The Truth About Cars » Tesla Death WatchThe Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Tesla Death Watch 13: The Wizards Of Menlo Park- July 21, 2008 Earth2tech reports that Tesla opened its second showroom last week in Menlo Park, CA. The new &34;palatial&34; space is three times larger than Tesla&39;s original L.A. showroom, highlighting just how important the Silicon Valley is to Tesla&39;s attempt to become a viable boutique automaker. And though the money could have been ...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-13-the-wizards-of-menlo-park/ Tesla Death Watch 12: NYT Gets Testy with Tesla- July 20, 2008 TTAC&39;s Best and Brightest have debated the position of The New York Times in America&39;s psychosociopolitical gestalt. But one thing&39;s for sure: if the Gray Lady pans your high-tech cutting edge PC EV, your five minutes of unadulterated upmarket adulation are over. &34;Costly Toys, or a New Era for Drivers&34; asks Joe Nocera. Obviously, ...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-12-nyt-gets-testy-with-tesla/ Tesla Death Watch 11: In 30 years, a majority of all new cars produced in the United States, perhaps worldwide, will be electric- July 14, 2008 The fact that Tesla Chairman Elon Musk owns a solar power and space launch company is, at least potentially, a perfect trifecta. When Musk finally announces that Space X will be launching solar panels into orbit to beam juice to a million gen3 EVs, he&39;ll square the circle. Until then, we just have to listen ...http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-11-in-30-years-a-majority-of-all-new-ca... Tesla Death Watch 9: A Confederacy of Dunces- July 10, 2008 Behind every flailingfailing company is a bunch of clueless, warring egomaniacs. Students of mismanagement mishegos have a new case study to contemplate, thanks to a portrait of the aspiring electric vehicle maker in Fortune magazine. There&39;s plenty of SNAFU granularity to consider, but the main theme is that Tesla founder Martin Eberhard is an overwhelmed Wozniak to Elon Musk&39;s OCD Jobs. In other words, it&39;s a simple case of the blind leading the lame. Or is that the other way around..http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-9-a-confederacy-of-dunces/ Tesla Death Watch 8: This company is not out to solve a sports car shortage in the world- July 2, 2008 Which is just as well, really. By it&39;s own (highly suspicious) count, Tesla has delivered less than five cars to paying customers since it began production on March 17th (of this year). Meanwhile and in any case, Tesla Chairman Elon Musk has now informed the Palo Alto Daily News that his car company will launch a $30k EV by 2012. For those of you keeping score, this as-yet-unnamed mid-market motor will arrive in theory only after Tesla&39;s $60k EV-- or part-EV-- Whitestar luxury sedan....http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tesla-death-watch-8-this-company-is-not-out-to-solve-a-sp... |