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Right Place, Right Time For Tesla. Electric Car Maker Gets $460M From US Gov
alarmClock Jun 23 09San Carlos-based Tesla, maker of a $109K electric sports car, has won $350M in low-interest loans to develop a $57,499 four-door sedan and $100M to expand a drive train business that sells parts to other automakers. The loans come courtesy of the US Department of Energy, which also gave Ford a $5.9B loan. Just yesterday, it was reported that Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard sued CEO Elon Musk and Tesla for libel and breach of contract stemming from a variety of personal and professional issues with Musk and the company. Next up for Tesla is for it to open a production facaility which will likely be in Southern California where Musk lives (Bel Air to be exact) and where another company he runs is set (SpaceX). Full story...
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Kleiner Perkins Leads $50M Round in SoundCloud -
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China Sunergy Ships 1.59 MW Of Solar Panels To Scotland -
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Has First Solar Finally Hit Rock Bottom? -
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Jive Software's IPO Pop. Overvalued? -
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Uber's $32M Round to Take On Taxi Cartel -
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Gilt City's Virgin America Fraud -
We have had an awful experience with Gilt Groupe's Gilt City to report on. Here are the facts. You can decide if this is fraud or incompetence.Popular Tags »»
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