Tesla exec shuffle: Elon Musk appoints himself CEO, lays off staff
source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/15/tesla-exec-shuffle-elon-musk-appoints-himself-ceo-lays-of...
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The drama never stops at Tesla Motors -- following a morning of feverish rumors, the company has officially announced that it's replacing CEO Ze'ev Drori with board chairman Elon Musk. Tesla says that Drori will remain "active" with the company as a vice chairman of the board, but it looks like it's now more Musk's company than ever before -- and his first order of business is apparently to lay off staff to get the company "cash positive" in the next six to nine months. Other than the closing of the Detroit Tesla office, it's not clear what the layoffs will entail -- Musk say they'll be "modest" -- but hopefully we'll start to see more cars and fewer headlines from the upstart electric car company in the near future.
Read - CNET report
Read - Elon Musk blog post
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Although very pricey, the Tesla is probably the most attractive, effecient auto to come out. But I think they might kill themselves before they even start mass production.
Read - CNET report
Read - Elon Musk blog post
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All factory installed options included in this package
Exclusive interior and exterior color selections
Custom full leather interior
“Signature Edition” badging
Choice of natural clear coat finish or painted carbon fibre hard tops
Edition specific wheel design
Individually numbered and signed interior plaque
Suspension factory tailored to owner driving style
100% Electric
0-100 km/hr in 3.9 seconds
14,000 rpm redline
200 km/hr top speed
365 km range
160,000 km battery lifecycle
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Kerb weight 1,220 kg
Versatile travel charging options with onboard Mobile Connector
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Although very pricey, the Tesla is probably the most attractive, effecient auto to come out. But I think they might kill themselves before they even start mass production.
