U.S. EPA to Discuss Major Fuel Efficiency Announcement at Tesla HQ in Palo Alto (CA)
High Bay Area Gas Prices,
Environmental Concerns Spur Greener Vehicles
SAN FRANCISCO
– U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld will hold
a press conference to discuss a major fuel economy announcement at
12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25 at Tesla Headquarters in Palo
Alto.
WHO: EPA Regional Administrator Jared
Blumenfeld and Diarmuid O’Connell – Tesla’s VP of
Corporate Development
WHAT: Fuel Economy
Announcement
WHERE: Tesla Motors, 3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, CA 94022
Enter into the main parking lot. Visitor parking is on the right.
RSVP: Accredited members of the media – if you would like to participate in tomorrow’s press event please send an RSVP email to Mary Simms at [email protected]. Please include your name, contact information and media affiliation in your request.
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Tesla's goal is to produce a full range of electric cars, from sports cars to mass-market vehicles –with a goal of driving down the cost of electric vehicles. It is currently the only U.S. automaker that builds and sells highway-capable EVs in serial production. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs and EV powertrain components. Tesla has delivered more than 1,600 Roadsters to customers in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific Region. Model S, the first premium sedan to be built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, goes on the market in mid-2012.