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London to Edinburgh EV trip completed in 13 hours

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EV advocates Robert Llewellyn and David Peilow managed a London to Edinburgh trip over the weekend in a 2013 model Nissan LEAF in just over 13 hours; smashing the four days it took BBC jour[.]. Electric cars Nissan Tesla Motors Robert Llewellyn'

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Tesla mulls patent giveaway

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Tesla could be considering opening up its patents, in order to develop a bigger market for electric cars, the firm’s CEO, Elon Musk has hinted in recent days. In an interview with the BBC, Musk strongly implied that the firm was looking at freeing up its technology patents, so other carmakers coul[.].

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News in brief: Tesla brings Model S launch forward

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Electric carmaker Tesla has brought forward the production of its latest model, the Model S sedan car according to the BBC. Tesla is eager to bring its new model to the market after it finished production of [.]. Deliveries to the first customer in the US will now start in June, a month earlier than expected.

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Tesla shares fall below offer price

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Shares in the electric carmaker, Tesla have fallen below its offer price, just a week after beginning trading in New York, the BBC reports. Tags: Tesla Motors car electric Roadster shares Tesla trading. on Tuesday (July 6, 2010). It’s the first time the company has [.].

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Tesla loses libel claim against Top Gear

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Electric sport car firm Tesla has lost an important part of its libel lawsuit against Top Gear. A high court judge ruled that the BBC show did not imply that Tesla misled motorists by claiming its Roadster car had a 200 mile range. The show first broadcast in 2008, showed the Tesla Roadster being tested [.].

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Tesla sues Top Gear over ‘Roadster lies’

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Electric supercar maker, Tesla is to sue the BBC programme Top Gear over allegations that a road test of its Roadster model featured on the show over two years ago, falsely portrayed the car’s performance. According to the company’s blog, the firm is only now bringing the case to court as it was only a [.].

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Shares soar for ‘America’s fourth car maker’ Tesla

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Then it announces it is to bring a court case against the BBC show, Top Gear for libel and malicious falsehood over a [.]. First, it marks a milestone 10 million miles driven by owners of its first electric model, the Roadster (see story).

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