Posts Tagged ‘Tesla’

Roundups of the roundups

Since so many people are recapping the Geneva Auto Show, we thought we’d consolidate some of the most interesting news to come out of the show, which opened to the public on Thursday. The Washington Auto Show senior leadership attended Press Preview Days earlier in the week.

So, according to AOL Autos, the following cars were the sexiest. Note: they are nearly all wearing red. The cars, that is. http://autos.aol.com/photos/2012-geneva-auto-show-luxury/

Ever the list maker, Forbes also had it say on the “hottest cars” at Geneva. Here, we have some color diversity represented, even a two-tone Bugatti in blue and black. http://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/03/08/look-for-these-10-hot-cars-in-geneva/

Looks like they left out one, though.

Barbara took this shot of the Tesla, which definitely made our agency’s unofficial hot list.

The New York Times ran a thoughtful piece, taking the temperature of the electric car evolution:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/business/global/hype-over-electric-cars-subsides-at-geneva-auto-show.html

Definitely check out Autoblog for “obsessively” covering the show. Only Autoblog could seem to make that adjective a positive pronouncement. I’m a fan. http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/08/we-obsessively-covered-the-2012-geneva-motor-show/

Enjoy!

The view from Tesla

The Model S Alpha, that is.

Check it out:

http://tinyurl.com/4hv3dgo

Tesla and Toyota: A New EV Team in Town

Toyota is banking on Tesla.

The world’s largest automaker is investing $50 million in Tesla once the startup goes public. Tesla bought the Fremont, Calif.-based New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant, which Toyota shuttered in April, where the companies will work together to build Tesla’s Model S and other EVs.

The announcement was at Tesla’s  Palo Alto headquarters Thursday by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127027119

 http://tinyurl.com/26e4soq

Elon Musk of Tesla: one of the Time 100

Elon Musk makes the Time 100.  Gives me pride to be a Penn alum.

http://tinyurl.com/29zj8og