Comments on: Tesla, Daimler Team Up for Smart Batteries, Daimler Takes 10 Percent Stake

By: Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz

Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:09:24 +0000

[...] — or an estimated price per share in the range of $4.21 to $4.93. Six months ago, however, Daimler took a stake in Tesla at a $550 million valuation, so the actual valuation may be significantly [...]

By: French Coup: Daimler to Build Electric Smart Car in France, Invest Millions

French Coup: Daimler to Build Electric Smart Car in France, Invest Millions — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:35:52 +0000

[...] start date for its initial run of electric vehicles — 1,000 Smart Fortwo minicars set to be built with Tesla Motors battery technology — is mapping out the road to large-scale production. The German automaker this morning [...]

By: Smart Move: Smart Charging Startup Coulomb Scores Deal for Electric Smart

Smart Move: Smart Charging Startup Coulomb Scores Deal for Electric Smart — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:04:36 +0000

[...] to roll out the electric version of Daimler’s Smart Fortwo city car. The German automaker teamed up with Silicon Valley’s Tesla Motors in May for battery pack technology and this morning charge point maker Coulomb Technologies, based in [...]

By: Tesla DOE Loan Project #1: New Powertrain Facility at Stanford’s Old HP Site

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:31:25 +0000

[...] far, Tesla has announced one supply deal — for Daimler AG’s 2012 electric Smart car — but the startup has long described its powertrain business as an additional source of [...]

By: Daimler Shrinks Tesla Stake With Sale to Abu Dhabi

Daimler Shrinks Tesla Stake With Sale to Abu Dhabi — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:09:51 +0000

[...] Written by Josie Garthwaite No Comments Posted July 13th, 2009 at 7:57 am in Automotive When Daimler AG took a nearly 10 percent stake in electric car startup Tesla Motors two months ago, the German automaker had other plans brewing for the investment. This morning [...]

By: Made in Germany: Daimler, Evonik to Crank Out Electric Car Batteries by 2011

Made in Germany: Daimler, Evonik to Crank Out Electric Car Batteries by 2011 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:06:53 +0000

[...] May, Daimler kicked it up a notch, taking a 10 percent stake in electric carmaker Tesla Motors and announcing plans to use battery packs from the startup for the electric version of the Smart [...]

By: Milestone: Toyota Plug-in Hybrid to Roll Out En Masse by 2012

Milestone: Toyota Plug-in Hybrid to Roll Out En Masse by 2012 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:32:10 +0000

[...] in an attempt to speed plug-in models to market (something Daimler described as part of the reasoning for its investment in Tesla Motors). On the other hand, with mass-scale production, ramped up battery production from Toyota’s [...]

By: Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk

Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:02:07 +0000

[...] Tesla will actually deliver ordered vehicles — courtesy of $465 million in DOE loans, and an investment from Daimler. The broader auto industry also seen an uptick recently in car sales, which could be helping Tesla. [...]

By: Tesla Wins $465M in DOE Loans, Nissan Gets $1.6B for Electric Cars

Tesla Wins $465M in DOE Loans, Nissan Gets $1.6B for Electric Cars — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:03:34 +0000

[...] 10,000 packs by 2012 and 30,000 packs in 2013. To start, customers will include Daimler AG, which took a stake in Tesla last month and struck a deal for the startup to provide battery packs for an electric version of the Smart [...]

By: Tesla Motors Sold To Daimler | Tesla Motors | Electric Car Conversion Blog By Electric Car Conversion Enthusiast Will Yap

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:58:09 +0000

[...] Tesla, Daimler Team Up for Smart Batteries, Daimler Takes 10 Percent Stake – Daimler AG has invested a “double-digit million-dollar sum for about a 10 percent stake” in [...]

By: Tesla Motors Valued at $1B in New Private Equity Marketplace, SharesPost

Tesla Motors Valued at $1B in New Private Equity Marketplace, SharesPost — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:46:57 +0000

[...] on the valuation. A cool billion is significantly more than the $550 million valuation at which Daimler took a stake in Tesla just last month. At the time, CEO Elon Musk said Tesla could have gotten a much higher share price from a private [...]

By: GM Topples Into Bankruptcy: What’s Next for the Chevy Volt?

GM Topples Into Bankruptcy: What’s Next for the Chevy Volt? — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:18:05 +0000

[...] Tesla Motors (at least based on Friday’s closing stock price for GM and the valuation for Daimler’s recent investment in Tesla), the road to world domination in the cleaner vehicle space will likely be a long [...]

By: Tesla Alum Takes on Battery Tech at Startup Atieva

Tesla Alum Takes on Battery Tech at Startup Atieva — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:01:58 +0000

[...] if they get DOE grants. Tesla, meanwhile, has revived its battery division, and recently snagged a battery pack supply deal with Daimler. It hopes to get DOE funds to set up manufacturing for its planned Model S sedan. So for now, for [...]

By: More Bad News: Tesla Recalling Hundreds of Roadsters for Safety Issue

More Bad News: Tesla Recalling Hundreds of Roadsters for Safety Issue — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:27:32 +0000

[...] Written by Katie Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted May 28th, 2009 at 6:27 pm in Automotive After a bit of good news last week from electric vehicle startup Tesla — German automaker Daimler invested a “double-digit [...]

By: Steve Westly Predicts the Next Cleantech IPOs: Tesla, Silver Spring, Solyndra | Save Energy, Save Money

Thu, 28 May 2009 01:23:26 +0000

[...] the company to be profitable. If those were the two criteria, at least one has been achieved: Tesla announced early last week that German automaker Daimler had taken a roughly 10 percent stake in the San Carlos, Calif.-based [...]

By: Steve Westly Predicts the Next Cleantech IPOs: Tesla, Silver Spring, Solyndra

Steve Westly Predicts the Next Cleantech IPOs: Tesla, Silver Spring, Solyndra — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:02:08 +0000