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Smaller Tesla Pricing, Electric Car Sales, Euro MPG Ratings: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors says it will keep the price of its smaller electric sedan down, we tally plug-in electric car sales for June, and could new rules make European fuel-economy tests more realistic? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Faraday Future unveils FF 91, its first production electric car; deposits open, no price given

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Faraday Future unveiled its FF 91 electric car on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The battery-powered 1,050-horsepower vehicle is intended to rival (or perhaps best) anything Tesla Motors may have up its sleeve.

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Panasonic to build electric-car battery cells at Tesla gigafactory this year: report

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Panasonic is currently Tesla's sole supplier of battery cells for its electric cars, and a partner in the carmaker's massive lithium-ion cell "gigafactory" in Nevada.

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Daimler Cashes In On Tesla Stock, Sells Share In Electric-Car Maker

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In early 2009, German luxury car maker Daimler effectively saved Silicon Valley electric-car maker Tesla Motors by purchasing 9.1 Now, more than five years later--following a remarkable rise in Tesla''s stock price--Daimler has largely cashed out its remaining 4-percent holding, adding a healthy.'

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2017 Tesla Model X electric-car pricing, feature changes

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Tesla has released updated pricing and features for its 2017 Tesla Model X all-electric crossover utility vehicle, including lower prices for both the 75D and 90D models.

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Electric-Car Sales, Impact Of Hybrids, Lexus Watches Tesla: Today's Car News

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Today we''ve got stories on how gas prices could affect electric-car sales, how hybrids could be better for cutting carbon emissions than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, and how Tesla Motors is influencing Lexus. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla announces UK prices for Model S electric car

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Having just opened its first store in London, electric car maker, Tesla has announced the UK pricing for its long-awaited Model S. Less than we were expecting, Tesla will sell the fully electric car from just £49,900 after a Government Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is deducted.