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Tesla existed before Elon Musk: Founders on how they pitched the idea

Green Car Reports

While he's the face of the electric-car maker today, Elon Musk did not start Tesla. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning were co-founders of Tesla, aiming to produce what became the Tesla Roadster.

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Kimbal Musk exercises options to buy 25k of Tesla stock at $74.17 per share

Teslarati

On Wednesday, Tesla board member Kimbal Musk purchased 25,000 TSLA shares. As of Wednesday’s closing price of $824.46, Kimbal’s total holdings on Tesla now amount to about $442.1 Kimbal Musk, the brother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been a board member at Tesla since 2004. million on his purchase.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? Romm, 2004 "Out of Gas, The End of the Age of Oil", by David Goodstein, 2004 "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage", by Kenneth S. New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol.

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California state senate approves bills extending sole-occupant HOV perk for plug-ins and alt fuel vehicles to 2019

Green Car Congress

These vehicles are typically pure battery electric vehicles, dedicated compressed natural gas or liquid petroleum gas vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, such as the Nissan Leaf, the Tesla Roadster, and the Honda Civic CNG. This program expires on 1 January 2015. Yellow HOV stickers (expired).

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