telsa blue star

stevebalmmer · 04-19-2009, 05:06 AM

hallo tesla fans! I would want sometimes questions whether somebody has infos about blue star. From tesla I get none infos. I show the car becomes quite first in 2014 on the market comes, but this car would be something for my Famile. Also the price of approx. 30,000 dollars, would feel well. Is there also tesla fans from Germany here?

efusco · 04-19-2009, 08:20 AM

I think the information you have is about all that anyone knows right now. The focus is clearly on the Model S at this point. I think the future of the Blue Star is highly dependent upon the Model S being successful. So we're unlikely to hear much, if anything, about the Blue Star until the Model S is released.

Takumi · 04-19-2009, 01:43 PM

You can find all the info we've got here.
Tesla Motors Club Forum - Search Results

graham · 04-19-2009, 03:36 PM

While not the Blue Star per se, the Electric Smart that Tesla is partnered with Daimler to make is somewhat close in spirit to what they hope the Blue Star will be.

ChrisC · 05-02-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takumi

You can find all the info we've got here

Takumi, search results are temporary and so that URL does work.

For BlueStar info, go to the future-cars forum section and look for "Blue".

TEG · 05-02-2009, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graham

While not the Blue Star per se, the Electric Smart that Tesla is partnered with Daimler to make is somewhat close in spirit to what they hope the Blue Star will be.

I suspect Tesla's vision would seat 4 and have a more conventional 4 door size & shape. The Smart is great, but it is a bit on the impractical side as a mainstream car. Also it doesn't have the full Tesla "cool factor" in the design.

Something more this size:

TEG · 05-02-2009, 11:43 AM

Elon Musk Envisions Tesla Electric Car as Low as $20K

AnOutsider · 05-02-2009, 12:03 PM

hmm.. that article looks pretty old

TEG · 05-02-2009, 12:15 PM

Yes, but they don't talk a lot about "Blue Star" much so you have to go back a bit to find some more relevant quotes.

Targeting $20-$30K is encouraging.

Tesla's recent point about fuel cost savings making the car effectively less expensive (compared to a gas car) is a good one. The problem is people see the purchase price more clearly than the long term savings from not using gasoline. The Better Place idea of owning the car but effectivly leasing the battery makes sense for an even less expensive vehicle that could turn out to undercut even the least expensive gas cars. You know how we feel about leasing after what happened with the EV1, but some people can't afford to buy a battery pack even on a low end vehicle.

The Roadster and Model S don't really compete with the Better Place plan (although they might like to have access to better place chargers), but the plans for "Blue Star" start to mesh with Better Place as both companies try to serve the true mainstream.

doug · 05-02-2009, 12:23 PM

From the NYT here:

Quote:

Mr. Musk is thinking ahead. He told me that Tesla’s third car will be a smaller battery electric, the size of a Mini Clubman and priced under $30,000. Developing a prototype of that car will take two to three years, he said.