MEDIA ADVISORY: Tesla Motors Announcement Friday, May 3, 2013

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - May 2, 2013) - Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will hold a conference call on May 3, 2013 at 10:30 AM Pacific Time (1:30 PM Eastern Time) for members of the media, to make an announcement. Following remarks from Elon Musk, Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO, media is invited to participate in a question and answer session.

What: Tesla Motors, Inc. Announcement
When: Friday, May 3, 2013
Time: 10:30 AM Pacific Time / 1:30 PM Eastern Time
Press Release will be available at: www.teslamotors.com/press
Webcast: ir.teslamotors.com (live and replay)
Live Call: (877) 312-5519 / (760) 666-3771 (International)

Approximately two hours after 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: 67356717
International Replay Dial-In #: (404) 537-3406 Conference ID: 67356717
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
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.