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<title><![CDATA[Tesla and Chrysler trade barbs about paying back Uncle Sam]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 15:34:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter today to respond to Chrysler's barb that Tesla wasn't the first American automaker to repay the U.S. government for aid. Tesla, which paid off the remaining $451.8 million on its 2010 Department of Energy loan Wednesday, received $465 million under the highly ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla pays back balance of DOE loan]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- Tesla Motors Inc. said it paid off the entire balance of its U.S. government loan given as part of a Department of Energy program to spur development of alternative energy vehicles. "In addition to payments made in 2012 and Q1 2013, today's wire of almost half a billion ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Motors may repay U.S. loan by Wednesday, Musk says]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 22:41:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Reuters) -- Tesla Motors Inc. may repay its U.S. Department of Energy loan as early as Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said in a message on Twitter on Monday. Musk, a billionaire who owns 27.5 percent of Tesla, added that the company would move another announcement about its charging station ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Price is next hurdle for Tesla growth]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla has had one hell of a run lately. It reported its first quarterly profit. It's brainstorming self-guided cars with Google. The stock is sizzling. And Consumer Reports , which is not prone to gushing, said Tesla's Model S "performed better, or just as well overall," as any vehicle the magazine ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk was fresh off the sale of PayPal and starting another business, commercial rocket service Space Exploration Technologies Corp., when he met kindred spirit JB Straubel. Their shared belief that consumer electronics advances could be applied to more earthly modes ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla expands share, debt offering to repay U.S. loan, hike cash]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20130517/OEM05/305179931/tesla-expands-share-debt-offering-to-repay-u-s-loan-hike-cash]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Motors Inc. increased the size of its equity and debt offerings by 30 percent to as much as $1.08 billion to repay its U.S. loan and build up cash reserves. The company said in an SEC filing that it plans to sell as many as 3.9 million shares for $92.24 apiece. Tesla CEO Elon ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla issuing stock, debt to accelerate repayment of U.S. loan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20130515/OEM05/305159917/tesla-issuing-stock-debt-to-accelerate-repayment-of-u-s-loan]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 17:34:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla Motors Inc. plans to sell as much as $830 million in shares and debt, aiming to be first company to repay its federal loan awarded under a program that fueled political controversy. Tesla said in a U.S. regulatory filing and statement that proceeds from selling 2.7 million shares, valued at ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[True Value of Tesla? (5/15/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 08:22:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Snyder: Is EV start-up really worth more than Fiat and PSA?; driving losing popularity; 'Talking car' wildcard.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infiniti Plans Top-Tier Vehicle (5/14/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 08:36:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Infiniti plans new halo vehicle | BMW sticks to its goal | Tesla takes off again | Selling Acura's 'emotion']]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla falters in Texas; N.C. fight goes on]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk has two weeks to convince Texas legislators that he deserves an exemption to current state law that would allow him to sell his Tesla electric vehicles directly to consumers. It will be a long shot. Though a state House committee passed an amended version of a Tesla-backed bill in late ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Musk's magic touch on Wall St.]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- In the land of auto giants, Tesla Motors is a Lilliputian, a fledgling electric-car manufacturer with uncertain prospects. But by one measure Tesla stands among the big boys. The company's $8.8 billion stock market value at the end of last week exceeded Fiat's $7.8 billion and was ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diving Into Driverless Future (5/10/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 15:41:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Technology pushes cars toward full autonomy, but not everybody's happy; Look, no wires either; Lapham: Ford's idle-stock talk.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Next hurdle for hot Tesla is pushing EVs mainstream]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 11:47:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla has had one hell of a week. It reported its first quarterly profit. It's brainstorming self-guided cars with Google. The stock is sizzling. And Consumer Reports , which is not prone to gushing, said that Tesla's Model S "performed better, or just as well overall, as any other vehicle of any ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla CEO talking with Google about 'autopilot' systems]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric-car maker is considering adding driverless technology to its vehicles and discussing the prospects for such systems with Google Inc. Musk, 41, said technologies that can take over for drivers are a logical step in the evolution of ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla shares surge 24% after 1st quarterly profit]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 17:21:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Tesla Motors Inc. shares surged today after the company posted its first quarterly profit in its 10-year history -- driven by sales of the battery-powered Model S sedan. First-quarter net income totaled $11.2 million from a loss of $89.9 million a year earlier, Tesla said Wednesday. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyota Betting on a Boom (5/8/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 08:45:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Automaker triples profit, projects 42% growth; Indy-made Imprezas; Teslas on auto-pilot?; Snyder: The reality about EVs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla CEO talking with Google about 'autopilot' systems]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20130507/OEM06/130509907/tesla-ceo-talking-with-google-about-autopilot-systems]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 09:21:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric-car maker is considering adding driverless technology to its vehicles and discussing the prospects for such systems with Google Inc.andnbsp; Musk, 41, said technologies that can take over for drivers are a logical step in the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla hikes guaranteed residual value on Model S]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 16:16:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Tesla Motors Inc. increased the guaranteed residual value of its electric Model S sedan to 50 percent after its lease-to-own period of three years. The car's guaranteed residual value had been tied to that of the Mercedes-Benz S class, which, at 43 percent after 36 months, is ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Automakers pitch green cars for saving money, not the planet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20130428/OEM05/130429900/automakers-pitch-green-cars-for-saving-money-not-the-planet]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:23:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. is joining General Motors Co. and Tesla Motors Inc., the largest U.S. sellers of rechargeable autos, in promoting the money-saving benefits of battery-powered cars over saving the planet. Nissan said last week it is readying new advertisements for the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Model S topped Chevy's Volt in Q1 sales]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:59:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Tesla Motors Inc. is North America's rechargeable auto sales leader so far this year as its Model S sedan passed General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt in the first quarter. Tesla expects to report at least 4,750 in sales of the electric Model S in the U.S. and Canada when ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyoda Tries a Trendy Twist (4/22/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:01:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Promoting Lexus as aspirational brand; Ford Escort reborn as concept; Buick's future look; Study: De-clutter sales negotiations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyoda Tries a Trendy Twist (4/22/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:42:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Promoting Lexus as aspirational brand; Ford Escort reborn as concept; Buick's future look; Study: De-clutter sales negotiations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[As retirement approaches, Publisher Peter Brown honors some of the best, and worst, automotive adventurers]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In five years, we will have fuel cell vehicles out of the lab and on the road, a big fleet of cars burning cheap compressed natural gas, and new cars with so many active-safety features that you can't crash them. Unless we don't. In this surprising and fluid industry, peopled by geniuses and ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Car dealerships are not Apple stores]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To the Editor: Regarding "Musk opens fire on Texas dealers" (April 8) about Elon Musk and Tesla: I find his strategy bizarre. I won't bother addressing the anticompetitive aspects of it. Texas legislators have a good understanding that they were elected by Texas residents who run and work for Texas ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dislike dealer franchise laws? There's a White House sign-up sheet]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Just a day after Monday's Automotive News report that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk will consider federal options in his fight with dealers over his factory-store sales model, a petition popped up on a White House Web site urging the Obama administration to overturn state franchise laws. Musk tweeted ...]]></description>
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