
The power to give drivers real shockby Chris Ayres, August 11, 2006
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San Francisco Chronicle
Hot sports car with no gas tankby Michael Taylor, August 9, 2006
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Motortrend Magazine
Tesla Motors' Performance Electric CarAugust 8, 2006
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USA Today
Electric cars merit new lookAugust 7, 2006
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LA Weekly
Four Electric Secondsby Judith Lewis, July 26, 2006
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USA TODAY
Electric Cars Lighting Up Againby Chris Woodyard, July 26, 2006
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LA Times
Look, Ma, no gas -- and yet zero to 60 in just four secondsby Dan Neil, July 26, 2006
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AutoblogGreen
Exclusive Q & A with Elon Musk on the Tesla Roadster and the future of EVsJuly 26, 2006
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New York Times
Go Speed Racer!July 23, 2006
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Graveline.com
Into TomorrowJuly 23, 2006
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Washington Post
An Electric Car With Juiceby Mike Musgrove, July 22, 2006
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CBS Evening News
Silicon Valley Takes On DetroitJuly 22, 2006
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Autoblog
Tesla Roadster unveiling in Santa MonicaJuly 20, 2006
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Marketplace
A roadster that’s electricJuly 20, 2006
Read or listen to the whole article at Marketplace.publicradio.org
Jalopnik
Mechanical Resonance: The Tesla Motors Press Intro, Complete With GovernatorJuly 20, 2006
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News.com
Electric sports car packs a punch, but will it sell?by Michael Kanellos, July 20, 2006
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Wired Magazine
Battery-Fueled Car Will Smoke Youby Joshua Davis, July 19, 2006
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New York Times
Zero to 60 in 4 Seconds, Totally From Revving Batteriesby Matthew L. Wald, July 19, 2006
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Associated Press
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs race for electric car marketby Terence Chea, June 24, 2006
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Newsweek
The Death and Rebirth of the Electric Carby Brad Stone, June 21, 2006
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Red Herring
Tesla Motors Powers UpJune 19, 2006
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Red Herring
Q&A: Tesla's Martin EberhardJune 11, 2006
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CNET News
Electric sports car ready to challenge Porsche?by Michael Kanellos, June 5, 2006
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SiliconBeat
Tesla Motors, new electric sportscar company, raises $40M from Google guys, othersby Matt Marshall, June 1, 2006
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