The founder of two tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and enabling humans to live on other planets.
特斯拉汽车和SpaceX 这两家科技公司的创始人正在将电动汽车推向大众市场，并使人类能够在其它行星上生活。
At Munich's Technical University (TUM), which the Roding's designers attended, there is even more buzz about the Tesla, a battery-powered car from California.
在慕尼黑工业大学（TUM）， Roding的设计者们参加了这个活动，关于来自加利福尼亚的电池驱动的特斯拉汽车更是议论纷纷。
But has Tesla had the last laugh after all?
但是特斯拉到底笑到最后没有？
The Tesla of its day ran on lead-acid batteries.
靠铅酸电池驱动前进的特斯拉年代。
The auto industry's harsh economics put Tesla in a bind.
汽车行业的经济学使Tesla公司左右为难。
The tesla is the unit that defines magnetic field strength.
即一万亿分之一特斯拉，特斯拉是磁感应强度的计量单位。
Not that Tesla can't become profitable, it can, Driscoll says.
德瑞斯克尔表示，不是说特斯拉不能盈利，它可以做到。
Tesla says it plans to make 70% of its own parts in-house.
而Tesla则宣称公司计划自行生产70%的部件。
As of the beginning of this year, Tesla had sold 1, 500 of them.
从今年开始，特斯拉已经售出了1,500辆这种车。
Tesla Motors’ debut on the NASDAQ stockmarket was a success.
特斯拉汽车公司初次登陆纳斯达克股票市场就成功了.
There's also an assortment of vehicles on display from Tesla Motors.
美国电动汽车制造商Tesla Motors也展出了各式各样的电动汽车。
Just a 45-second drive west of Better Place headquarters is Tesla Motors.
在距离BetterPlace总部西面仅45秒车程的地方就是特斯拉汽车公司。
But the arrival of the Tesla shows that Germany could still lose the race.
但是，特斯拉的到来显示，德国仍然可能会输掉这场竞赛。
Overall, the Tesla Roadster achieves a battery-to-wheels efficiency of 88%.
总而言之，特斯拉跑车达到了电池电力转为轮胎扭矩的比率为88%。
And for those who do not require Tesla-like performance, this makes sense.
对于那些不需要Tesla这样的表现的人来说，这便有意义。
And besides, Tesla wants the competition, says Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel.
而且，特斯拉需要竞争，首席技术总监巴顿·施特劳贝尔说。
If you use 6, 831 of them, as a Tesla sports car does, that time does tend to drag on.
如果像特斯拉跑车那样用上6831个锂离子蓄电池组电池所需时间就更长了。
Specialist vehicles such as the 200kph (125mph) Tesla Roadster are even more expensive.
而特种车辆，例如时速200公里（125英里）的特斯拉敞篷跑车则更为昂贵。
Further expanding its EV options, Daimler is holding on to its 10% stake in Tesla Motors (TSLA).
为了进一步扩充自己的电动车配件，戴姆勒在电动汽车厂商特斯拉汽车公司(Tesla Motors)一直占有10%的股份。
Daimler bought a near 10% stake in Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley firm that makes electric cars.
代姆勒购买了硅谷电动车商teslaMotors近10%的股份。
The company was founded seven years ago, and it started selling its all-electric Tesla Roadster in 2008.
这个公司成立于七年前，并在2008年就开始销售它的纯电动特斯拉跑车。
We have to gloat here: We didn't put the Tesla on our original list because we've already driven it.
俺们完全可以得意地笑：俺们没有把Tesla放在俺们原来的名单上是因为俺们已经开过它了。
The launch of the Tesla roadster two years ago demonstrated that electric cars do not have to be slouches.
2年前Tesla双座敞篷车的面世证明电动车并不总是没精打采。
But electric sports cars like the Tesla Roadster can give petrol-powered models a run for their money.
但是，类似Tesla跑车的电动跑车可以选择汽油模式，只是需要多花一些钱。
By contrast, the Tesla Roadster USES just one gear-such is the flexibility of its three-phase induction motor.
相反地，特斯拉跑车公司只需要动用一个传动设备——那就是三相诱导式发动机的灵活性。
Tesla Motors, a firm based in San Carlos, California, will sell you a nifty open-top sports job for $109,000.
支付109000美元，位于加利福尼亚圣卡洛斯的特斯拉汽车公司就会卖给你一辆时尚的敞篷跑车。
But the market may be overlooking some of the major challenges that Tesla could face in getting all the way home.
不过，市场也许忽略了特斯拉在抵达目标之路上可能碰到的重大挑战。
Weighing in at 52kg (115lb), the Tesla Roadster's tiny three-phase induction motor is no bigger than a watermelon.
重达52千克（115磅），特斯拉跑车公司的小型三相诱导式发动机甚至还没有一个西瓜大。
Tesla Motors, a small Silicon Valley company, has come up with a way to extend the range of a battery-powered car.
硅谷的小公司特斯拉汽车公司，想出一种方法来延长电池动力车的行驶里程。
Tesla Motors, a small Silicon Valley company, has come up with a way to extend the range of a battery-powered car.
硅谷的小公司特斯拉汽车公司，想出一种方法来延长电池动力车的行驶里程。
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