Tesla in deal with Daimler - Page 14

dpeilow · 02-02-2009, 01:53 AM

Over here they retail at around £8500, so I'd imagine a glider was less than half of that trade. It would be foolish (considering where that was said) for Elon to say $20,000 and have to raise it later.

doug · 02-12-2009, 11:32 AM

Tesla Motors - think

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Daimler Partnership

We announced last month at the Detroit auto show that we have been working with Daimler (maker of Mercedes) for over a year to create an electric version of the Smart car. Daimler has contracted with Tesla to build the battery packs and chargers for an initial run of 1,000 cars. Pending the results of that test fleet, the relationship could expand to tens of thousands of cars per year.

This is a very significant endorsement of both Tesla’s technology and our financial strength by one of the world’s most respected automotive companies. Daimler would not feel comfortable depending on us for this program if they felt that either our technology was easily replicated or that we were in financial danger.

Daimler was the first company to commercialize the internal combustion engine and has become a benchmark for automotive quality and reliability. It is an honor that they chose to work with Tesla after a thorough investigation of other options. The deal is likely to be the first in a series of strategic partnerships between Tesla and other auto manufacturers to engineer and produce electric cars.

My goal for Tesla from the beginning was to do whatever we can to help end the world’s addiction to oil. We’ll do that by making cars directly, helping other automakers develop cars, and serving as an example to the rest of the industry. Although the Roadster is still the only highway capable production electric car for sale in the United States, it was very encouraging to see that the central theme of the Detroit auto show this year was electric transportation.

dpeilow · 02-15-2009, 03:43 AM

Did we lose another post from this thread?

Anyway, looks like the Smart is hooked up to one of these chargers:

TH Radio Special: Inside Tesla Motors (With Pics) : TreeHugger

doug · 02-15-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dpeilow

Did we lose another post from this thread?

Yes, but it was in the Smart EV thread. We lost everything from Thursday evening where I made several posts and did a lot of clean-up stuff. I've been hesitant to redo that since I have yet to get a full explanation of what happened.

TEG · 02-15-2009, 10:07 AM

That charging station was mentioned here.

dpeilow · 03-01-2009, 12:08 PM

Looks like there is a third supplier for the Smart-e:

New lithium battery from Axeon nearly doubles Modec range - AutoblogGreen

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Axeon not only supplies Allied Vehicles and powered that electric Ruf Porsche, but apparently is also working with Daimler to put its lithium in the smart ed.

Axeon shares power ahead on battery test success story - The Scotsman

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Axeon's new battery appears to hold significant promise, with the latest test enabling a Modec delivery vehicle to potentially travel more than 200km on a single charge, at a maximum speed of 80km an hour.

The batteries are also highly durable, with a three -year warranty.

They are currently only available in delivery vehicles and electric minibuses sold by Glasgow firm Allied, based on the Peugeot Expert. Axeon is developing a new high-range battery for the Daimler Chrysler Smart.

graham · 03-14-2009, 10:18 AM

Daimler to expand car battery alliance -paper | Industries | Consumer Goods & Retail | Reuters

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Daimler (DAIGn.DE) is looking for a third partner for its alliance with German industrial conglomerate Evonik [RUHR.UL] to develop and build advanced batteries for electric cars, a German newspaper said.

"We have been in talks for some time with various companies which could become an additional partner for our joint-venture with Evonik for the production of lithium-ion batteries," Daimler Research Chief Thomas Weber told Handelsblatt in an article to be published on Monday.

Are they referring to Axeon? Does this mean the Axeon deal has not been settled yet?