Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors is a American electric car company based in Palo Alto, California. The company was founded by one of PayPal's founders, Elon Musk in 2003. It designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission electric vehicles, such as the Roadster, the Model S, the Model X and the Model 3. As of April 2016, Tesla’s market worth is about $32.75 billion, compared with GM’s $45.65 billion. [1]
Model 3 pre-order reservations approach the 400,000 mark. The price tag is $35,000. and delivery not until the end of 2017. [2]
Tesla has recently received universal acclaim for the Model S, first released in 2012. The Model S is one of the safest cars NHTSA has tested, and is the highest scoring car Consumer Reports has reviewed in it's 80 years of publication, with a road test score of a 99 out of 100.[3] [4]. Reasons for praise include a long driving range (for an electric vehicle), seven passenger seating, a luxurious and roomy interior, a huge, tablet like touchscreen interface on the dashboard, and operating costs half that of a Toyota Prius.
Toyota and Tesla have also worked together to produce the RAV4 EV, which is based on the third-gen Toyota RAV4, but has a Tesla electric powertrain. It's only available in California.
References
- ↑ What the Tesla Model 3 Has Against the Toyota Prius and Chevy Bolt, 247wallst, April 12, 2016
- ↑ Tesla's Model 3 Reservations Rise to Almost 400,000 Fortune.com, April 15,2016
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