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Private firm launches, lands space capsule for NASA

A privately owned company put a spacecraft into orbit and brought it back on Wednesday in a groundbreaking test flight NASA hopes will lead to cargo runs to the International Space Station after the space shuttles are retired next year.

Private firm launches and lands space capsule for NASA

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A privately owned company put a spacecraft into orbit and brought it back on Wednesday in a groundbreaking test flight NASA hopes will lead to cargo runs to the International Space Station after the space shuttles are retired next year.
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Tesla supplies Toyota on electric Rav4

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors will serve as a key supplier to Toyota Motor Corp under its agreement with the Japanese automaker to build an electric Rav4 SUV
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Carmaker Tesla's stock zooms 40 percent on first day

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Corp's initial public offering zoomed ahead on Tuesday with shares rallying more than 40 percent as investors bet that electric cars would define the future of transportation.
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Carmaker Tesla's stock revs higher on first day

Shares of electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc opened nearly 12 percent above their initial public offering price on Tuesday as investors bet that electric cars would define the future of transportation.
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Special report:Is Tesla the future or the new Government Motors?

Elon Musk, the chief executive and major investor behind Tesla Motors Inc, has sometimes taunted U.S. automakers, painting his fledgling company as everything Detroit would like to be if it could start over: cooler, greener and ensconced in a much better neighborhood.
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Electric carmaker Tesla stock revs higher at open

Shares of electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc opened nearly 12 percent above their initial public offering price on Tuesday as investors bet that electric cars would define the future of transportation.
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Tesla CEO blames new model push for losses

Tesla Motors Inc's founder said his company could be profitable if it continued to make pricey sports cars, but is instead forgoing income to build a car aimed at mass-market commuters.
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Tesla increases size of IPO by 20 percent

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors raised the number of shares it will sell in its initial public offering by 20 percent, an early sign that investor interest in the startup is strong.
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Tesla says not affected by CEO's divorce dispute

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors said on Wednesday it does not expect the contentious divorce of its chief executive, Elon Musk, to affect its plans to list its shares and does not rely on him to provide further funding.
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Toyota gets Tesla stake, Tesla gets Toyota factory

Toyota Motor Corp said it would take a $50 million stake in U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors, a move that gives the Japanese automaker a chance to repair its dented public image and vaults the California start-up on to the world stage.
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Toyota gets Tesla stake while Tesla gets Toyota factory

Toyota Motor Corp said it would take a $50 million stake in U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors, a move that gives the Japanese automaker a chance to repair its dented public image and vaults the California start-up on to the world stage.
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Electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO: sources

U.S. electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles.
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Electric carmaker Tesla, former CEO settle lawsuit

Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors and a former executive have settled a legal dispute that stemmed from the company's early struggles to launch a battery-powered sports car, the company said on Monday.
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Tesla Motors CEOs battle: Judge denies Eberhard's founder claim

A Judge from the San Mateo County Superior Court struck down a request from Martin Eberhard, former chief executive officer of Tesla Motors, to be declared one of only two founders of the electric car maker, according to a statement from Tesla Motors Wednesday night.
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Tesla's Musk to stay CEO through Model S launch

Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will remain in the company's top job at least through the 2011 launch of its second model, an electric sedan known as the Model S.
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Tesla slashes production costs, eyes July profit

Electric car start-up Tesla Motors Inc has slashed production costs for its flagship Roadster sports car by 43 percent to about $80,000 per vehicle as of June, its chief executive said on Monday.
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GM shouldn't have crushed its EV1: Tesla Motors CEO (VIDEO)

Elon Musk, the Chief Executive of electric automaker Tesla Motors said Tuesday that General Motors should have continued introducing new electric cars after its EV1 models were produced in the 1990s, adding that he hopes that his company’s cars will help spur an electric car revolution.

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