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Tesla Motors

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Tesla Motors, founded by Elon Musk, Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard, is a company that produces a high-performance electric sports car, and is backed by a number of high-profile investors. Introduced in June 2006 to the public complete with a test drive by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Tesla Roadster is able to go from 0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds (competitive with Porsche and Lamborghini models), while also delivering 100 miles per gallon (double the efficiency of the Toyota Prius). The car’s base price is around $100,000, and can be ordered online.

Tesla’s investors include Silicon Valley luminaries like Paypal founder Elon Musk and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Recent Milestones

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  Tesla Motors received $10M in Venture Round funding. (10/10/12)
  Posted 10/11/12 at 3:18am via bizjournals.com
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla Taps Public Markets Again; Raises Over $200M To Develop Model X Vehicle (6/3/11)
  Posted 6/5/11 at 7:16pm via techcrunch.com
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  Tesla Motors received $30M in Venture Round funding. (11/4/10)
  Posted 11/4/10 at 7:38pm via techcrunch.com
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla receives $30M from Panasonic through the purchase of Tesla common stock in a private placement at a price of $21.15 per share (11/3/10)
  Posted 11/4/10 at 2:07pm via businesswire.com
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  Tesla Motors — Milestone: Tesla Completes $42M NUMMI Acquisition (10/20/10)
  Posted 10/21/10 at 9:24pm via gigaom.com
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  Tesla Motors added Atsuko Doi as Head of Communications, Asia Pacific. (8/1/10)
  Posted 7/21/11 at 6:06pm
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  Went public with stock symbol NASDAQ:TSLA. (7/9/10)
  Posted 6/30/10 at 1:43pm
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla Stock Sinks Below $17 IPO Price (7/6/10)
  Posted 7/7/10 at 6:38pm via earth2tech.com
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla Hits The Public Markets, Stock Opens Up 9% (6/29/10)
  Posted 6/29/10 at 5:13pm via businessinsider.com
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla Files $178M IPO. Becomes A Political Issue. (6/15/10)
  Posted 6/16/10 at 6:03am via thealarmclock.com
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla and Toyota Join Forces to Develop Electric Cars (5/22/10)
  Posted 5/23/10 at 3:10am via globalcleantech.com
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  Tesla Motors — Tesla Files For $100 Million IPO (1/29/10)
  Posted 1/31/10 at 9:36pm via businessinsider.com
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  Tesla Motors received $82.5M in Venture Round funding. (9/16/09)
  Posted 9/21/09 at 4:29am via cleantechbrief.com
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  Tesla Motors received $465M in Debt funding. (6/23/09)
  Posted 6/23/09 at 7:10am via earth2tech.com
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  Tesla Motors received $50M in Series F funding. (5/19/09)
  Posted 6/23/09 at 6:48am via techcrunch.com
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  Tesla Motors received $40M in Debt funding. (11/3/08)
  Posted 11/3/08 at 7:43am via reuters.com

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Model S

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Website	teslamotors.com/models/index.php
Stage	In Development
Launch Date	June, 2008

The Model S is the second model from electric car manufacturer Tesla. The car has a maximum range of 300 miles and can transport five passengers. The car’s base price is $49,900.

Above: Model S Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 6/4/09

Tesla Roadster

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Website	teslamotors.com
Blog	teslamotors.com/blogs.php
Stage	Live
Tags	electric-car

Above: Tesla Roadster Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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9. Tesla Motors Lands New $82.5 Million Investment (cleantechbrief.com) [edit]
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Tesla Files For $100 Million IPO (businessinsider.com) [edit]
Toyota buys into electric car pioneer Tesla (globalcleantech.com) [edit]
Tesla Files $178M IPO. Becomes A Political Issue. (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
Tesla Hits The Public Markets, Stock Opens Up 9% (businessinsider.com) [edit]
Tesla Stock Sinks Below $17 IPO Price (earth2tech.com) [edit]
Milestone: Tesla Completes $42M NUMMI Acquisition (gigaom.com) [edit]
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Tesla Taps Public Markets Again; Raises Over $200M To Develop Model X Vehicle (techcrunch.com) [edit]