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6:50AM | posted by Charissa Che | July 9, 2009 | comments: 0

America Bails Out The Electric Car

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Riding on the coattails of another car company bailout, Tesla Motors is promising to bring its high-end technology to the masses. Kurt the CyberGuy’s got a first look at the new electric car that might just help bail America out in return.

According to Jeremy Snyder of Tesla Motors, "Last week we received 465 million dollars from the federal government to produce 'Model S' our full-size sedan and develop our drive train technology to other vehicles. The company had recently received 465 million dollars from the federal government to produce 'Model S'--Tesla's full-size sedan--and develop their drive train technology to other vehicles. The Model S will have an efficiency somewhere between 88 and 90%, its about 400% more efficient than the internal combustion counterpart.

For more information, visit: www.teslamotors.com.

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