Topic: Tesla Motors Inc.

Can Rosetta Stone Reach the Fourth Level of Advantage?

Rosetta Stone is on a proven path, the same one that most of the highly disruptive companies of the past twenty years--Dell, RIM, Google--have trodden.READ»

It's Official: Tesla Inks Toyota Deal

Tesla, Elon Musk's troubled electric auto startup, is no longer dependent on the success of its niche sports cars and sedans.READ»

GM's Chevy Volt Batteries Get a Second Life

Even before its electric car hits the road, GM has figured out an after-market use for its batteries -- storage for the smart grid.READ»

Tesla Leaking a Trail of Cash

After a gung-ho IPO, the electric car maker shows accelerating losses. Can Elon Musk steer his company back in the right direction?READ»

Three Steps for Changing Reality

Last Sunday, an article I was reading covered Elon Musk, who made his riches helping to build PayPal and is now CEO of Space X and Tesla Motors. A few years ago, while doing research for my third book, I interviewed Musk. I was struck by the same thing the article covered: does Musk twist reality? READ»

Tesla, Toyota Plan to Sell Electric RAV4 By 2012

Tesla Motors may gain a bit more legitimacy now that it has signed an agreement with Toyota to develop an electric version of the RAV4. The startup has always had hype to spare, but up until now Tesla has only been able to show off ...READ»

Apple's Retail Guru Tapped for Tesla Showrooms

Obvious differences in product offerings aside, Apple and Tesla Motors have a lot in common. They're both quirky, trendy,and often misunderstood. Apple, however, has managed to transform from a scrappy startup to a multi-billion ...READ»

Tesla/PayPal Founder Elon Musk Defends His Finances, Personal Life

Some background: Elon Musk founded both PayPal and Tesla, the former of which was a massive financial windfall. The entrepreneur is also a major player in SpaceX, a private space exploration company that is to figure heavily in ...READ»

Tesla Unveils Roadster 2.5

Order now, and Tesla will throw in a few shares of freshly inflated stock!READ»

Tesla Raises Shocking Amount in Nasdaq Debut

For all its ambitions to revolutionize the electric car industry, Tesla Motors has only posted a profit once, back in July 2009. It has released just one car (the Roadster), and sells 10 vehicles per week. And yet Tesla's first day ...READ»

Tesla Only Sells 10 Cars a Week, But Still Has Plans to Build a Cabriolet, Van, and SUV

Tesla Motors' well-publicized struggle with growing pains is something of a soap opera. There's divorce, bankruptcy, plane crashes, sports cars, and lots of uncertainty--and the longer we watch, the more complicated things seem to ...READ»

Tesla Sets IPO Terms: $185 Million, With Help From Toyota

Tesla Motors, apparently unaffected by rumors of CEO Elon Musk's money woes, has announced it's set terms for its IPO at $185 million--through a public share deal and private purchase by Toyota. Tesla's predicted to make losses until ...READ»

Four Companies to Watch in the Brave New Commercial Space Mission Era

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch on Friday did something much bigger than popping a dummy payload into space: it lit a fuse beneath the next era of space exploration, with commercial efforts alongside government ones. The ...READ»

Use Reverse Innovation to Inspire Ethonomics

Last week I wrote about reverse innovation. We often witness this in other countries where the local conditions--whether due to political uncertainty, low local income levels, or unfavorable geography-- seem like a hindrance to ...READ»

Elon Musk's Broke, But His Big Rocket Is Poised to Shoot Into Space

President Obama's plans for a more diverse and commercial company-inclusive space industry are primed to take a leap forward tomorrow, as SpaceX readies its Falcon 9 rocket for launch from Cape Canaveral. It's all subject to the ...READ»

Tesla Troubles: Model S Could Be Delayed, Elon Musk Is Out of Cash

  Is Tesla Motors in trouble? Earlier this month, Tesla surprised us all with news that the startup is teaming up with Toyota to work on electric vehicles. As part of the deal, we learned, Toyota will also buy $50 million of ...READ»

A History of Green Brands: 2000's Thousands of Flowers Bloom

This decade was a tipping point for the sustainability movement and this piece, written by Landor Associates' Russ Meyers, looks at the promotion and expansion of green brands.With the beginning of a new decade came new interest in ...READ»

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Elon Musk: More Tesla Models Coming Soon

Agitated by all the back-and-forth about when Tesla will discontinue its signature Roadster EV? Elon Musk wants to quell your fears. The Tesla Motors CEO announced during a speech on Tuesday that the auto startup has a number of new ...READ»

Daimler, BYD Team Up to Build an Electric Sedan

Chinese automaker BYD has long promised a low-cost, high-quality electric sedan. And up until now, it has failed to deliver. The company may have just gotten the kick in the pants it needs, however, now that it has partnered with ...READ»

Tesla Teams Up With Panasonic for EV Batteries

Panasonic scored the jackpot this week with Tesla Motors' announcement that the electronics giant will be the automaker's sole supplier of electric vehicle battery packs. As part of the partnership, Tesla and Panasonic will also ...READ»

GM Is First American Automaker to Open Battery Pack Factory in U.S.

Oh, GM. How we love and loathe you at the same time. The same company that aided in the obliteration of the U.S. auto industry is now taking small steps to build it back up. GM's prized Chevy Volt plug-in electric vehicle won't be ...READ»

How to Make Money and Make a Difference

     We all hear a lot about the problems we face, and there's no lack of them it seems.  Our environment and our economy face great challenges.  We need clean water and food.  We need to produce ...READ»

With $350M Infusion, Tesla Adds Minivans, Crossovers, and Fleet Vans to Line of EVs

Tesla Motors--they made that cute all-electric Roadster no one actually owns--wants you to know the money they received from the government is NOT the same money that bailed out Detroit, but rather a loan from the DOE to accelerate ...READ»

Fisker Gets $528 Million Government Loan for Karma, Project NINA

Remember the Fisker/Kleiner Perkins plug-in hybrid mystery car we looked at last week? It turns out that the car, tentatively called "Project NINA", is being funded bigtime by the US Department of Energy, which offered $528 million ...READ»

Tesla Lawsuit Drama Ends as Five Company Founders Emerge

After months of squabbling, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and founder Martin Eberhard have finally made up.Tesla is known as much for its high-profile electric cars as for its dramatic internal bickering. Recently, departed company ...READ»