Tesla’s WhiteStar Albuquerque plant grows bigger (on paper) http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/tesla-s-w... Tesla Motors is working on a assembly plant for its upcoming WhiteStar sedan in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Tribune is now reporting that the plans for that plant are getting larger. The Tribune’s Erik Siemers writes that Tesla representatives, including vice president of sales Darryl Siry, were in town yesterday to discuss expanding the plans. Siry said, “We’re looking at a potentially larger program. The program has been much more clearly defined, and we’re further along in defining what the car is. ’…)
Tesla’s Roadster wins Autopia’s Car of the Year award http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/tesla-s-r... In a something wonderful move (especially given this), Wired.com’s Autopia blog has chosen the Tesla pad like their Car of the Year. The runner-up was the Fiat 500. Many people are fed-up hearing all of the hype about the Tesla, yet that is part of the sense that the tool won this particular award.