Tesla's secret to success? Selling emissions credits
David Weinberg May 8, 2013
Luxury electric car maker Tesla is expected to report a profit on Wednesday. The profit comes not from the $100,000 cars, but from California Zero Emission Vehicle Credits that amount to thousands of dollars a car when resold to other car makers.
Tesla vs. Fisker: Why some electric carmakers break down and others don't
Will Oremus Apr 12, 2013
The electric car company Fisker has laid off three quarters of its employees and reports suggest a bankruptcy filing is near.
Why the Tesla-New York Times dispute doesn't matter for electric cars
Will Oremus Feb 15, 2013
The battle between Elon Musk of Tesla and the New York Times in the wake of a bad review for a test drive of the company’s car continues. But what is the real takeaway from the flap?
Who'd win in a fight? Tesla or the New York Times?
Kai Ryssdal Feb 14, 2013
Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk is challenging a recent New York Times article that says the latest Tesla model failed a test drive from Washington, D.C., to Boston.
All around, a bad week for all-electric cars
Scott Tong Sep 27, 2012
Tesla's behind its production schedule, Toyota is all but abandoning its plans for a plug-in car, and the new Fisker gets a bad review from Consumer Reports.
Tesla Motors introduces all-electric sedan
Jeff Tyler Jun 22, 2012
Sales of the new Model S sedan could make or break the electric car company.
Toyota introduces an electric RAV4, again
Adriene Hill May 8, 2012
Toyota partnered with high-end electric carmaker Tesla to unveil the new RAV4 EV in Los Angeles today. Surprisingly, sales expectations are low.
Who's made the biggest gain in carmaker shares?
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today, a slightly different perspective on the news we started with: the GM IPO.
GM shares, as we said, gained about a percent t...
A Tesla...for the resta'ya
author198 Sep 14, 2010
So far, this week's been a big bonanza for Tesla Motors. The electric car company raised $226 million with its IPO Monday, and the share price has...
