Comments on: Tesla's Betting the Farm on the Model S, and Other Fun Facts From Its S-1 http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Why The World Needs More Teslas http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30281 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:21:59 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30281 [...] and won’t sell the next version of the Roadster until a year after the Model S goes on sale. As Tesla put it in its S-1: “Prior to the launch of our Model S, we anticipate our automotive sales may decline, potentially [...]

]]> By: The Story Behind Tesla’s History-making IPO http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30280 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:07:45 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30280 [...] Tesla’s Betting the Farm on the Model S [...]

]]> By: TIMELINE: Tesla’s Long Road to a Home for the Model S http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30279 Fri, 28 May 2010 12:02:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30279 [...] course, it ain’t over ’til it’s over for a car that holds the key to Tesla’s profitability in coming years, but here’s a look at milestones so far along the trek toward a home for the [...]

]]> By: Tesla IPO: What the Toyota-NUMMI Deal Could Mean for Tesla’s Public Offering http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30278 Fri, 21 May 2010 21:01:07 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30278 [...] Valley electric car startup that filed for an initial public offering back in January, has a stellar brand, a sexy car and heavyweight backers including Uncle Sam and most recently, Toyota. The startup [...]

]]> By: JinkoSolar IPO: China Solar Manufacturer Makes Its Debut http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30277 Fri, 14 May 2010 16:37:02 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30277 [...] contrasts with the financials of some of the other greentech firms aiming for IPOs in 2010, like electric car maker Tesla, bicycle tech developer Fallbrook Technologies, and biocatalyst [...]

]]> By: Tesla’s Next Steps To the Model S and a Successful IPO http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30276 Mon, 03 May 2010 22:30:59 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30276 [...] 2010, 3:30pm PDT No Comments      0 Tesla Motors’ road to profitability runs directly through mass production of the electric car startup’s long planned Model S sedan. Where will that production take place? Downey, Calif. appears to be the front runner at this [...]

]]> By: Nissan Leaf Reservations Leave Tesla, Ford in the Dust http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30275 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:02:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30275 [...] 520 in first week (April 2009), 2,000 as of December 2009 [...]

]]> By: Tesla Taps First Loan Funds, Shrinks Roadster Gap with Lotus Deal http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30274 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:02:10 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30274 [...] explained in its original registration statement that it did not plan to sell its current generation Tesla Roadster model after 2011, and did not plan to introduce the next generation Roadster until a year after the launch of the [...]

]]> By: Will Weak Greentech IPOs in 2010 Sour the Market? http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30273 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:24:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30273 [...] a real possibility. The financials of some of the greentech firms aiming for IPOs in 2010, like electric car maker Tesla, bicycle tech developer Fallbrook Technologies, and biocatalyst developer Codexis, aren’t [...]

]]> By: Report: Silver Spring Picks Banker For Mid-Year IPO http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30272 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:11:18 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30272 [...] of cleantech IPOs he was expecting, along with Solyndra, which filed IPO papers late last year, and Tesla Motors, which filed its IPO papers in late January. Other cleantech startups on investors radar screens include smart grid networking company [...]

]]> By: Eideard http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30271 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:16:52 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30271 Consider looking beyond your nose – or even the borders of East Overshoe, America.

Battery tech on commuting vehicles – including commercial use – works well enough around the world. The fact of expanding attention is laying the groundwork for a qualitative jump in utilization.

Cripes. Save me from insular politics.

]]> By: Koozies http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30270 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:27:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30270 The ones who do that aren’t actual poets but the borderline personality disorders who get attracted to poetry for whatever reason.

]]> By: Tesla IPO: 12 Things You Should Know http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30269 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:02:21 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30269 [...] financials, noted the significance of this IPO as a test for the VC model in the green car biz and pulled out some fun facts from the filing (including plans for a big gap in Roadster sales after 2011). Here’s 12 more things you [...]

]]> By: CleanTechFan http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30268 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:30:48 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30268 Have you guys checked out Steorn’s Orbo technology? They did a demo of “overunity” today.
http://www.nolanchart.com/article7327.html
http://pesn.com/2010/01/30/9501608_Steorn_overunity_demonstration_completed/

]]> By: Blue Swan http://gigaom.com/cleantech/teslas-betting-the-farm-on-the-model-s-and-other-fun-facts-from-its-s-1/#comment-30267 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:53:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=50430#comment-30267 Tesla’s financial behavior is bordering on the criminal. They have failed to meet technological deadlines time and again. They have said they would bring product to market only to be shown to be nowhere near production ready! Their core technology, battery cars, has been shown to be impossible to master even by the world’s biggest car companies. A sports car that takes 8 hours to recharge? And you want to have dealerships everywhere? This whole thing is a bad pathetic joke.

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