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BREAKING: BBC Top Gear Caught Filming Latest Electric Car ?Stunt'

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Despite being embroiled in a sworded libel court-case with californian electric car maker Tesla Motors for false representation of its $109,000 sexy all-electric sportscar. the BBC’s Top Gear program has just been spied in Lincoln, England - filming its latest electric car escapade.

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London to Edinburgh EV trip completed in 13 hours

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A mission to disprove a myth; that electric cars are useless for long distance journeys, went without a hitch. 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[.].

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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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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. The Silicon Valley firm known for its electric supercar, the Roadster, saw shares in its company drop to $15.83 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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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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Shares soar for ‘America’s fourth car maker’ Tesla

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

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