OT: Details of the Tesla Motor’s WhiteStar sedan emerges.

[Coronita]

For you tree huggers. Latest news of the Tesla Whitestar sedan…

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/12/is-tesla-motors-working-with-daimler/

 

A few months back, Tesla Motors revealed that its upcoming WhiteStar sedan would be available in two variants, a pure battery electric like the Roadster and a range-extended electric more like the Chevy Volt. We still don't have many details on the car, although we do know that lessons learned while working on the drivetrain for the heavier sedan have been fed back into the Roadster for its updated 2.0 drivetrain.

As a small start-up with limited resources, developing a new engine for the WhiteStar would obviously be problematic. Tesla Chairman Elon Musk let slip in an interview with Fox Business News that the company has reached a technology deal with German giant Daimler (formerly of DaimlerChrysler infamy). Without any official comment from Telsa yet (we'll update you when we here something), one possible scenario for the deal is that Daimler will provide engines for the range extended WhiteStar. Daimler has always struggled to make money from Smart and the micro-car builder has a 1.0L three cylinder engine that might make a good range extender. If Daimler supplied 10,000 or so of those engines to Tesla, it could help drive down Daimler's costs. The other possibility is that Tesla might be licensing battery management technology to Daimler, but that scenario seems less likely.

Update: Tesla VP Darryl Siry declined comment on the matter.

[nostradamus]

Where are the details? The car looks pretty sweet but how much does it cost? What is it’s range on one charge? What are its acceleration, weight, stopping distance, crash test performance, etc?

All I read from this is that it’s WAAAAY far from being available, affordable, or even completely designed.

[nostradamus]

Where are the details? The car looks pretty sweet but how much does it cost? What is it’s range on one charge? What are its acceleration, weight, stopping distance, crash test performance, etc?

All I read from this is that it’s WAAAAY far from being available, affordable, or even completely designed.

[nostradamus]

Where are the details? The car looks pretty sweet but how much does it cost? What is it’s range on one charge? What are its acceleration, weight, stopping distance, crash test performance, etc?

All I read from this is that it’s WAAAAY far from being available, affordable, or even completely designed.

[nostradamus]

Where are the details? The car looks pretty sweet but how much does it cost? What is it’s range on one charge? What are its acceleration, weight, stopping distance, crash test performance, etc?

All I read from this is that it’s WAAAAY far from being available, affordable, or even completely designed.

[nostradamus]

Where are the details? The car looks pretty sweet but how much does it cost? What is it’s range on one charge? What are its acceleration, weight, stopping distance, crash test performance, etc?

All I read from this is that it’s WAAAAY far from being available, affordable, or even completely designed.

[Coronita]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/tesla_motors_ev.php

"I can say that the second model [code name: White Star, scheduled for 2008] will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable […] all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car."

 

Slightly OT on an OT. Another reason why you don't tax the hell out of the rich. 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/tesla_motors_ev.php

"I can say that the second model [code name: White Star, scheduled for 2008] will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable […] all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car."

 

Slightly OT on an OT. Another reason why you don't tax the hell out of the rich. 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/tesla_motors_ev.php

"I can say that the second model [code name: White Star, scheduled for 2008] will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable […] all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car."

 

Slightly OT on an OT. Another reason why you don't tax the hell out of the rich. 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/tesla_motors_ev.php

"I can say that the second model [code name: White Star, scheduled for 2008] will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable […] all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car."

 

Slightly OT on an OT. Another reason why you don't tax the hell out of the rich. 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/tesla_motors_ev.php

"I can say that the second model [code name: White Star, scheduled for 2008] will be a sporty four door family car at roughly half the $89k price point of the Tesla Roadster and the third model will be even more affordable […] all free cash flow is plowed back into R&D to drive down the costs and bring the follow on products to market as fast as possible. When someone buys the Tesla Roadster sports car, they are actually helping pay for development of the low cost family car."

 

Slightly OT on an OT. Another reason why you don't tax the hell out of the rich. 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[nostradamus]

It is definitely consumer-driven. We will not further alternative energy vehicles until there is a demand for them. Problem is, the price and performance of electric vehicles is still far from that of gas-driven… so people will usually choose the gas-driven unless they have the luxury (i.e. funds) to go with the electric. Even I am relying on my combustion-engines to this day.

[nostradamus]

It is definitely consumer-driven. We will not further alternative energy vehicles until there is a demand for them. Problem is, the price and performance of electric vehicles is still far from that of gas-driven… so people will usually choose the gas-driven unless they have the luxury (i.e. funds) to go with the electric. Even I am relying on my combustion-engines to this day.

[nostradamus]

It is definitely consumer-driven. We will not further alternative energy vehicles until there is a demand for them. Problem is, the price and performance of electric vehicles is still far from that of gas-driven… so people will usually choose the gas-driven unless they have the luxury (i.e. funds) to go with the electric. Even I am relying on my combustion-engines to this day.

[nostradamus]

It is definitely consumer-driven. We will not further alternative energy vehicles until there is a demand for them. Problem is, the price and performance of electric vehicles is still far from that of gas-driven… so people will usually choose the gas-driven unless they have the luxury (i.e. funds) to go with the electric. Even I am relying on my combustion-engines to this day.

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