
Electric-car company Tesla Motors has filed notice it intends to go to court to appeal New Jersey’s ruling that would stop it from selling its vehicles in the state within two weeks.

Electric-car company Tesla Motors has filed notice it intends to go to court to appeal New Jersey’s ruling that would stop it from selling its vehicles in the state within two weeks.

The sleek, new-for-2014 Cadillac ELR coupe is arguably as sexy looking as the sporty Model S, and like the Tesla, it’s a plug-in vehicle that’s capable of traveling for hours without stopping.

How essential to Tesla’s future is the company’s direct-sales model? The answer, say auto industry observers, is likely to determine how the electric car maker’s wrestling match with established auto dealers plays out.

Tesla is hiring Simon Sproule, a veteran of Carlos Ghosn’s Renault-Nissan alliance to manage its marketing and message as it prepares to push into China.