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27 May 2010 21:08

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Biz, Tech: Protip: Electric car companies not good for your finances

  • good Elon Musk, the guy who founded Paypal and runs Tesla Motors has a career so storied that the movie “Iron Man 2” is reportedly based on him. He’s kinda like Tony Stark in real life, kids.
  • bad Musk, however, has burned through all of his money trying to get Tesla Motors off the ground (along with a divorce), and he had a lot of it to burn through – over $100 million. source
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19 May 2009 23:05

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Biz, Tech: From DaimlerChrysler to DaimlerTesla: Daimler goes electric

  • 10% Daimler’s stake in fledgling electric automaker Tesla source
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03 Apr 2009 15:49

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Tech: Why we currently have an unhealthy mancrush on Kevin Rose

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28 Mar 2009 18:28

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Tech: Don’t let the price fool you. The Tesla electric car isn’t that costly.

  • $7,500 amount in federal subsidies the $56,400 Tesla Motors Model S electric car is eligible for
  • $5 cost of driving a Model S for 300 miles – you could only dream of that with a gas-guzzler source
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26 Mar 2009 21:26

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Tech: Let’s charge up a little information for you on Tesla

  • $57,400 cost of the all-electric Tesla Model-S sedan, which is a well-heeled startup company founded by the guy behind micropayment retailer PayPal
  • two number of top-ten hits Tesla had in the ’80s and ’90s; if they can rock that hard musically, just imagine what their cars are like source
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