Archive for February, 2008

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Mythbusters Part 1: Airbags? We got ‘em!

Friday, February 29th, 2008
Let me cut to the chase and then rewind for the plot: contrary to some erroneous reports, the Tesla Roadster does indeed have driver and passenger airbags. Rewind: a while back I was talking with the web team about a desire to have a special blog created alongside these that would be reserved for us [...]
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Driving P1

Friday, February 29th, 2008
On February 1, 2008 Tesla Motors handed over the keys of the first production Roadster (P1) to Elon Musk, Chairman and now a proud Roadster owner. What has life been like behind the wheel of P1? Find out from Elon himself. It has been a blast driving my Tesla Roadster every day for the past [...]
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The Spin Stops Here

Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Two weeks ago, I highlighted how Tesla moved from waves to bits in our motor and charge controller in the PEM. You might have left with the impression that as of June 2007, when the DMC replaced the analog controller, our work as DMC firmware engineers was complete. Fortunately for us (this is [...]
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Kyle Busch runs in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at the NASCAR Auto …

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

photo(AP) - Kyle Busch runs in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at the NASCAR Auto Club 500 in Fontana, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2008. Busch finished fourth. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)



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Customers check out Lexus passenger vehicles at Toyota's …

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

photo(AFP/File) - Customers check out Lexus passenger vehicles at Toyota's Mega Web show room in Tokyo in 2007. Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce 11.3 million of its own brand vehicles by 2012, up about 30 percent from 2007 amid rapid growth in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)



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Customers check out Lexus passenger vehicles at Toyota's …

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

photo(AFP) - Customers check out Lexus passenger vehicles at Toyota's Mega Web show room in Tokyo in 2007. Toyota Motor Corp. will boost production capacity for its Lexus luxury vehicles by about 35 percent in 2009 to meet demand in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)



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Tony Stewart sits in the cockpit of his Home Depot Toyota in …

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

photo(AP) - Tony Stewart sits in the cockpit of his Home Depot Toyota in the garage, waiting while rain delayed and ultimately canceled practice and qualifying for several NASCAR races, including the Auto Club 500 auto race, at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)\



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Lotus Engineering Newsletter Q&A with Tesla’s Car Guy

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
In the beginning of January, Tesla Motors Vice President of Vehicle Integration, Mac Powell, sat down with Dave Leggett of just-auto for a Q&A session which recently appeared in the 24th issue of the Lotus Engineering Newsletter, proActive. We wanted to share with you this excerpt from the Newsletter as well as include some comments [...]
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Brian Vickers, right, talks with crew chief Devin Hamlin, left, …

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

photo(AP) - Brian Vickers, right, talks with crew chief Devin Hamlin, left, during practice at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 15, 2008. Vickers, who races Toyotas for the Sprint Cup series' Red Bull Racing team, calls himself a 'huge recycler' who drives a hybrid Lexus sedan away from the track. He can't wait for the day when he can trade that car in for an all-electric model or one that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)



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Toyota's Formula One driver Jarno Trulli of Italy drives …

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

photo(Reuters) - Toyota's Formula One driver Jarno Trulli of Italy drives his car during a F1 training session at Catalunya's racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona February 19, 2008. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN)



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