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By: Onko Tesla Model S 250-480 km ajokapasiteetillaan sähköautojen seuraava johtotähti? « Unelmien sähköauto

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:25:30 +0000

[...] Model S:n on sanottu pohjautuvan Mercedesin CLS-runkoon, eikä se ole mahdoton ajatus kun tietää Teslan ja Mersun akkuyhteistyöstä. Roadsteria haukuttiin sen vajaaksi jäävästä ajokapasiteetista, kun auto laitettiin kunnon [...]

By: Tesla Gets Another $40 Million Lifeline : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:08:09 +0000

[...] roadsters out the door as possible at a profit, and licensing its electric-battery power train to other car companies such as [...]

By: Alfabetic » Blog Archive » ¿La ventana de IPO va a abrirse de nuevo? Archivos de A123 Systems

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:25:04 +0000

[...] eléctricos, como Aptera Y Tesla Motors (que, además de crear su propio coches eléctricos, tienen una cantidad enorme de Mercedes Benz eléctrico con baterías ). Pero siguen siendo [...]

By: The Technology Behind Tesla Motors « Internet. Business. Ideas…Tom O’Keefe

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:31:56 +0000

[...] promise in Tesla comes in the supply of their lithium ion batters to other manufacturers. In fact Mercedes is planning on releasing electric versions of its A & B class vehicles by 2010 and the battery supplier is [...]

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:13:26 +0000

It looks like Tesla Motors really has a bright future, especially with the insane petrol prices around today. Electric cars will obviously be the way of the future and it seems car manufacturers are finally recognizing this.

By: Report: Tesla Will Supply Mercedes-Benz With Batteries For Electric Cars « Maurice del Prado’s Weblog

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:43:09 +0000

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By: gorgamin

gorgamin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:28:04 +0000

Combustion Cars will be dead in 20 years

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By: Mac Evangelism » Mercedes Benz buying batteries from Tesla for electric cars

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:56:30 +0000

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greentechweb.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:51:45 +0000

Tesla Motors will supply batteries to Mercedes-Benz…

Tesla Motors will supply batteries to Mercedes-Benz….

By: Mercedes To Build Electric Cars Using Tesla Batteries | PSFK - Trends, Ideas & Inspiration

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:11:18 +0000

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By: Greenleaf

Greenleaf — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:35 +0000

Wow, if electric car is out on the market, then cars that run on fuel will be price-less.

I don’t think anyone would want to use fuel car in the future anymore.

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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:49:01 +0000

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By: Will my next car be an electrical one? « BasvanBreugel.com

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By: Alexander Marktl

Alexander Marktl — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:02:59 +0000

I’ve worked as a software developer at an assambly fabric of Audi. 50.000 people are working there, allthough almost everthing is automated. I’ve never seen something that massive. If Tesla wants into mass car production there’s really no other way than through the existing manufacturers. Building your own mass automobile production from scratch would be like building 2 Google’s. That’s totally insane.

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By: IncomeGreed

IncomeGreed — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:35:50 +0000

Tesla, what a balling company!

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:28:02 +0000

jesse: Thanks for the graphic. That was helpful.

I agree that increase drilling would stop the speculators temporally, but it would be short lived. In terms of return on investment, I can’t think of any asset class that has appreciated as much in value in the past few years as oil. And it makes sense. Anytime you have a decreasing supply of something with increasing demand it’s a good investment.

According to your graphic, even if the U.S. said f’ any environmental consequences and drilled all of it’s oil, it probably wouldn’t manage to boost global supply more than a few percent. (I realize I’m mixing the supply of oil under ground vs. the supply in the market, but you get my point). If we don’t shift off of oil soon, all those other countries are going to become the new superpowers while our economy shrivels. This is what the republicans don’t acknowledge. They’re willing to sacrifice long-term economic and national stability for short term relief (though I think their primary motivation is in lining the pockets of big oil).

By: Yo Ron!

Yo Ron! — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:57:58 +0000

The answer is NO. Mercedes saw the media hype of Telsa Motors and success of the lithium ion batteries in its products. They saw a opportunity to possibly inc an exclusive deal. Do we know if it is exclusive with Mercedes? Tesla Motors reminds me of a scion type of company in that it will release, in the foreseeable future, a small variety of cars that are targeted towards very specific demographics (people who want to trick out their cars and listen to techno music vs. wealthy professionals who want to, at least, appear to live a “green” lifestyle while driving in style). Check this for some cool ideas on how to innovate kind of like Tesla and Mercedes… http://www.read...ex.php?RTA=web2

By: Gary Isre

Gary Isre — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:34:47 +0000

While their business is cars, if you look back at their history (I have been researching Mercedes for the last month on http://www.emercedesbenz.com since I am about to make a car purchase) you will find that Mercedes is often at the front when it comes to new technology.

Take for instance the huge amount of research cars they have designed, most of which have technology which is used in our vehicles today. Check the link below and read about some of the cars they have built, and I think you will have a new appreciation for Mercedes-Benz

http://www.emer...des_Benz_1.html

By: Doodool Tallah

Doodool Tallah — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:31:18 +0000

Their business model is not selling cars. It’s part of it, but the reality is that licensing out all the technology that went into the car is where they see the money at. They don’t actually want to do any dirty work if they don’t have to.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:23:26 +0000

Tony, you are right that the weak dollar is largely to blame for high oil prices, but so is speculation about the future supply.

(http://gcaptain...has-the-oil.jpg) This is from 2004. Now Russia would be the size of Saudi Arabia as they are very aggressive when it comes to exploration. The USA could be the size of Saudi Arabia as well, but we aren’t. Even after discovering tons of oil offshore, in the Dakotas, and in the Rockies, we aren’t allowed to drill in many places. If Congress were to lift bans on drilling domestically, the speculators would have prices drop $.50 overnight.

Sooner or later it will run out, I agree, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon. Let’s lower prices now, and continue using technology to develop more efficient and environmentally friendly products. What Tesla is doing is great, but it is not going to solve our energy problems.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:45:45 +0000

For a minute there I thought I was on Wired’s Cars 2.0! Weird.

By: Mogilny

Mogilny — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:34:52 +0000

They are just supplying batteries. If Tesla’s cars actually work, i can see it being swallowed by a single car maker. Drive train technology is nothing something auto makers would like to share.