More Details Revealed From SEC Filing On Tesla's Model S Sedan

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Motors, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week, reported some interesting information, including mention that the upcoming Model S sedan is being designed to accommodate rapid battery swaps.

The Palo Alto, Calif., automaker also stated:

• it had received 3,000 reservations for the Model S by the end of the 3rd quarter of this year;
  
  
• that the Model S will obtain a 5-star crash rating and feature more cargo room than any other sedan;
  
  
• it had received an order from Daimler for 1,500 lithium-ion battery packs for the Smart ForTwo ED (electric drive);
  
  
• it had sold more than 1,400 Roadsters to date with a total of more than 8 million miles driven;
  
  
• it is not obligated to use Panasonic cells exclusively even though Panasonic is designing custom cells for Tesla;
  
  
• it "expects" to sell 500 lithium-ion battery packs to Daimler for the Mercedes A-Class electric vehicle;
  
  
• its cumulative sales to Daimler by end of the third quarter of this year hit the $12 million mark.

Regarding the last point, Tesla has been supplying battery packs and chargers to Daimler for the Smart ForTwo ED since 2009 and said in the filing that is it now shipping battery packs and chargers to Daimler for the Mercedes A-Class EV.

Additionally, Tesla has now stated that it will use the same platform for a future cabriolet, van and "crossover/SUV" that it will use in the zero-emissions Model S. Till now, the automaker had not been quite so definitive about a common platform.

Moreover, in a graphic that Tesla supplied to the SEC (pictured), the EV maker laid out the schedule for the Model S from "Alpha build" to "Deliveries begin." Click on the graphic to enlarge it.

Source: Green Car Advisor