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Tesla delivered 76,000 cars in 2016, missing its goal

Green Car Reports

While the auto industry will start to report December and year-end sales totals today, Tesla Motors issued its year-end delivery and production results yesterday. The Silicon Valley car maker, now completing its ninth year of production, delivered 22,230 electric cars during the fourth quarter of 2016.

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Tesla's 100th Supercharger, 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, Luxury Electric Cars: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors opens its 100th Supercharger fast-charging station, the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze sedan is unveiled at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, and a Cadillac executive says "tree huggers" don''t buy luxury cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2016 Chevy Volt, Tesla Gigafactory And Tucson, Electric-Car Batteries: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: What we know (so far) about the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, Tucson makes a bid for the Tesla Motors battery "Gigafactory," and why standardized electric-car battery swapping won''t happen. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla projects GAAP profit in Q4 2016; 80k-90k new Model S and Model X in 2016

Green Car Congress

Tesla delivered 17,478 vehicles in Q4, including 206 Model X vehicles. Tesla directly leased 881 cars to customers in Q4, about the same percentage as last quarter and worth $85 million of aggregate transaction value. Q1 and Full Year 2016 Outlook. The Q4 non-GAAP net loss was $114 million, or $0.87

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Tesla Gigafactory, 2016 Mazda Miata, Ford Hybrid Sales: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

After a months-long competition between five states, Tesla Motors picks Nevada for its first battery gigafactory, and the 2016 Mazda MX-5 is unveiled after an equally-long period of rumors and speculation. All this and more on Green Car.' Meanwhile, Ford hybrid sales remain strong despite multiple mileage reductions.

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2016 Chevy Volt Powertrain Details, Tesla Competition, 2015 Audi A3 TDI: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we''ve got the first details on the second-generation Voltec electric-drive system that will power the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, analysis of how Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz plan to compete with Tesla Motors, and the 2015 Audi A3 TDI is the first of our five nominees for Green Car Reports 2015 Best Car To Buy award.

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Tesla Will Sell 5 Models In 2016; Small SUV And Sports Car Added

Green Car Reports

Along with the news that Tesla expects to build 80 Model S electric cars this week, CEO Elon Musk also released a few more details of the company's plans for additional models in 2016. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has already said that it will launch the Model X crossover within the next year or so.

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