Tesla Motors Announces Date for Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2012) - Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced today that it will post its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, after market close on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. At that time, Tesla will issue a brief advisory release via Marketwire containing a link to the second quarter 2012 Shareholder Letter, available on the company website. Tesla management will hold a live Question & Answer (Q&A) session at 2:30pm Pacific Daylight Time (5:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss the Company's financial and business results and outlook.

What: Tesla Motors, Inc. Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results Q&A Conference Call
When: July 25, 2012
Time: 2:30pm Pacific Daylight Time / 5:30pm Eastern Daylight Time
Shareholder Letter: http://ir.teslamotors.com
Webcast: http://ir.teslamotors.com (live and replay)
Live Call: (877) 312-5519 / (760) 666-3771 (International)

Approximately two hours after the call, a digital recording of the Q&A session will be available for a period of two weeks following the date of the call. To access the recording, please dial in to one of the following numbers using the conference ID shown.

Replay Dial-In #: (855) 859-2056 Conference ID: 12868741
International Replay Dial In #: (404) 537-3406 Conference ID: 12868741

The webcast will also be archived on the Company's website for a period of one year following the date of the call.

About Tesla

Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV power train components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. Tesla has delivered more than 2,300 Roadsters to customers worldwide. Model S, the first premium sedan to be engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle, began deliveries to customers in June 2012.

For additional information, please visit http://ir.teslamotors.com.