Well, that was quick. Just weeks after hearing that Tesla would be nixing Roadster production prior to the world ending, it looks as if those planning to blow their life savings in the next 18 or so months took issue with the intentions. So much so, in fact, that Tesla has now “negotiated agreements with key suppliers that will increase total Roadster production by 40 percent and extend sales into 2012.” Better still, the iconic electric supercar will soon be hitting Australia and Asia, so even if you hit the relocate button in the next little while, you should still be covered should you choose to buy (or lease ) in.

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Well, that was quick. Just weeks after hearing that Tesla would be nixing Roadster production prior to the world ending, it looks as if those planning to blow their life savings in the next 18 or so months took issue with the intentions. So much so, in fact, that Tesla has now “negotiated agreements with key suppliers that will increase total Roadster production by 40 percent and extend sales into 2012.” Better still, the iconic electric supercar will soon be hitting Australia and Asia, so even if you hit the relocate button in the next little while, you should still be covered should you choose to buy (or lease ) in

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Tesla switches gears, plans to keep Roadster till 2012

Well, that was quick. Just weeks after hearing that Tesla would be nixing Roadster production prior to the world ending, it looks as if those planning to blow their life savings in the next 18 or so months took issue with the intentions.

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Here’s something really cool and innovative, yet hot and sexy at the same time. What matters is that the car lover and the patriot in you are both well satisfied with the gratifying brilliance that Pagan have put into the Zonda Tricolore. As we’ve seen before, the Zonda makes it to one of the most expensive slots in the roadster division of super cars. To add to all the reasons that you can desire a Zonda, is this cool Tricolor edition that flaunts a cool carbon-titanium construction. There are red, white and green stripes that run along the car. If that’s not enough for you to get noticed then have a look at the awesome LED lights.
All the Pagani Zonda Tricolore costs is about $1.75. Interested? It will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor .

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Word on the street — and by that we mean Reuters — is that Tesla’s looking to go public with the company “any day.” The luxury electric car make, whose Roadster still goes for a cool $109,000, would be the first US auto company to offer an IPO since Ford way back in 1956, says MSNBC. Quite a notable event, indeed, but earlier comments by Tesla investors (via Autoblog Green) suggest “any day now” might be any time between now and September 2010.

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Tesla Motors IPO coming ‘any day’ now, says report originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve see plenty of green power research over the years, from solar plants to underwater turbines , but relying on the sun or the sea for electricity is not without its challenges: the sun doesn’t always shine, for instance, and sometimes the water is calm. A group at MIT led by professor Donald Sadoway is developing grid-scale storage solutions for times when electricity isn’t being generated. Since these batteries are intended for the power grid instead of cellphones and Roombas, the researchers can use materials not feasible in consumer electronics — in this case, high temperature liquid metals. Besides being recently awarded a grant from ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency, Energy) to put these things in green power facilities, MIT has just embarked on a joint venture with the French oil company Total to develop a smaller-scale version of the technology for homes and office buildings.

MIT researchers develop liquid metal battery for the grid and the home originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re one of the lucky few who own a Tesla Roadster, this will certainly be of interest to you. And, for the rest of us — well, let’s indulge ourselves in a bit of vicarious living for a moment, shall we? Eberhard’s just made its rapid charger — the Roadster Foundry Mobile Connector (or RFMC) — available to order. The RFMC comes with adapters that will allow charging at 12, 16, 24, 32 or 40 amps, and a fully depleted battery will charge overnight when charging at 40 amps. All you need to do (owning a Roadster is the hardest part, no doubt) to get the newer, faster charger is send the standard MC120 charger the car came with, plus $960 to EV components, wait for the new RFMC to show up, then go back to your normal life — you know, sitting on a desolate beach in your insane car watching the sun go down.

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Eberhard’s RFMC rapid charger for Tesla Roadster now up for order originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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