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SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Like many Silicon Valley engineers, Martin Eberhard loves cars, especially fast ones. But the self-described "closet gearhead" didn't feel comfortable buying a hot rod that guzzled gas.
So three years ago, Eberhard and friend Marc Tarpenning launched Tesla Motors Inc. Their goal: to design a sports car that would go as fast as a Ferrari or Porsche, but run on electricity.See the full content of this document
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Sporty Electric Cars Ready to Roll Soon
With about 80 employees, Tesla just raised $40 million from high- profile investors including Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and PayPal co-founder Elon Musk. It plans to start selling its first model next year.
"I'm not the only person that wo...See the full content of this document
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