The DOE refreshes $16B green car loan program (the one that funded Tesla & Fisker)
Turns out Fisker didn’t kill the DOE’s green car loan program after all — it’s getting a makeover. Read more »
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Tesla Motors designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components. Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention following their production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car. The company’s second vehicle is the Model S, a fully electric luxury sedan, and its next two vehicles are the Models X and 3 respectively. Tesla also markets electric powertrain components, including lithium-ion battery packs to automakers including Daimler and Toyota. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has said that he envisions Tesla as an independent automaker, aimed at eventually offering electric cars at prices affordable to the average consumer.
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