Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:22pm
In the latest episode in the dispute between the New York Times and Tesla over the range of the Tesla Model S, company founder Elon Musk offers data in a bid to rebut the reporter's claims.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12:23pm
After a New York Times reporter filed a report that the Tesla Model S stranded him in the middle of Connecticut, the company's founder is on a mission to prove him wrong.
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 2:32pm
On a recent trip designed to test the stated range of the electric vehicle known as the Tesla Model S, one reporter found himself playing the
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 11:22am
If you still think that Tesla is just a small time maker of toys for millionaires who want to look green, think again.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 5:51pm
Elon Musk is a man of means and imagination. Tesla, his high-profile electric car company, announced that it has gone cash flow positive. That's great news for Tesla, Musk and all the company's investors, including the U.S. government. It's also welcome news for the humble electric car.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 11:15am
Tesla coils are always fun to watch, what with their awesome displays of electrical power. The real sci-fi dream, of course, is to turn one into a lightning gun. That was the thought that got hacker Rob Flickenger working on a way to make the first Tesla coil gun.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 12:16pm
Why aren't you driving an electric car right now? Let's ignore the fact that they're expensive, temperamental, and inconvenient, and focus on the impossibility of long-distance travel, because that's a problem that Tesla Motors has just solved with a network of solar-powered battery "Superchargers" in California.
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 7:27am
We don't have a Tesla museum. We don't have a Tesla museum! I know, WTF, right? We have Thomas Edison museums up the wazoo, and Tesla was way more awesome than Edison was. Matt Inman over at The Oatmeal is just as outraged as I suddenly am, and he's trying to raise enough money to buy Tesla's old lab and museumify it.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 2:29pm
The Lightning Gun, or Tesla Gun, is a video game staple, but it's also a real thing that you can build for yourself with enough know-how and a well-equipped local hackerspace. Rob Flickenger shows the world how to create a hand-held weapon that shoots lightning bolts, from scratch. As Rob says: you pull the trigger, and lightning comes out the front.
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 4:20am
Whenever a company names its product with an "X" we generally expect something really cool and groundbreaking. In the case of the just unveiled Tesla Model X, that's exactly what we got, but it might be hard to notice upon first glance.
