BRITS MOCK AMERICAN HEALTH CARE?! Aug 15, 2009
The brutal truth about America s healthcare - Americas, World - The Independent. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (The Drudge Report)
GM Says New Volt To Get 230 Mpg In City Aug 12, 2009
The Tesla Roadster, a high-end sports car with a range of 224 miles (360 kilometers), is perhaps the best known. But its $100,000-plus price tag keeps it out of reach of all but the wealthiest drivers. (Click2Houston, TX)
Rockin' the Rivers: ‘Something for everyone' at this year's 3-day concert Aug 6, 2009
The Smithereens had several chart-topping rock hits in the 1980s, and are expected to complement another 1980s rock band featured at the show, Tesla. Tesla had a hit with its 1989 monster ballad smoocher "Love Song." Rockin' the Rivers will feature unique tribute bands ... Friday Tesla, Smithereens, Blue Onion, Rhino Bucket, Jared Stewart and The Clintons Saturday Peter Frampton, Sweet, Pat Travers, Too Slim and the Taildraggers, Alter Ego and Hell's Belles Sunday Tommy James and the Shondells,... (Montana Standard, MT)
Arab investment boosts spaceship venture Jul 29, 2009
-based electric car producer Tesla Motors. Abu Dhabi is the richest of the seven semiautonomous sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates, and holds nearly all the country's vast oil reserves. (MSNBC -- International)
Nissan gives preview of electric car Jul 27, 2009
Other carmakers, including U.S.-based Tesla Motors, are also racing to make electric cars. Toyota has said it plans to sell electric vehicles in the U.S. by 2012 while Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Dutch-based company to develop and make electric cars. (India Times)
Viewpoint: Tesla, design and the art of innovation Jul 25, 2009
Example: Tesla Roadster. In contrast to the generalities heard constantly about innovation, the Tesla Roadster, designed and built by is a concrete example of an in the news recently ... In May, I took delivery of the Tesla Roadster for which I placed an order nearly two years ago. (EETimes)
Wireless power system shown off Jul 24, 2009
For example, the nineteenth century American inventor Thomas Edison and physicist and engineer Nikola Tesla explored the concept ... Tesla even went so far as to build a 29m-high aerial known as Wardenclyffe Tower in New York. (BBC News -- Science)
Click to read:Feds Nab 30 in Largest Dogfight Raid Ever Jul 9, 2009
Tesla Purple Positive Energy Plates ... com/albums/uu148/teslaindia_photos/It. (CBS News)
Theaters take a nimble approach to economic blues Jun 26, 2009
By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer. Thursday, June 25, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Mastery of science and theater 2009 Jun 26, 2009
Tesla, Edison, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and the War for Tomorrow (American Repertory Theater) ... If Tesla takes credit for inventing radio, he must also share in the blame. (Boston Globe)
It's time for Steve Jobs to move on Jun 25, 2009
Big Blue's battery solution: With electric vehicles getting a major boost from the $450 million government loan to Tesla Motors Inc., now the race is on to develop batteries that will make EVs truly viable ... It's lightweight, compact, packs considerably more energy than either lithium-ion or fuel cells, and will get considerably more per charge than Teslas and other EVs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
SAA: Fly the coop Jun 20, 2009
US automaker Tesla Motors unveiled on Thursday its state-of-the-art five-seat sedan. SAA: Fly the coop. (iAfrica.com)
Charging ahead Jun 20, 2009
The Tesla engines purr like muffled Xerox machines in a spotless garage inside the company's flagship dealership on El Camino Real in Menlo Park ... The Tesla dealership stands on the grounds once occupied by an Anderson Chevrolet dealership ... Tesla, by contrast, is thinking big. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Hair bands forever! Grunge never! Jun 16, 2009
Back in 1989, rap and R&B had yet to dominate the mainstream, and instead of hip-hop, kids were listening to Bon Jovi, Great White, Warrant, White Lion, Tesla, L.A. Guns and Skid Row. Album covers offered outlandish images of the massively coiffed musicians in bands such as Winger, Poison, Europe, Cinderella, Slaughter, Vixen, Whitesnake, Faster Pussycat, Black n Blue and Britny Fox (a band, not a porn star). (MSNBC -- Music)
Click to read:Tesla Motors CEO: Gas Should Be $10/Gallon Jun 16, 2009
Tesla Motors CEO: Gas Should Be $10/Gallon - CBS News ... Tesla Motors CEO: Gas Should Be $10/Gallon ... Elon Musk tells Lesley Stahl Tesla's next electric car will cost less and have batteries that swap in and out. (CBS News)
NVIDIA Tegra-Based Devices Revolutionize the 'MID' Market Jun 2, 2009
NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce(R) graphics products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) graphics products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) computing solutions products ... NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Tegra, GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. (PR Newswire)
Little goes a long way for Kane'ohe May 26, 2009
46 (Stacey Fineran, Hilary Hutson, Tesla Teitge, Lauren Watase, Kate Matwychuk, Kara Miller). 2, North Shore 2:05. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Shakespeare in the Bay Area and Oregon May 24, 2009
-- Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla Road, Livermore, (800) 838-3006. Subterranean Shakespeare. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
QUESTIONS? Ask them now for Healey's chat, 2 p.m. ET May 23, 2009
Maybe a "rallye' model, or something. It would get mpg as good as or better than the 166-hp engine in the CRV now, because the 190-hp unit is much more sophisticated (hence, expensive, explaining why Honda doesn't bother putting it in the CRV.) You can find the Test Drive review of the vehicle by going to cars.usatoday.com and using the drop-down windows that should be there to find previous Test Drive columns. San Diego, CA: Do you plan to test drive Honda Insight soon? I read a review written... (USA Today -- Money)
51st annual Dowagiac honors program May 23, 2009
Michigan Promise Scholarships of up to 4,000 based on the Michigan Merit Exam were distributed by Hartsig to Charles Allen, Tesla Ayers, Charles Bloomer, Derek Carpenter, Caitlin Courtney, Jordan Daly, Matthew Dazell, Tasia Diaz, Savannah Eby, Gregory Ferrier, Olivia File, Jordan Filley, Stephanie Grabemeyer, Tyler Hall, Rebecca Howe, Andrew Hurrle, Jason Hurrle, Elizabeth Kolden, Mara Lawrence, Cornell Lloyd, Edward Mabie, Chelsea McIntyre, Scott Miles, Jaron Mosier, Andrew Murphy, Joseph... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Lodi City Council approves step toward concert at Grape Bowl (1272) May 22, 2009
(wow), Tesla (excellent also), Journey (nice) ... lol " NoLongerInLodi wrote on May 21, 2009 8:32 AM:" First I thought of was Journey and Tesla, though I could also see some other Sacramento area bands (Papa Roach, etc. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Talking Gearheads: Electric Vehicles and the Future of Cars May 21, 2009
There's only one, really, that meets typical range demands right now, and that's the Tesla Roadster, which costs more than $100,000 (and isn't being manufactured on schedule). The electric Smart isnt versatile enough. (Slate)
Teslas fight May 12, 2009
Teslas fight - News - Local - The Beatrice Daily Sun - Beatrice, Nebraska's Community Newspaper ... Tesla Martin will celebrate her second birthday Thursday ... But Tesla isn t like other children. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
A head-up display for wayward travelers May 11, 2009
Since I can't afford to finish a stressful day with anything that will induce a hangover, I depend on my Pandora soundscapes and Tesla Software binaural beats for an escape from the slings and arrows of suburban living. Last week, I added another app to my mellow-out mix. (Boston Globe)
his Nightline confession was a second edifice of lies May 9, 2009
Tesla will now apparently attempt to build electric sedans in the S.F. Bay Area ... It's another to build "a mid-size sports sedan for $60,000, a competitor to the BMW 5-series and Jaguar XF " by the "end of 2009." Tesla is going up against decades of expertise in, for example, achieving both a supple ride and good handling. (Slate)
GM To Shed 21,000 Jobs, Pontiac Brand Apr 28, 2009
Prediction: The Tesla Roadster is going to become more of an American icon and babe magnet than the (decades-old / so-many-people-have-one Corvette). In spite of this prediction, I say, Corvette stays. (CBS News)
Earth Day and other eco-centric events Apr 17, 2009
Stanford University's "The Ethics Of Food nvironment Series" will feature the film "Who Killed the Electric Car?" plus a with Deepak Ahuja of Tesla Motors at 7 p.m. in Cummings Art Building, Annenberg Auditorium, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Saturday, April 25. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
IPL to boost economy Apr 17, 2009
US automaker Tesla Motors unveiled on Thursday its state-of-the-art five-seat sedan. Massive AIG bonuses are igniting a backlash against the idea of govt support for Wall St.. (iAfrica.com)
Rock Band Hinder joins Buffalo Chip lineup Apr 13, 2009
The Oklahoma City-based band -- lead vocalist Austin Winkler, guitarists Joe "Blower" Garvey and Mark King, bassist Mike Rodden and drummer Cody Hanson -- will join Tesla on Thursday, Aug. 6, for a night of hard rock 'n' roll. Hinder's debut album, "Extreme Behavior," went triple platinum, and their second album, "Take it to the Limit," will be released in November. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Tesla has found Bay Area engineering site Apr 10, 2009
Luxury electric-car maker Tesla Motors still plans to open a Bay Area facility for its power-train engineering program, even though its long-awaited auto assembly plant will be built in Southern California ... Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said late Wednesday that the San Carlos company has found a Bay Area site for the power-train program, which will design equipment for other auto companies as well as Tesla ... His comments came shortly after he introduced the prototype for Tesla's... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks Apr 3, 2009
Thursday @ the Fox Theater: Tesla's story is classic "Behind the Music" fodder: substance abuse, lineup changes, rehab, women and more substance abuse ... The seasoned rockers, who take offense to the word "glam," are back on the road in support of their new album, "Forever More." The modern incarnation of Tesla, featuring four of its original members, is still able to nail vocal screeches and musical crescendos that epitomize many of their songs ... Tesla Thursday @ the Fox Theater: Tesla's... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Makers and hackers Mar 26, 2009
"If you are building tesla coils or self-balancing robots you are not going to find anyone on your block with that interest unless you are very lucky.". Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- Technology)
CD Release Event Highlights Sun Country ''Minnesota Music'' Mar 25, 2009
Scarlet Haze has performed with Bon Jovi, Candlebox, Dropping Daylight, Frank Hannon of Tesla, Ian Gillian of Deep Purple, Molly Hatchet and more. About Sun Country AirlinesMN Airlines, LLC, d.b.a. Sun Country Airlines is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cheers To Tasting Rooms Mar 22, 2009
5565 Tesla Road, Livermore. (925) 456-2300 , wentevineyards. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
S.F. Ad Firm Rebranding Oats Mar 21, 2009
With a range of just 35 miles between charges, it's no Tesla. But at just $16,000, with 100 percent financing at 5 percent interest for qualified applicants, that's not necessarily a bad thing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Culture Calendar Mar 11, 2009
Tesla: The multi-platinum rockers will perform at the Rialto Square Theatre at 7 p.m. April 19. Tickets are $35 and $55. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Public Health: No strings attached to good news Mar 7, 2009
This year s educational kits use the comic book genre to tell the story of Nicola Tesla s successful use of alternating current (AC) in his attempt to outwit Thomas Edison s use of direct current (DC) as the method for lighting up the 1893 Chicago World s Fair. While reading the comic book, students will learn about light, magnetism and electricity. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
'We're in an industrial revolution' Mar 6, 2009
There s plenty of examples of people who are building car companies now like the guys at Tesla who are figuring out that you don t have to bend steel to build a car. Other people can do that. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Tesla's electric Roadster has plenty of torque Feb 16, 2009
I'm bombing around Hollywood on a Saturday night in an all-electric Tesla Roadster, a sick-with-torque, carbon-fiber mosquito with a half-ton of glorified camera batteries behind the seats ... The electric buzz the Tesla produces at low speed sounds like a toaster with a bagel lodged in it ... He puts the Porsche door-to-door with the Tesla and guns the flat-six again. (San Francisco Chronicle)
No longer the next big thing, green automobiles are here now Feb 16, 2009
Electric enthusiast darling Tesla was on hand, showing off its very limited production $109,000 two-seat sports car derived from the Lotus Elise ... A promising development for the company was the announcement that Tesla will be supplying batteries for the promised 1,000 electric Smart minicars scheduled for sale next year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A shockingly powerful sports car Feb 15, 2009
Within limits, the all-electric Tesla Roadster is a superb machine. The Tesla Roadster is so small and brutal that you will give out long before the batteries do ... (Tesla Motors) By Los Angeles Times / February 15, 2009. (Boston Globe)
NVIDIA ION Certified Feb 12, 2009
NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce graphics products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro graphics products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla computing solutions products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. (IGN Gear)
Authors to Google Book Search: Pay Up! Feb 12, 2009
Authors to Google Book Search: Pay up. Digital Media - CNET News. (CNET News)
Auto show drives attendees Feb 8, 2009
Two new manufacturers exhibiting this year are Fisker, a high-end $88,000 plug-in hybrid, and the Tesla Roadster, a $100,000 sexy hybrid on back order ... The Teslas are already rolling around the streets of Beverly Hills. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Personal Tech Feb 7, 2009
Jul 17: A look around the Tesla Roadster shows what made the car so expensive - and what makes it cool. Jul 16: These copycats also have touchscreens, built-in music players, a high-speed 3G network and, unfortunately, power-hungry batteries. (CNN -- Money / Personal Finance)
