Tesla Signs $60 Million Contract With Toyota 233
thecarchik writes "Tesla Motors announced that it has reached a $60 million deal with Toyota to develop the powertrain for an electric version of the strong-selling Rav4 sport utility vehicle. A prototype RAV4 Electric will be unveiled by Toyota at November's Los Angeles Auto Show. The company plans to sell the electric RAV4 starting in 2012, the same year that a number of new electric cars will join the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt in the US market."
Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Funny)
Anyone else initially assume it was about the band, Tesla?
Re:Anonymous Coward (Score:3, Funny)
No.
Re:Excellent news (Score:5, Funny)
Is that you, Mr Edison, behind that Guy Fawkes mask?
Electric cars are not the answer (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Electric cars are not the answer (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Parent - Interesting.... (Score:5, Funny)
When you add the oil to fry the donut, and the mechanized farming fuel, fertilizers and insecticides made from crude oil, its probably more like 0.1 miles per donut. May as well take the car.
Re:Anonymous Coward (Score:2, Funny)
Anyone else initially assume it was about the band, Tesla?
Anyone else initially assumed it was about Nikola Tesla?
Re:might i say (Score:5, Funny)
> Toyota was the only manufacturer that didn't put the brakes on the deal.
Toyota doesn't put the brakes on ANYTHING.