Tesla seems well on it’s way to world luxury EV domination as its just announced plans to expand their retail stores to three new markets. All three will take place in the month of November, starting with an opening at the Bellevue Square center in Washington, followed by Oakbrook Center in Chicago and a Fashion Island store in Newport Beach, California.

Each of the outlets works in conjunction with service centers set up in the same locales. “Tesla is reinventing the way people buy cars, with stores designed to engage and inform prospective customers,” said Tesla CEO and Co-founder Elon Musk. “Located in high foot-traffic locations, Tesla stores are designed to introduce people to Tesla’s advanced electric car technology and show the benefits of driving electric. Tesla stores lay the groundwork for the distribution of Model S today and increasingly affordable electric vehicles tomorrow.”

Here’s yet another reason to go electric – the forthcoming Tesla Model S is not only environmentally friendly and cheaper to operate than its gas powered compatriots, but it’s also accelerating in a class of cars like the Chevy Corvette, Audio R8 and the Porsche 911 which it recently proved faster than by two tenths of second with a 4.5 second run from zero to 60 mph.

The Model S will be available for the drooling public in 2013 with base model prices beginning at $50,000. The top variant will boast a range of 300 miles.

Someone in California recently caught a Model S being test driven and they managed to capture it on video. You can check out the Model S getting put through its paces and tell us what you think. Are you holding out to buy one?

A couple people driving in the hills of Paolo Alto California spotted a Tesla Model S being test driven. The Model S is being put through its paces and chased and recorded by someone in what might be a BMW M3.

The Model S shows off its ability to accelerate quickly and handle corners nicely. Check out the video and tell us if it stoked your Model S fires of desire. We know we’re feeling a little hot under the collar here.

Here we have the first Tesla video that shows a Model S and a Roadster driving side-by-side in sweet, silent unison. Both electric cars are a joy to look at and any new videos of the Model S in action are always appreciated.

Model S production is expected to begin in the middle of 2012 but electric vehicle fans are already hungry for 7-person seating EV sedan with its various models that have a range as high as 300 miles on a single charge and 120 mph top speed.

A few preproduction alpha versions of the Tesla Model S get put through their paces on a test track in the above video. Note the sweet sounds of silence as the electric sedans rip around the track.

The Model S is expected to start being produced next year and will have a starting price of $57,400 for the base model. Three models of the luxury electric sedan will eventually be made available with ranges going from 160 miles to 230 miles and 300 miles at the top end.

The partnership between Toyota and Tesla Motors seems to be getting even cozier as Tesla has revealed that its original deal with Toyota is getting a $100 million injection.

The Toyota-Tesla agreement will see Tesla producing an electric power train system for Toyota’s upcoming 2012 RAV4 EV, which, contrary to a rumor from earlier this week, will be made available to the public.

While this $100 million is simply just an extension of the deal the two motor companies inked back in 2010, it is a significant amount and could directly aid in the development and production of the hotly anticipate Tesla Model S electric sedan.

Tesla Motors changed the public face of electric cars with its high-speed, all-electric Roadster. The Roadster accomplished its goal of grabbing attention, changing public perception and selling a few high-end electric sports cars. Now it’s time to shift focus as in two months from now Tesla is getting serious and committing itself to the upcoming Model S.

The Tesla Models S will be significantly cheaper than the Roadster and will offer a great deal more practicality along with its lack of a tailpipe as well as some seriously flashy features inclusing: seating for seven passengers, very long battery ranges dependent on the model (160, 230, or 300 miles), 45 minute QuickCharge, 0-60 in 5.6 seconds, 120 mph top speed, and 17-inch touch screen with 3G to name a few.

Model S production is currently slated to begin in mid-2012.

Tesla Motors has assembled a battle plan for combating range anxiety for the Tesla Model S. First buyers of the hotly anticipated electric sedan will get to pick from three different editions that all exceed the typical top range of most electric cars.

The base Model S will boast a range of 160 miles, while the upper tier editions will have a massive 230 miles and 300 miles all on a single full charge. If owners still feel the range anxiety kick in they will have the added comfort of knowing they can swap their batteries at Tesla stores.

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk explained the value of the program saying, “When people take an occasional two-way long distance trip, they’ll get a replacement pack and then pick up their original one on the way back. The issue of giving up your one-year old pack for a three-year old one goes away.”

As you may have already heard, Tesla Motors stock prices made a big jump today by 17.5% on news that Morgan Stanley Analyst, Adam Jones, re-evaluated Tesla Motors stock value to “overweight” from “equal weight” and picked a price target of a whopping $70 – a substantial increase from where Tesla opened this morning at under $24.

Jones confidently described Tesla Motors as “America’s Fourth Automaker,” and went on to state that Morgan Stanley expects that “conditions are ripe for a shake-up of a complacent, century-old industry heavily invested in the status quo of internal combustion.”

While we here at Eco Auto Ninja couldn’t agree more, there are a few red flags about this assessment. The first being the massive increase in valuation. The second being that Morgan Stanley is one of the lead underwriters on the Tesla IPO. While we are by no means experts on the matter, we’re pretty sure that this could be construed as a bit of a conflict of interest. What do you think?

A video of the Tesla Model S Alpha has been released and we’ve got it embedded above for your enjoyment. The silver Model S looks slick handling the corners and the sound of nothing but the tires on the pavement is like music to an electric car enthusiast’s ears. Enjoy!