'Electrical Alliance', Tesla and Toyota join to produce Electrical Vehicles.

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Toyota, the world's largest seller of hybrid autos, in May said it would invest $50 million in Tesla and jointly develop electric models with the U.S. startup. Both prototypes are modified Toyota vehicles, said JB Straubel, Tesla's chief technology officer.

Tesla Motors Inc. said it will deliver two rechargeable prototype electric cars to Toyota Motor Corp. this month as a first step in their alliance.

“Since our announcement in May, Toyota and Tesla engineering teams have made a lot of progress in a short amount of time, and it is exciting to start seeing some initial results,” Straubel said in an e-mail message. Tesla has signed an agreement to deliver two prototypes to Toyota by the end of July, he said.

'Electrical Alliance', Tesla and Toyota join to produce Electrical Vehicles.

Tesla hires George Blankenship,former Microsoft's and Apple's Retail Marketer.

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Tesla Motor seems to fortify its retail distribution for the improvement of their sales. Recently Tesla Motors has hired George Blankenship to head up its dealership strategy, the guy who once worked with Microsoft and apple. The executive is best known for creating Apple's core retail strategy in its early years and was just recently contracted by Microsoft for its own retail stores. Tesla hopes to "revolutionize" how cars are sold and hired Blankenship because he has a reputation for being "on time and on budget," the electric automaker's CEO Elon Musk said.

The company hasn't fully detailed its retail strategy but plans to use Blankenship's Apple experience in particular to make its dealerships "stylish and inviting," traits that are purportedly absent at rivals. They will be home to service workers, nicknamed Tesla Rangers, who will visit the owners themselves for some repairs as well as inspections and even firmware updates.

Tesla hires George Blankenship,former Microsoft's and Apple's Retail Marketer.