Tesla opens its workshop, shows off more Model S prototypes It's
expected that when the Tesla Model S hits full production it'll
be rolling out of the company's newly acquired facility in
Fremont, California -- formerly the NUMMI plant jointly owned by
General Motors and Toyota. For now, though, the cars are being
put together at Tesla HQ in Palo Alto and the company invited
some media to go check things out. GigaOM has some pictures
showing various Teslas in various states of disassembly,
including motor and rear suspension assemblies about to be
bolted in, and Chief Engineer Peter Rawlinson talking about the
car's massive front radiator assembly. Oh, and the matte orange
models? No, they're sadly not the first examples of a special
General Lee edition. Those cars are destined to be run into
various walls at various speeds to test the car's performance in
a crash, much like this poor Volvo was. Do spare a thought.