Tesla Motors Releases First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - May 8, 2013) - Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, by posting the current Shareholder Letter on its website. Please visit the investor relations section of the Tesla Motors website at http://ir.teslamotors.com to view the letter and results.

As previously announced, Tesla Motors management will host a live Question & Answer (Q&A) session at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (5:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss the Company's financial and business results and outlook.

What: Tesla Motors, First Quarter 2013 Financial Results Q&A Conference Call
When: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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 end of 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: 48026013
International Replay Dial-In #: (404) 537-3406 Conference ID: 48026013

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 Motors

Tesla Motors' (NASDAQ: TSLA) goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. Tesla has delivered almost 10,000 electric vehicles to customers in 31 countries.

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