[ausev] Fwd: MEDIA ALERT: Tesla's Electric Sports Car in Austin - Today 1pm

[Aaron Choate]

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From: Khobi Brooklyn <kbrooklyn at teslamotors.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Subject: MEDIA ALERT: Tesla's Electric Sports Car in Austin - Today 1pm
To: "austinev-info at austinev.org" <austinev-info at austinev.org>


 Hi ,



Tesla Motors is on a Road Trip <http://www.teslamotors.com/roadtrip> with
its electric powered Roadster and will be in Austin on Saturday. Along with
local customers, there will be fleet of Roadsters eating BBQ at Green
Mesquite. This is a great opportunity to check out the electric car that
goes 0-60 in 3.7 seconds as well as learn more about charging
infrastructure, particularly in Austin.



Check out some of the attention the Road Trip Roadster is getting from fans:
http://www.facebook.com/teslamotors and http://twitter.com/TeslaMotors.



*What:*               Tesla Motors is driving from LA to
Detroit<http://www.teslamotors.com/roadtrip>to raise awareness about
electric cars, greet fans and owners nationwide,
and prove that the Roadster is tough, durable and range anxiety is for the
weak. Texas is already home to nearly 30 Roadsters.



                        The road trip Roadster will be at The Republic House
to charge up, talk about the technology behind the electric car and meet up
with local Roadster owners. The Republic House is a unique restaurant that
is equipped with charging stations for electric calls.



We’re driving our Roadster on a 2,700+ mile route to Detroit in time for the
North American International Auto Show <http://www.naias.com/>. Tesla
employees will make many stops throughout Texas in Roadster 750 for test
drives, tech talks, customer-appreciation events and media opportunities.
The Roadster will drive through El Paso, San Antonio, Austin, Ft. Worth and
Dallas, before turning North to Oklahoma City.



*When:*               Saturday, December 26th 1 p.m.



*Where:*             Green Mesquite BBQ 1400 Barton Springs, Austin, TX



*Who:*                Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Tesla is the
world's only automaker producing and selling highway-capable electric
vehicles.  At the core of Tesla Motors is the belief that an electric car
need not be a driving sacrifice. Tesla brings the best of the automotive and
technology worlds together to permanently bury the image of an electric car
as a step backwards in performance, efficiency, or design.



The Roadster is wickedly-fun to drive and surprisingly convenient to own. It
accelerates from 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. It is also the most efficient
production automobile on the planet. It requires no gasoline, oil changes,
or costly routine maintenance. Charging the Roadster is as easy as charging
your cell phone. You can plug it into any conventional outlet. A high-output
outlet (like your clothes dryer uses) allows you to wake up with the
equivalent of a full tank of gas.



*Contact:*           Khobi Brooklyn

Tesla PR contact

kbrooklyn at teslamotors.com

(415) 699 3657 or (650) 701 2890



*Tesla in a Lone Star State of Mind *

*The Texas leg of Tesla’s Roadster Road Trip Includes Technical Talks, Race
Tracks and BBQ*

* *

SAN ANTONIO – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Tesla Motors
<http://www.teslamotors.com/> begins
the Texas leg of its 2,700-mile Roadster road trip from Los Angeles to the
Detroit Auto Show today. The journey will raise awareness about electric
cars, greet fans and owners nationwide, and prove that the Roadster is
tough, durable and range anxiety is for the weak. Texas is already home to
nearly 30 Roadsters.



Tesla employees will make many stops throughout Texas in Roadster 750 for
test drives, tech talks, customer-appreciation events and media
opportunities. The Roadster will drive through El Paso, San Antonio, Austin,
Ft. Worth and Dallas, before turning North to Oklahoma City.



*Scheduled events include:*



El Paso, December 22nd – 11 a.m. Tesla helps the city of El Paso celebrate
electric vehicle charging stations across from City Hall. 2 Civic Center
Plaza.



San Antonio, Dec. 23rd – 7 p.m. Tech Talk with Roadster Program Director
Barrie Dickinson and the Alamo City Area Electric Vehicle Club at The
Republic House <http://www.therepublichouse.com/>. Local Tesla owners will
join for live music afterwards at The Republic House equipped with 5
charging stations.12333 West Ave.



Austin, Dec. 26th – 1 p.m. Roadster BBQ at Green Mesquite,1400 Barton
Springs.



Cresson, Dec. 27: 3 p.m. Roadster Rally – Jason Mendez, manager of
powertrain manufacturing engineering and one of the company’s earliest
employees, will take a few laps at MotorSport
Ranch<http://www.motorsportranch.com/>,
9012 Performance Court, Cresson, Texas.



Plano, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 28: Charge While You Charge -- Tesla will host
test drives and meet customers at Shops at Legacy<http://shopsatlegacy.com/>,
5700 Legacy Drive.



The entire road trip route is here <http://www.teslamotors.com/roadtrip>:
http://www.teslamotors.com/roadtrip/.



For more events along the route, follow us on Twitter and Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=teslamotors&init=quick#/teslamotors



*About Tesla Motors *



Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Tesla is the world’s only automaker
producing highway-capable electric vehicles. Tesla, which has
delivered over900 cars to customers, sells vehicles
online <http://www.teslamotors.com/buy/buyshowroom.php> and operates
showrooms and galleries in California’s Silicon Valley and Los Angeles,
Colorado, New York, Seattle, South Florida, London, Munich and Monaco.



The electric Tesla Roadster Sport accelerates from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds,
outpacing almost all gasoline-powered sports cars but producing zero
tailpipe emissions<http://www.teslamotors.com/learn_more/environmental_benefits.php>.
It’s eligible for substantial tax incentives throughout the United States,
Canada and Europe. The Roadster does not need regular oil changes or exhaust
system work. Roadsters have no spark plugs, pistons, radiators, alternators
or clutches to replace. Tesla recommends a standard service and diagnostic
inspection once a year – and Tesla can perform service with convenient “house
calls <http://www.teslamotors.com/media/press_room.php?id=1930>” at
customers’ homes or offices.



*Contact*

Khobi Brooklyn

kbrooklyn at teslamotors.com

415-699-3657
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