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First, Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard's titles have quickly downgraded from lofty heights. Co-founder and CEO; to President; to a member of the advisory board. It now appears that Mr. Eberhard was... shall we say, fired? His words at this forum make rather clear the circumstances.
I'm no businessman, nor am I stupid. Did Ford ever fire Henry? Did Chevrolet rid themselves of Louis? Was Mercedes-Benz ridded of Benz? Seriously, these are questions. I understand that partnerships break up and the Don must sometimes be moved to the back room to make way for Michael, but really, folks. Have some tact. You fired the founder?
Tesla's Roadster is, to put it in ultra-simple terms - an electric Lotus Elise. In reality, the vehicle is much more complicated than that and also happens to feature a thorough rebody. The price is high and the production debut has been long awaited. (We're still waiting.) The 47-year old Eberhard developed the concept with co-founder Marc Tarpenning. The car debuted in Santa Monica about midway thru 2006.
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TESLA AND EBERHARD
First, Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard's titles have quickly downgraded from lofty heights. Co-founder and CEO; to President; to a member of the advisory board. It now appears that Mr. Eberhard was... shall we say, fired? His words at this forum make rather clear the circumstances.I'm no businessman, nor am I stupid. Did Ford ever fire Henry? Did Chevrolet rid themselves of Louis? Was Mercedes-Benz ridded of Benz? Seriously, these are questions. I understand that partnerships break up and the Don must sometimes be moved to the back room to make way for Michael, but really, folks. Have some tact. You fired the founder?
Tesla's Roadster is, to put it in ultra-simple terms - an electric Lotus Elise. In reality, the vehicle is much more complicated than that and also happens to feature a thorough rebody. The price is high and the production debut has been long awaited. (We're still waiting.) The 47-year old Eberhard developed the concept with co-founder Marc Tarpenning. The car debuted in Santa Monica about midway thru 2006.
- Tesla Is Showing Something Called 'd' On October 9
Tesla founder Elon Musk got on Twitter late Wednesday to tease a Tesla called "D." Read more »...
- Daimler Said To Have Competitively-priced Fuel-cell Vehicle Ready By 2017
It turns out there may be something to hydrogen fuel cells after all, even if the co-founder and CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla thinks it’s all “so bull$*it.†Read more »...
- Elon Musk Responds To Tesla Model S Incident, Blames Firefighters For Worsening The Fire
There have been many happy moments for Tesla this year, but on Tuesday, the story of a Model S catching fire after a crash - fortunately without any casualties or injuries, cast some rainy clouds over the California-based maker of electric cars. A video...
- Autonation Ceo Says Tesla’s Model S Is The Best Electric Car He’s Driven, Superior To Fisker Karma
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk says he wants to shift 5,000 examples of the new Model S electric saloon this year and four times that in 2013. It's a very ambitious target so, naturally, any endorsement is more than welcome; especially if it...
- Mercedes' Parent Company Daimler Acquires 10% Stake In Tesla Motors
Turns out that the yesterday's rumors were spot on as Mercedes-Benz' parent company, Daimler AG, announced today in a press conference in Stuttgart that the German firm has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors. The two...