Tesla Tour

9 responses to “Tesla Tour”

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   AGrinberg

   Nov 13, 2008 at 6:53 am

   It seems to me that maybe the government should help Tesla the way it’s considering helping GM. What do we want the future to be, anyway?

   Looking forward to some "inside" pictures!

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   Resh B.

   Nov 13, 2008 at 11:36 am

   Tesla is a "buy" in the Obama administration – the part about "Building green, fuel-efficient cars not built in China or South Korea but here in the Unites States". How many times have we heard that from Obama?

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   Todd Huffman

   Nov 13, 2008 at 1:05 pm

   ooh don’t tease!!! What is it???

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   David G Photography

   Nov 14, 2008 at 4:06 am

   I thought the Tesla cars were made under a manufacturing agreement by Lotus in the UK. Please correct if I’m wrong.

   They’re still green, as long as the batteries are recycled at the end of their life. As a bonus, they look fun to drive. A responsible car that is not a street-legal golf cart as some "green" vehicles seem to be…

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   jurvetson

   Nov 14, 2008 at 6:13 am

   Yes… Li Ion batteries have positive recycling value. The first car (Roadster) is in partnership with Lotus. The Sedan and other projects need not be. I was referring to something that’s just a brilliant rumor at this point. You wouldn’t know it had Tesla Inside unless it was moving =)

   agrinberg: Thomas Friedman published similar sentiments on this very day…

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   AGrinberg

   Nov 14, 2008 at 7:50 am

   Nice link – How about that last sentence – "…the G.M. iCar" !

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   TEG2

   Nov 23, 2008 at 2:54 am

   Don’t suppose it was one of those Smart cars with missing tailpipes…

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   PhilWolff

   Nov 23, 2008 at 5:44 pm

   I’d love to give Tesla a federal bridge loan instead of the Detroit Big 3. Speed their march to smaller, more affordable passenger cars.

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   jurvetson

   Dec 5, 2008 at 12:46 am

   Elon Musk wrote an editorial on this today…. as have others in the NYT (I was in the shop when that photo was taken) and elsewhere: "Give the $34 Billion to Tesla"

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