Tesla says Model S can recharge in an hour, given the right equipment (a Supercharger)
Green Car Congress: Tesla Q3 report: $50M revenues, $111M GAAP net loss, 253 Model S delivered in Q3
In White Plains, Tesla Motors Sells the Sizzle and Maybe a Car or Two - NYTimes.com
Tesla Motors reported 520 reservations for the Model S during the first week after the carmaker began accepting deposits online and at showrooms in California on March 26, 2009.The very first Model S was reserved for Tesla investor Steve Jurvetson. Tesla required a US$5,000 deposit for a regular Model S and a US$40,000 deposit for the Signature Series Model S.By mid December 2010, Tesla announced that the reservation count had passed 3,000, 6,500 by November 2011, and 13,200 by September 2012.
Model S first retail deliveries ceremony at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California, held on June 22, 2012.The special edition Model S Signature model was sold out even before deliveries began in June 2012, and according to Tesla Motors the electric sedan is sold out through 2012. A car ordered in May 2012 would be delivered in early to mid 2013. By August 2012 the carmaker was manufacturing 3 to 4 cars a day and production capacity was ramped up to 200 units a day by early November 2012, and expects to achieve the target rate of 400 cars per week or 20,000 per year by December 2012. Tesla Motors initially expected to sell at least 5,000 units in 2012 and set a sales target of 20,000 units for 2013.
Saleas are strong and production is high! 20K a year would be great!