Plug-In 2010: Bill Nye, Chelsea Sexton return for public night panel

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Plug In Conference Bill Nye, ” The Science Guy ,” Jessie Deeter, the producer of Who Killed The Electric Car? and Revenge of the Electric Car , and our own Chelsea Sexton took to the stage at the close of public night at the Plug-in 2010 Conference

Refuel 2010 at Laguna Seca gives Kleenspeed 2nd SportElectric TT trophy [w/video]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , USA , Racing Kleenspeed West WX10 at Refuel 2010 - Click above to watch video after the break The recently held Refuel 2010 gave some electric vehicle owners and developers an opportunity to have some Laguna Seca track time and a shot at trophies for the quickest hot lap.

Tesla Roadster owner wins vanity plate war with LOL OIL

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Tesla Motors , Green Daily LOL OIL Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image Sometimes, all you need to make your point are six little letters: LOL OIL . Put them on your all-electric Tesla Roadster and you’ve got the perfect vanity plate/micro tweet for cruising down the road. Given the Internet-friendly, green-minded nature of the license plate, it’s no surprise that a picture of this car would eventually get noticed online.

MT: Electric supercar from Toyota in the works?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Tesla Motors We’re taking this news with a grain of salt for now, but Motor Trend is reporting that Toyota is hard at work on a fully electric supercar.

CTO Straubel confirms Tesla is building two electric vehicle mules for Toyota

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Tesla Motors AutoblogGreen had the rare opportunity on Friday to chat with Toyota CEO and president Akio Toyoda where he revealed a prototype vehicle with a Tesla electric drive unit was under construction . Tesla CTO JB Straubel has now told CNN Money that the Silicon valley company is preparing two mule vehicles for Toyota. Tesla battery packs, power electronnics and motors are being installed into Toyota bodies.

Tesla hires former Apple retail strategist to revolutionize buying experience

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors Tesla has, if nothing else, crafted a unique automobile in the Roadster . It’s electric, very attractive and highly desirable

Tesla shares in freefall, now below IPO price

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors After rising 41 percent on the first day of trading, stock in Tesla Motors has been in an alarming freefall. Today, shares of Tesla Motors fell another 16 percent, landing below their initial offering price of $17 each.

Flush with IPO cash, can Tesla still survive as an independent?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster 2.5 - Click above for high-res image gallery Tesla roared out of the gates this week as a publicly traded company, raising some $226 million - of which probably somewhere around $150-160 million is going into the corporate coffers.

Video: J Brave’s "Dippin’ in my Tesla" rap track is steady clean flossin’

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster rap - Click above to watch video after the jump There’s the right way to immortalize a car in song, and the wrong way.

Tesla lets 13.3M shares fly at $17, raises $226M on IPO

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors , Green Daily Reuters is reporting that a market source has indicated that Tesla Motors sold 13.3 million shares in its IPO at the unexpectedly-high price of $17 per share. The source states Tesla raised nearly $226 million from its IPO. Just yesterday, Tesla hinted at a price range of $14 to $16 , but high initial interest in the company allowed Tesla to secure investors that were willing to pay the extra bucks

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