PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 23, 2013) - Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ TSLA ]) announced today that it will post its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, after market close on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. At that time, Tesla will issue a brief advisory release via Marketwire containing a link to the first quarter 2013 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. 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 call, a 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 ].