Tesla表示,截至去年9月30日,淨虧損3150萬美元。(譯者:中央社黃馨玉)作者: Simon 時間: 2010-2-19 09:45
電子人撞機.
Details on the deadly airplane crash that took the lives of three Tesla Motors employees are now filtering in, including the identities of the deceased. As reported yesterday, the Cessna 310 aircraft was owned by 56-year-old Dob Bourn, who worked as a senior electrical engineer at the electric car company, and he was indeed piloting the aircraft when it went down.
The other two passengers have been identified as Andrew Ingram, 31, of Palo Alto, an electrical engineer; and Brian M. Finn, 42, of East Palo Alto; a senior manager of interactive electronics. Finn reportedly lived with his one-year-old daughter just two blocks from where the plane went down in East Palo Alto.
It's still not known what caused the plane to go down, but the San Jose Mercury News reports that it was likely a mechanical problem of some kind and not necessarily due to the foggy conditions that were encountered on Wednesday. Click past the break for a video from the Contra Costa Times.作者: 古惑強 時間: 2010-2-19 12:39
Considering the price is the same as a M6 or 997 4S in US, what would you really go for?作者: Simon 時間: 2010-9-29 06:56
有得賣啦.
Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5規格
引擎:電動摩打
馬力: 288hp/4,400rpm-6,000rpm
扭力: 400Nm/0-5,100rpm
售價:$1,140,100起
查詢: 9842 8920( Tesla Motors HK Ltd) http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/te ... amp;art_id=14499331作者: Simon 時間: 2010-9-29 06:58
現時 Tesla Roadster分 2.0及 2.5版本,入門版 Tesla Roadster 2.0售價不足一百萬,如果你認為車價貴,先計計數,電動車可豁免首次登記稅,每年牌費僅$827,是否化算,有數得計。
Interesting, I never quite thought about whether Tesla is using a grearbox at all. Emm ...... let's do some arm chair research on this topic.作者: 古惑強 時間: 2010-9-30 13:45
Seems like it start off as a 2 speed gearbox and then upgrade to a 1 speed gearbox in 2008. No mention of what type of gearbox it, whether CVT or something else.
Usually, EV only need 2-sp gear box. As patrick pointed out, the torque output can be controlled by electricity.作者: letsrock 時間: 2010-11-4 12:56
TOKYO—Panasonic Corp. said it has invested $30 million in electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. in order to cement its relationship with a notable start-up in the fledgling electric-vehicle market and expand its own push into green energy businesses.
Panasonic, which currently supplies lithium-ion batteries for Tesla's automobiles, said it now holds around 2% of Tesla shares after purchasing the stock in a private placement at $21.15 per share. Tesla shares rose 52 cents to $21.77 in trading Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid cars are a main focus of Panasonic's efforts to create a stable of energy-related businesses, including solar panels and fuel cells. Last year, Panasonic acquired a majority stake in onetime rival and rechargeable-battery leader Sanyo Electric Co.
By strengthening their partnership, Panasonic and Tesla plan to jointly market and sell Tesla battery packs using Panasonic's battery cells. Several battery makers currently supply to Tesla, but the U.S. company has picked Panasonic as a preferred supplier of lithium-ion battery cells.
Tesla introduced its first car, the Roadster, in 2008, then a second version last year. It plans to introduce a Model S sedan in 2012, with the goal of producing about 20,000 cars a year.
As bullish growth forecasts predict a sharp increase in demand for lithium-ion batteries to be used in electric cars, auto makers and electronics companies are rushing to strike partnerships to develop and produce the batteries.
Sanyo is working on battery technology with a number of different auto makers including Honda Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, while Panasonic only has a joint venture with Toyota Motor Co. and supplies Tesla.
Toyota, which invested $50 million in Tesla earlier this year, and Daimler AG are also shareholders in Palo Alto, Calif.-based Tesla.
Panasonic announced this summer it would raise its investment in Sanyo to a total of about 800 billion yen ($9.91 billion) to make the company a wholly-owned unit in order to speed up decision making and counteract the aggressive investments being made by South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co.
Panasonic's shift to energy-related businesses comes at a time when the company is struggling to recoup the heavy investments it made in flat-panel televisions, a business plagued by relentless declines in prices and fierce competition.