My Nissan Leaf life: How an electric car hit my budget. – Fourth installment in an occasional series Skip to next paragraph My Nissan Leaf Life traces the triumphs and trials of Monitor reporter Mark Clayton, who made the move from a gasoline-powered Honda to an all-electric ride in early 2012. Recent posts Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition A key step before you buy a new plug-in electric-drive vehicle is to examine your finances in detail. By last November I had hatched a plan that would give our 1998 Honda Accord to our daughter for Christmas. Having done our field research, it was clear that the only electric-drive models that would actually be available in early 2012 were the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt and the all-electric Nissan Leaf. From the start, we had leaned toward the Chevy Volt. I grabbed my file folder with snippets of cost data on both vehicles and finally sat down at the kitchen table one Saturday with a pad of paper.
Tesla Model S review: A good first impression - Jul. 23. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- I was never that impressed with the Tesla Roadster, the $100,000 two-seat sports car that so many people saw as the beginning of an electric car revolution. The Roadster was a deft parlor trick, I figured. It's easy to make an exciting long-range electric car if you don't bother to making it affordable or practical. Now comes Tesla's next trick. The Model S sedan, available with seating for up to seven, is now on sale. Once it's in full production, prices will range from $50,000 to roughly $100,000.
I have driven the $100,000 version of the car, albeit it briefly, and I'm amazed. The car would seem worth the price, or maybe more, if it were powered by a gasoline engine. I'd been in the Model S before -- Tesla (TSLA) chief executive Elon Musk took me on a test ride through lower Manhattan back in November -- but, even so, the view from the driver's seat was striking. There isn't even a "Start" button. Tesla Model X. Production was initially scheduled to start by the end of 2013, and later postponed several times in order for the company to achieve Model S production targets and to focus on overseas roll outs.[3][4][5] As of February 2014[update], the company expects to have production design Model X prototypes by the end of 2014, to begin high volume deliveries for retail customers in the second quarter of 2015.[6] History[edit] Initially Tesla planned for production to start by the end of 2013 and for deliveries to commence in 2014.[7] However, in February 2013, the company announced that production had been rescheduled to begin by late 2014 in order to focus "on a commitment to bring profitability to the company in 2013" and to achieve their production target of 20,000 Model S cars in 2013.[3][4][8] As of March 2013[update], Tesla's production target for the Model X was between 10,000 to 15,000 cars a year.[4] Specifications[edit] Production and sales[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
Tesla model-X electric SUV. Tesla Model X Launch Elon Musk Interview. Tesla Model X. Motors in the mall: Tesla hawks electric cars like Macbooks with dedicated retail space. Tesla Opens Portland Store, Passes A Million Visitors So Far In 2012. Tesla Store - Portland OR News In Your Inbox GreenCarReports By the sales numbers—even if you consider the 20,000 Model S sedans (which Green Car Reports drove this week, with a first drive review and video post) the company hopes to sell annually—Tesla Motors [NSDQ: TSLA] is a small niche automaker.
But based on what the upstart electric automaker has seen so far this year, there’s a lot of public interest in its cars. It’s arguably on its way to becoming a much better-known brand, and its new high-visibility stores are part of the reason why. As of this weekend, across Tesla’s ten new-design, retail-oriented stores (out of 14 total stores), there will have been over a million visitors so far in 2012. “That’s off the charts,” said George Blankenship, Tesla Motors’ VP of sales and ownership experience. We recently caught up with Blankenship as he personally oversaw training at the company’s new Portland store, which opened yesterday. George Blankenship - Tesla Motors Yep, like an Apple Store.