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Telsa Roadster owners collectively rack up 10 million miles

Tesla Roadster owners around the world are said to have collectively just clocked over 10 million miles, or around 16 million kilometres. This was all achieved by 1500 Roadster vehicles that have been sold since its launch in 2008, spread across 30 c

UPDATE: Electric cars pollute more than petrol cars: report

A recent report is claiming electric vehicles (EVs) aren't as environmentally friendly as they seem. Motoring expert and editor of New Zealand's Dog & Lemon Guide, Clive Matthew-Wilson, says the fully electric Tesla Roadster that is being used to

2011 Tesla Roadster starts longest EV trip in Australia

A 2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 set out this morning to break a record for the longest road trip by an electric vehicle in Australia. The Roadster will travel 3000km from Melbourne to Brisbane between today and March 30. Tesla’s ‘Oz Goes Electric

Tesla Roadster Sport Brabus Green package

Brabus, a renowned Mercedes-Benz tuner known for creating ballistic freeway weapons like the Brabus Rocket and Brabus Bullit, has now taken a spanner to the Telsa Roadster all-electric sports car. It's called the Tesla Roadster Sport Brabus Green pac

Tesla Motors shares soar on 1st day of trading

Tesla Motors Inc. shares only needed to go on sale for one day for the company's stock price to rise by 36.1%. The starting price was $19 and dropped as low as $17.55 and then shot up to $23.89 by the day's end, making it the second highest initial p

Tesla hopes for $US185M investment in IPO

California-based electric car company Tesla is hoping to raise $US185 million ($214 million) in its initial public offering by selling shares to Toyota and the public. Toyota announced last month that it would invest $US50 million ($58 million) in

Toyota and Tesla to build electric sedan

UPDATED May 21 11am Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has formed a partnership with Toyota to build an all-new electric sedan in California. In the deal, Toyota will invest $US50 million in the Silicon Valley-based brand, while Tesla will acq

Tesla future in Australia at stake?

The future of Tesla coming to Australia could be in doubt due to co-founder Elon Musk’s expensive divorce case. Tesla, most famous for its Roadster Electric sports car, recently announced plans to come to Australia with the Tesla Roadster bu

Tesla Roadster Coming to Australia

Less than a month ago we brought you news that the Tesla Roadster was starting production in Right-Hand drive and Tesla's monthly newsletter has unveiled that the company will now bring the car to Australia. The Tesla Roadster which is based o

Three Tesla Motors employees die in plane crash

It's a sad day for lovers of electric cars all around with news this morning of three Tesla Motors employees being killed when their private plane crashed near Palo Alto, California. The twin-engine Cessna 310 was owned by Doug Bourn, a senio