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Opinion: Tesla's surprise: an electric screamer for the rest of us!

09 Apr 2009 14:39:21 PDT

But the coolest ride at last night's electron-soiree was not the Model S or even Tesla's Roadster - it was an adorable prototype electric Daimler/Smart Fortwo fitted out with the same drive-train Tesla uses in its Roadster. ... Tesla takes big step with the Model S KIVI-TV

Original story at San Francisco Chronicle .

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Opinion: Tesla takes big step with the Model S

09 Apr 2009 12:21:26 PDT

By Tom Ripley, Studio One Networks It might not be the Ford Model T, but the Tesla Motors Model S might be the Model T of the electric car industry -- at least if Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has his way. Up till now, electric car manufacturers have ... Tesla Motors CEO Unplugged InternetNews.com

Original story at KIVI .

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Opinion: Tesla one-make racing series: Nothing factory-backed, for now

05 Feb 2009 12:47:56 PST

CA by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Feb 5th 2009 at 3:29PM If Jeremy Clarkson's review of the Tesla Roadster proved anything, it's that the electric sportscar can keep a good pace around a race track. While the Roadsters' acceleration leaves little to be desired ...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: The Greatest Transportation Moments of a Year We Want to Forget

31 Dec 2008 11:08:08 PST

Written by Keith Barry
Rarely can a year-end review get as depressing as in 2008. In January we were anxiously awaiting the Tesla, Smart, and Volt. Now we really can't afford a Tesla, we can't even afford a Smart, and we're still awaiting the Volt (though not as anxiously, since we definitely won't be able to afford...

Original story at Wired Blogs .

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Opinion: Clarkson Ignores BBC's Carefully Worded Response, Responds To Tesla On His Own [Top Gear]

26 Dec 2008 13:00:00 PST

Written by Matt Hardigree
Clearly, it's impossible to imagine the Tesla Roadsters having any build-quality issues given CEO Elon Musk's recent statements. Maybe an evil genius Tesla engineer went back in time and cut the brakes, hoping to kill off Clarkson before the review could run.

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Clarkson finally comments on Tesla review

25 Dec 2008 11:45:00 PST

Written by Jeremy Korzeniewski
The internet has been abuzz ever since Top Gear aired an episode where the electric Tesla Roadster was put through its paces. At this point, it's prbably redundant of us to recap the whole story, but we'll do it really quickly anyway. Jeremy Clarkson's review strongly suggested that the Roa...

Original story at AutoblogGreen .

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Opinion: Tesla responds to Top Gear's test of Roadster

19 Dec 2008 07:59:00 PST

Written by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Tesla Motors is crying foul on a few of the claims made by Jeremy Clarkson in his recent review of the electric Roadster. You might recall that Clarkson ran out of juice while flinging the slinky Lotus-derived Tesla around the Top Gear test track. This was the main point driven home by the TG cr...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: Tesla takes Top Gear test to task

18 Dec 2008 01:11:40 PST

Good TV but bad review? Leccy Tech Did one of the two Tesla Roadsters tested by BBC TV's Top Gear really die on the track and need to be pushed into the studio garage by hand?…

Original story at Register .

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Tesla Issues Response To Top Gear Review [Top Gear]

17 Dec 2008 21:00:00 PST

Written by The Auto Insider
All was well in Top Gear land for the review of the Tesla Roadster. Clarkson’s usual suspicious attitude was quickly wiped clean when he raced a standard Lotus Elise, as the little electric-that-could tore past the Elise in the straights, but like the stereotype of many American cars, too...

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Opinion: Tesla clarifies some of Top Gear's "mischaracterizations"

16 Dec 2008 10:37:00 PST

Written by Jeremy Korzeniewski
A second issue that Clarkson had with the Roadster is with the brakes. Apparently, all of that race track flinging managed to blow a fuse in what we're assuming must be the regenerative braking system. After the fuse was replaced, there were no more problems. Our take on this is that a blown fus...

Original story at AutoblogGreen .

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Opinion: What it Feels Like to Drive a Tesla Roadster [Electric Cars]

18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST

Written by Brian Lam
I knew the acceleration was appropriate for a car of the future, besting many gas vehicles out there. But one thing I'd never heard about was what all the battery weight (again, 2700 pounds vs sub 2000 pounds) was doing to the car's handling; the Tesla would not likely turn and brake like a spa...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Review Of The Tesla Roadster, A Sportscar Powered By Electricity

01 Aug 2007 10:00:47 PDT

Written by Gasparrini
The Tesla is a car that you can live with, drive and enjoy as a sports car. I had a brief drive in the car and it was quite impressive. This is an electric car that is fun to drive.

Original story at Dvorak Uncensored .

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