Comments on: Tesla’s layoffs: Bad blood, a bloodbath, or business as usual?

By: JonKepler.com - Blog

JonKepler.com - Blog — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:40:27 +0000

Tesla Sacks Employees via Blog…

While this isn’t the first time Tesla has axed employees, workers in the Detroit branch were recently laid off via a blog post….

By: Tesla Motors’s Second Electric Car Will Be Made in San Jose - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:19:08 +0000

[...] after the former chief, Martin Eberhard, was ousted in August. The company has also suffered layoffs and production delays, as VentureBeat [...]

By: Q&A with Jeff Boyd, CEO of Miles Electric Vehicle » VentureBeat

Q&A with Jeff Boyd, CEO of Miles Electric Vehicle » VentureBeat — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:03:24 +0000

[...] knows the name Tesla Motors. High-profile VC fundings, a high-performance sports car and its layoffs have gotten the company endless coverage. However, there’s also a slew of lesser-known [...]

By: VentureBeat » Tesla unveils first production version of electric sports car

VentureBeat » Tesla unveils first production version of electric sports car — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:41:52 +0000

[...] news for the company, which has had a tumultuous couple of months. We’ve reported on recent layoffs and production delays, but on the bright side, Tesla won the Crunchie award in January for top [...]

By: VentureBeat » Roundup: FM hires bank, Tesla, Akamai’s growth and more

VentureBeat » Roundup: FM hires bank, Tesla, Akamai’s growth and more — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:13:49 +0000

[...] and it’s on schedule to start shipping its first cars. Comforting news, after a recent round of layoffs at the company, as well as some production problems centering around the transmission. Michael [...]

By: VentureBeat » Roundup: FM hires bank, Tesla, Akamai’s growth and more

VentureBeat » Roundup: FM hires bank, Tesla, Akamai’s growth and more — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:13:49 +0000

By: Stephen Lynn

Stephen Lynn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:01:29 +0000

Looking to contact one of these guys (Wally). Does anyone have contact information?

By: 2007 Crunchies: The Winners : The Drama 2.0 Show

2007 Crunchies: The Winners : The Drama 2.0 Show — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:53:05 +0000

[...] Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio, and is scheduled to release the car this year provided that the remaining staff can fix the transmission [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:48:43 +0000

Hmmm - Google Cache anyone?

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:05:59 +0000

When the noise level moves up and the finger pointing starts that is when we have seen the beginning of the end. The concept is great, it is certainly timely and obviously Tesla was able to convince lot’s of money to get involved, probably more of a viceral investment than a well thought out one. I hate to say it but in my opinion this almost has the same eerie story line of DeLorean motors. A startup building something totally different for the era, raising private capital by showing futuristic designs and having a darling from the auto industry at the forfront. The problem is that expenses spiral out of control, there is not a major auto company, or their respective checkbook, behind the company and now that the hype has been sold and the delays or excuses are coming watch out. Could be a high profile write off or write down.

By: simple sam

simple sam — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:53:56 +0000

Or the cheap investor has now eliminated all the people who actually designed the tech so that he is the only profiting. look at that list, for a minute, the firmware, the manuals, the engine, and the original designer was fired already… it would not surprise me if they simply don’t want anyone to be able to claim any of the tech or anyone other than the investors to profit from it. Then again we are at least seeing the first step that should have been made two or more decades ago.

By: anon

anon — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:09:06 +0000

Is there any chance that puppets of the big boys or oil companies have infiltrated Tesla with the aim of destroying it from the inside?

By: How NOT to handle a layoff, via Tesla « FoundRead

How NOT to handle a layoff, via Tesla « FoundRead — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:12:26 +0000

[...] an unfortunate lapse of good judgment, Tesla’s spokesperson Darryl Siry told VentureBeat there was no reason to worry and added, rather defensively, it seems: “We’re letting go of [...]

By: “Stealth bloodbath” cuts 10 percent at Tesla Motors [Layoffs] »TechAddress

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:33:53 +0000

[...] Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard, who was ousted from the company a month ago, lists the names and titles of 26 Tesla employees he claims have been fired following the installation of new management. The turnover came after the company missed its deadline to ship its first batch of 100 electric sports cars. Tesla’s new management has attributed the delay to problems with the car’s unique tranmission. Asks Eberhard, “Is this really the right time for Tesla to be tightening its belt? Get the transmission working and ship the cars. No show stoppers here!” Tesla’s VP of marketing, Darryl Siry, is a regular commenter at Jalopnik and Valleywag. Darryl, any comment? VentureBeat has more reporting. [...]

By: Chris Morrison

Chris Morrison — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:16:13 +0000

As far as I know, Don, the transmission issue is partially a problem with outside manufacturers, and partially an internal problem. There may have been other production delays, but the company is in the main presenting this as “trimming the fat,” so to speak, in order to minimize unnecessary costs. (Although I don’t think a company spokesman would phrase it in such a cold-blooded way.)