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Tesla Death Watch 17: Fifteen Cars - August 21, 2008

Greentech Media reports that Tesla&39;s &34;accelerating production&34; of their lithium-ion powered sports car. They&39;re heading for their promised 100 cars per month. You know; once they get their transmission shit together. in October. Or thereabouts. Or later. Meanwhile, according to a Tesla newsletter released Wednesday night, the Lotus assembly plant in Hethel, England ...
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Tesla Death Watch 16: Number Five is Alive! - August 13, 2008

Actually, we&39;re not sure what number Tesla Roadster is chronicled here. But a private and likely very well off citizen in California has procured one and put a video of himself driving it on Ye Olde YouTube. What we can see from the video is: (1) The carbon fiber hood is very light and (2) ...
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Tesla Death Watch 15: 125 Miles on a Charge - August 5, 2008

Martin Eberhard now has driven 1000 miles on his Founders Series Tesla Roadster. Tesla&39;s first CEO (now punted) took delivery of his lithium-ion-powered sports car two weeks back. (It&39;s got orange stripes on grey, if you&39;re in his neck of the woods and want to flag him down.) Eberhard estimates the Roadster&39;s ...
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Volt Birth Watch 70 Tesla Death Watch 14 Karma Birth Watch 2: Toyotas Death Watch - August 4, 2008

Turns out TTAC isn&39;t alone with its Tesla Death Watch and Volt Birth Watch series: Toyota has its own going. EV World&39;s (sub) Bill Moore got this and a few other juicy tidbits from a casual conversation with Toyota&39;s &34;grumpy old man&34; Bill Reinert, National Manager of the Advanced Technology Group. Toyota has ...
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