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First Tesla Model S to arrive in UK on June 7

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Tesla has announced that the first right-hand drive Tesla Model S to come to the UK will arrive on June 7, with deliveries continuing throughout the summer. The fully electric luxury saloon was first announced in 2008, and as more details have come to light, interest has heightened. Latest News Tesla Motors'

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Tesla replays DOE loan nine years early

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billion fundraising , Tesla Motors has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the US Department of Energy in 2010. Following this payment, Tesla will be the only American car company to have fully repaid the government. Flush with its recent $1.02

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Tesla Prepping IPO

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The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009.&#. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles.

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Tesla’s Master Plan turns 15 years old: What Elon Musk’s company has achieved so far

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Fifteen years ago today, on August 2nd, 2006, Co-Founder and CEO of what was then called “Tesla Motors” Elon Musk put out his top-secret Master Plan. Essentially, the cleverly titled document outlined what Musk envisioned for Tesla a few years before it would ever pump an electric vehicle off its production lines.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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Here we offer some insight into these newcomers and their potential impact on the future of green motoring. Tesla Motors. Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production.

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Tesla Offers ‘Sport’ Model…0-60 in 3.7 seconds!

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We delivered 147 Roadsters in 2008, exceeding an aggressive internal benchmark — and vastly more than skeptics thought possible. Tags: Production News Elon Musk Tesla Roadster Sport Tesla Motors. You’ll hear more about it in the next couple months. Thanks again for your continued support. Sincerely, Elon.

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Tesla loses Top Gear lawsuit

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Electric car maker, Tesla has lost its court case against the BBC’s Top Gear show over a review of its Roadster model. The Silicon-Valley firm had been trying to sue the show for libel and malicious falsehood relating to an episode first aired in December 2008. In the episode, the Roadster appeared to run out [.].

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