Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0


Tesla IPO Roadshow Video: Musk Bad Mouths EV1, Shows Tesla’s Future Product Plans

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:14 PM PDT

In preparation for the impending initial public offering of Tesla Motors stock “on or about June 28,” Tesla has posted the required road show presentation accompanied by a prospectus to educate potential stock buyers about Tesla’s potential. In addition to bad mouthing the EV1, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, lets some more concrete beans spill about Tesla’s future product plans.

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90% of U.S. LEAF Reservations are From People New to the Nissan Brand

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:32 PM PDT

Having garnered more than 20,000 global reservations for the LEAF so far — 14,000+ of which are in the U.S. — Nissan’s senior vice president for sales and marketing in North America, Brian Carolin, is now saying that more than 90% of those 14,000 $99 reservations are from people who’ve never considered buying a Nissan before.

Although the number is impressive, it’s really not that surprising, considering that the LEAF is unlike any car that Nissan has built before, and targeted at a completely different demographic than the typical Nissan buyer.

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