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You won’t believe who bought almost $1 million worth of Tesla Roadsters

Baua Electric

In a surprising turn of events, we now learn that billionaire Dan O’Dowd bought the 3 Tesla Roadsters that were lost in a Chinese port for over a decade. Last year, we reported on a strange story of three brand-new Tesla Roadsters that were found inside a shipping container in China.

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Tesla shareholder sells home to load up on stock, and it’s already paying off

Teslarati

Tesla shareholders are a rare breed, sometimes putting almost everything, and we mean everything, on the line in hopes of striking it big and making major waves in their own portfolios. He noted that Tesla’s attractive stock price was what inspired him. I currently hold 48,000 Tesla shares.”

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CEO Musk: 2011 Tesla Roadster Electric Sports Cars Are Gone, Almost

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Roadster hasn't been front-page news for electric cars in a while, now that several mass-market family electric cars have launched. So as Tesla moves its focus to the upcoming Model S electric sedan, production of its first electric model is beginning to wind down as planned, so supplies are getting short.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

The Truth About Cars

Automobilwoche , and Western-counterpart Automotive News , reported that the site will first attempt to tackle the all-electric motors going into the Polestar 5 (a rival for the Tesla Model S) and the Polestar 6 roadster. The site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011.

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Rolls-Royce eras in an all-electric plan by 2030, unveils Spectre EV

Teslarati

In 2011, the automaker unveiled the 102EX at the Geneva Auto Show, an EV concept that really never gained traction but showed that Rolls-Royce was considering transitioning away from gas-powered cars at some point. Rolls-Royce has had electric plans on its agenda for a decade.

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Tesla to stop Roadster production

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla's Model S. As Tesla files for its IPO, the company reveals that it will stop production of the Roadster — and will focus on the Model S. More details after the jump: Tesla to stop selling electric sports car next year. Tesla to stop selling electric sports car next year. Production begins mid-March.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he received the 2011 U.S. Stanley Whittingham.